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

DM/24/01421/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Erection of 5no. dwellings and associated works

Received: 29 May 2024
Decision due: 1 August 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Barnard Castle East (Historic)
Agent: ELG Planning

ReceivedReceived29 May
ValidatedValidated6 Jun
Consult.Consultation2 Oct
TargetTarget Date1 Aug
DecidedDecided

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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. It has been with the council since 29 May 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Gainford conservation area. There have been 14 other applications at this address. We hold 890 applications in total for the DL2 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: DL2 3BQ
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Gainford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 June 2024
Consultation expiry: 2 October 2024
Consultation start: 11 September 2024
Consultation end: 2 October 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 11 September 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 2 October 2024
Last date for comments: 2 October 2024

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 19 June 2024
Advertisement expiry: 10 July 2024
Site notice start: 26 June 2024
Site notice end: 17 July 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13089988
Documents: 33

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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
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 (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.

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