1 Woodside Witton Park Bishop Auckland DL14 0DS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing change of use from a Residential Dwelling (Class C3) to HMO (Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 7 Aug 2026 · Certificate of Lawfulness Existing · Last checked 8 Aug 2026
Documents 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £135,000 in December 2023. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Durham
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Postcode
- DL14 0DS
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- West Auckland
- Parish
- No Parish
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Town Planning Experts
- Freehold owner
- Show
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 8 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14949886
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14949886
- Consultation
- 12 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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