41 Lilac Way Toft Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 0TA Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/03124/FPA - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed rear and over garage extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Nov 2025
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Validated
7 Nov 2025
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Consultation
1 Dec 2025
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Approved
8 Jan 2026

Approved on 8 Jan 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FAST TRACK Delegated Report · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Superseded · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS Superseded · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Superseded · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Public footpath 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Toft Hill and High Etherley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £112,000 in May 2019. Semi-detached house, freehold.

29 May 2019£112,000
31 July 1997£49,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area65 m² (700 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2013, 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
DL14 0TA
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
West Auckland
Parish
Etherley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jan 2026
Decision
Approved BNG Not Required
Decision date
8 Jan 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Applicant
Show
Agent
SLJ Projects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 6 days slower than Durham's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
6 Nov 2025
Consultation
1 Dec 2025
Comments by
22 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
2 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
29 Lilac Way Toft Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 0TA
Single storey rear extension
DM/22/01407/FPA
2019 Approved
6 Lilac Way Toft Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 0TA
Convert garage to habitable room and single storey side extension.
DM/19/02998/FPA
2019 Approved
32 Lilac Way Toft Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 0TA
Single storey side extension
DM/19/00139/FPA
2018 Approved
3 Lilac Way Toft Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 0TA
Single storey rear extension
DM/18/02063/FPA
2017 Approved
42 Lilac Way Toft Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 0TA
Single storey garage extension to side
DM/17/02251/FPA
2017 Approved
43 Lilac Way Toft Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 0TA
Single storey side extension and porch to front
DM/17/01037/FPA
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.