Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

DM/21/04249/FPAFull Planning ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 20 October 2022

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Residential Development of 37 units with associated access and landscaping (resubmission of application DM/20/01603/FPA)

Received: 17 December 2021
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Barnard Castle East (Historic)
Agent: ELG Planning

ReceivedReceived17 Dec
ValidatedValidated18 Dec
Consult.Consultation7 Apr
TargetTarget Date19 Mar
DecidedDecided20 Oct

Decided in 306 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 307 days, 36 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 14 other applications at this address. We hold 890 applications in total for the DL2 postcode area.

95% of full 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: DL2 3BQ
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 37
Parish: Gainford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 December 2021
Consultation expiry: 7 April 2022
Consultation start: 17 March 2022
Consultation end: 7 April 2022
Neighbour consultation start: 13 October 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 31 January 2022
Last date for comments: 9 February 2022
Target decision date: 19 March 2022
Decision issued: 21 October 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: ELG Planning
Agent address: Gateway House 55 Coniscliffe Road Darlington DL3 7EH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 19 January 2022
Advertisement expiry: 9 February 2022
Site notice start: 11 January 2022
Site notice end: 1 February 2022

Appeal

Appeal reference: 23/00006/REF
Appeal status: Appeal decided
Appeal result: Appeal Allowed

Appeal history

3315510

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 22 January 2024Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10463693
Documents: 84

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: GainfordPart of the site
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Brownfield land register: Main Road, DL2 3BQRegister site at or near this address

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 (19)

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, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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

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