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35 - 45 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW

DM/25/03005/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Mixed-use development of the site retaining and refurbishing the existing commercial floorspace at ground and part first floor, creation of new residential buildings within the upper floors of the existing building and the erection of a new build element to the rear of the site.

Received
27 October 2025
Decision due
27 January 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Agent
Hybrid Planning & Development
  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.14 Aug
  4. Target27 Jan
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 14 August.

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 35 - 45 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bishop Auckland conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Bishop Auckland. We hold 448 applications in total for the DL14 postcode area.

95% of full applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DL14 7EW
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Bishop Auckland

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2025
Consultation expiry
14 August 2026
Consultation start
8 September 2026
Consultation end
14 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
30 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
20 November 2025
Last date for comments
27 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hybrid Planning & Development
Agent address
Studio 11 6-8 Cole Street London SE1 YH

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
27 November 2025
Site notice start
4 November 2025
Site notice end
25 November 2025

Additional information

Documents
57

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bishop Auckland
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Bishop Auckland
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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