Skip to content

The Hecklingshop Queen Street Barnard Castle DL12 8JL

DM/26/00401/PN56Prior Approval ScenariosAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Prior Notification under Part 3 Class MA for the conversion of 1st floor into 2no. two bedroomed flats

Received
19 February 2026
Decision due
20 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barnard Castle
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Mar
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided

Have your say

Comments close on 19 March.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (11)

About this application

This is an outline application at The Hecklingshop Queen Street Barnard Castle DL12 8JL. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Barnard Castle conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Barnard Castle. We hold 860 applications in total for the DL12 postcode area.

89% of outline applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
DL12 8JL
Application type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Barnard Castle

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026
Consultation expiry
27 March 2026
Consultation start
26 February 2026
Consultation end
19 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
26 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
19 March 2026
Last date for comments
3 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
6 March 2026
Site notice end
27 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14193052
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Barnard Castle
  • Listed building: Grade II: Congregational Church and Sunday SchoolOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Durham

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near DL12

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Before the decision

You may need a heritage statement. Heritage & archaeology consultants near this site

A listed building is on or next to this site.

See all heritage consultants near Barnard Castle

Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address