Bishop Ian Ramsey School Manor Road Medomsley County Durham Dh8 6qn
Proposal
Phased demolition of existing school, rebuilding of school, associated landscaping and tree felling, creation of car park, siting of temporary classrooms and erection of biomass store/boiler house
- Received
- 20 June 2007
- Decided
- 6 August 2007 · Approved
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Leadgate and Medomsley
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- ReceivedReceived20 Jun
- ValidatedValidated20 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date14 Aug
- DecidedDecided6 Aug
Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at Bishop Ian Ramsey School Manor Road Medomsley County Durham Dh8 6qn. Durham has handled 11,059 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 47 days, 8 days quicker than Durham's median. The site is in the Medomsley conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,303 applications in total for the DH8 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 200720 Jun
Phased demolition of existing school, rebuilding of school, associated landscaping and tree felling, creation…
This applicationApprovedFull1/2007/0570/61522 - 200720 Jun
Conservation area consent to demolish existing school, rebuilding of school, associated landscaping and tree…
ApprovedConservation Area ConsentFiled alongside1/2007/0571/61523
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 200919 Feb
Proposed application to discharge conditions 4, 5, 9 of planning permission 1/2007/0570/DM
ApprovedDischarge of conditions1/2009/0110/67298 - 200929 Jan
Felling of four beech and one hemlock tree, removal of two branches from beech tree and one branch from…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area1/2009/0053/67095
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Medomsley
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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