Holmcrest Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3QF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
To use dwellinghouse (C3) as short-term holiday accommodation Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Full Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Site constraints 6
Show the other 2 with distances
- 89 mPlane Tree Cottage and Walls AttachedGrade II
- 111 mBarn to North East of Village HallGrade II
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 1
Last sold for £285,000 in May 2026. Semi-detached 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 January 2025, 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
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- DL13 3QF
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Evenwood
- Parish
- Hamsterley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Decision date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Full Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DH Drawings Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14953921
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14953921
- Neighbours
- 15 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 15 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
9 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.
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