Land To The East Of 16 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EG Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01825/AD - Advertisement Consent Refused
Signs & advertsTelecoms mastsUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Installation of 1 No. BT Street Hub Unit and display of associated illuminated advertisement panels on either side of the unit Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
27 Jul 2026
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Refused
15 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Sept 2026 · Full Delegated · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FULL DELEGATED Delegated Report · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF CIL FORM Supporting Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STREET HUB DIMENSIONS Supporting Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Bishop Auckland conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Heritage at risk: Bishop Auckland
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 18 Newgate Street, Grade II, about 32 m from the postcode pin · 10 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden about 243 m away: Auckland Castle Park; Inside the Bishop Auckland built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
DL14 7EG
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Full Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Libre Solutions

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 9% of signs and adverts here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
122decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15001006
Planning Portal ref
PP-15001006
Neighbours
27 Jul 2026
Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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One internally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated projecting sign.
DM/25/02405/AD
2025 Approved
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2025
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
30 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EG
Erection and display of non illuminated fascia signage and 1 no. projecting sign
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2023 Approved
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DM/23/00793/FPA
2023 Approved
1 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NJ
Retention of non illuminated fascia signage and window vinyls
DM/23/00794/LB
2023 Approved
1 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NJ
Retention of non illuminated fascia signage and window vinyls
DM/23/00795/AD
2023 Approved
14 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EG
Refurbishment and repair of the existing facade including replacement shop front, with ga…
DM/23/00644/FPA
2023 Approved
30 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EG
Replacement shopfront and installation of recessed roller shutter
DM/23/00133/FPA
2023 Approved
25 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP
Internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion of the premises to a cater…
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2023 Approved
25 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP
Conversion from shop with office above to a mixed use for a catering education facility a…
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2017 Approved
Virgin Money 15 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP
Installation of ATM and alterations to frontage
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2016 Approved
21 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP
Erection and display of illuminated projecting sign, non illuminated fascia lettering and…
DM/16/03189/AD
2016 Approved
21 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Durham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #52 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #29 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #190 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #213 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
49 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
201 decided
1,706
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings