The Vicarage 8 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion and change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to childrens home (Use Class C2) for up to 4 Children aged 5 -17 years, including demolition of existing garage block, associated internal and external alterations including render to north elevation, works to wall and CCTV cameras Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Jan 2026 · Full Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Show all 6 with distances
- 44 mChurch of St HelenGrade I
- 48 mSt Helen's Auckland Junior School and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- 61 mGroup of Table Tombs 3 Metres to East of Church of St HelenGrade II
- 66 mWall and Gates Around Yard to Church of St HelenGrade II
- 77 mHeadstone to Thomas Corbett 20 Metres East of Church of St HelenGrade II
- 141 mVanbrugh HouseGrade II
Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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 1
Last sold for £380,000 in April 2025. Other property, 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 December 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 24 Nov 2025
- Consultation
- 24 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 15 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 24 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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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