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Wellfield Community School North Road East Wingate Ts28 5ax

5/PL/2011/0051OtherApproved

Approved on 25 March 2011

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Extension and refurbishment of existing 2 storey school, demolition of single storey entrance and erection of new 2 storey blocks and associated works

Received
7 February 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received7 Feb
  2. Validated7 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Feb
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Wellfield Community School North Road East Wingate Ts28 5ax. Durham has handled 228 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 374 applications in total for the TS28 postcode area.

95% of all applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TS28 5AX
Application type
Other
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wingate

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 February 2011
Target decision date
28 February 2011
Committee meeting
12 February 2011
Permission expires
24 March 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent
DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
Agent address
Ms J Jennings County Hall Durham

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    6 Jun

    Non material amendment to approved finished site levels of artificial grass pitch pursuant to planning…

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentDM/19/01822/NMA
  2. 2018
    2 Oct

    Discharge of condition 6 on planning permission DM/18/00130/FPA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/18/00392
  3. 2018
    27 Jul

    Installation of 480 solar panels on the roof to generate 129.6 kWp of electricity.

    ApprovedPrior Notification Non Domes Solar PanelDM/18/02289/PNS
  4. 2018
    16 Jan

    Conversion of agricultural land to form new external sports pitches with engineering works and associated…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/18/00130/FPA
  5. 2011
    2 Dec

    Single storey substation and lv switchroom

    ApprovedApplication5/PL/2011/0514
  6. 2006
    23 Jun

    Single storey building for use as a skills training unit

    ApprovedApplication5/PLAN/2006/0504

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