Bishop Auckland planning approval rate
Bishop Auckland ward in County Durham has a 95.9% approval rate based on 49 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 95.0%.
Last updated: April 2026
95.9%
ward approval rate
49
Decisions
47
Approved
2
Refused
95.0%
County Durham average
Bishop Auckland is broadly in line with the County Durham average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Bishop Auckland compares
Bishop Auckland ward
95.9%
County Durham overall
95.0%
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Recent decisions in Bishop Auckland
Conversion of first and second floor dwelling to 2no. two-bedroomed flats includ · Tue 03 Mar 2026
Three rear garden outbuildings: retrospective garden room, a proposed shed and a · Mon 02 Mar 2026
Change of use from a C3 dwellinghouse to a C2 care home for solo or dual provisi · Fri 20 Feb 2026
Change of use from offices to 3no. short term holiday lets including remodelling · Thu 19 Feb 2026
Single story extension to form sunroom to rear aspect · Thu 05 Feb 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In County Durham, 1 in 20 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in County Durham
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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✓ Common refusal reasons in County Durham
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 14,377 decisions.
Other wards in County Durham
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic) (93.4%)
Barnard Castle West (Historic) (97.3%)
Weardale (Historic) (95.7%)
Barnard Castle East (Historic) (96.7%)
Neville's Cross (Historic) (92.2%)
Sedgefield (Historic) (97.3%)
Lanchester (Historic) (93.1%)
Belmont (Historic) (96.7%)
Evenwood (Historic) (93.7%)
Coxhoe (Historic) (95.0%)
Leadgate And Medomsley (Historic) (93.7%)
Framwellgate And Newton Hall (Historic) (97.3%)