27 - 29 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DF Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01251/LB - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for replacement first floor rear window and internal alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 May 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Consultation
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 90. The consultation period closed on 16 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

Grade II* listed: 27-29 and 31, Front Street
List entry 1232912 · 6 m from the pin · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II)
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 ↗
Wolsingham 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Wolsingham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DL13 3DF
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Wolsingham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
William Gray Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 90, past the statutory target. 95% of listed building works in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 9034 days past the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
60decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14905883
Consultation
17 Jun 2026
Comments by
16 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
25 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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