Consultations

Belonging, culture and identity in Bishop Auckland

We are continuing to build a better Bishop Auckland, to revitalise and transform it into a place where residents and visitors can enjoy work, leisure, and life. As part of this, we would like you to answer our survey so we can learn more about your interaction and feelings about the area.

Belonging, culture and identity in Bishop Auckland

The closing date for feedback is 5.00pm on Friday 13 December 2024.

Toft Hill and High Etherley bypass

The A68 currently goes through the village centre of Toft Hill and High Etherley. Following a successful Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 1 bid in 2021, we want to know your views on whether you think a bypass is needed and if so, your thoughts on the proposed route options.

Consultation on Toft Hill and High Etherley bypass

The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Friday 29 November 2024.

Healthy Start scheme

We want to better understand peoples' experience of the Healthy Start scheme in County Durham so that more people gain from its benefits.

Healthy Start Scheme survey

The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Friday 22 November 2024.

The cultural heritage of Durham City

We are reviewing the existing Durham City Conservation Area and producing a Management Plan to help develop a positive future management strategy to conserve and where possible enhance the city's historic buildings, sites, places, and landscapes.

Have your say to help us protect the cultural heritage of Durham City

The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Monday 25 November 2024.

The vision for Durham City's future

We need your help to create a new vision for Durham City. Changes in the way our cities and towns are used mean that we want you to share your thoughts on the city's strengths, opportunities, challenges, and your hopes for its future.

Help shape Durham City's future

The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Monday 25 November 2024.

Why we consult

We want to give everyone who lives, works or visits County Durham the chance to help improve our services and influence the decisions we make. One way we do this is by giving individuals, businesses and organisations the chance to have their say about subjects and services which they have an interest in. We may also have a legal duty to consult with you, for example, before making big changes to any of our services. Listening to, and taking onboard, your views, helps us make sure our services meet the needs of our communities.

We use different levels of engagement - sometimes we ask you to be involved from the start in shaping plans and services (co-production) and sometimes it is more appropriate that we draw up draft proposals first (consultation). Once complete, we feed back the outcome of each consultation and how your feedback has influenced it.

We try our best to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to join in:

We make printed copies of all our surveys available in our Customer Access Points and libraries as well as online.
We produce information and surveys in Easy Read formats for people with learning disabilities and can produce documents in large print, another language or other formats on request.

For more details on how we consult, please see our Consultation Statement (PDF) [165KB] . If you'd like to know more about what we do, would like one of our current consultations in an alternative format, or are finding our service difficult to access, please Contact Consultations.

Planning

We work on a variety of planning schemes across the county and some of these applications require a consultation process. Our Statement of Community Involvement explains how we consult on planning issues currently, including:

Previous consultations and feedback from them

When our consultations close, we analyse the information we receive and make decisions based on that information. Find out about previous consultations:

Document downloads

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