Reel Cinemas Unit 7 Bishop Auckland Retail Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9AA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Advertisement consent for 1 set of entrance lettering, front elevation box section feature frame and a projecting sign to side elevation Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Feb 2026 · Advertisement · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 7
Plans & drawings 5
Site constraints 3
Checked on 7 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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How this decision compares
Decided in 77 days from validation, 22 days slower than Durham's median of 55 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 91% of signs and adverts here are.
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.
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14489869
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14489869
- Consultation
- 25 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 16 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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.
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