Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
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Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/18/01980/FPA to substitute the house types and changes to the layout
- Received
- 5 June 2024
- Decision due
- 5 September 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Barnard Castle East (Historic)
- Agent
- ELG Planning
- ReceivedReceived5 Jun
- ValidatedValidated6 Jun
- Consult.Consultation5 Sep
- TargetTarget Date5 Sep
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ. Durham has handled 1,532 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 June 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 14 other applications at this address. We hold 890 applications in total for the DL2 postcode area.
100% of conditions 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
- Variation of Condition
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Gainford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 June 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 5 September 2024
- Consultation start
- 22 August 2024
- Consultation end
- 5 September 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 12 June 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 3 July 2024
- Last date for comments
- 17 July 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- ELG Planning
- Agent address
- Gateway House 55 Coniscliffe Road Darlington DL3 7EH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 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-13089888
- Documents
- 69
Site constraints
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.
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ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/21/01210/FPA - 202023 Jun
37 no. dwellings with associated access and landscaping (amended engineering plan and drainage scheme…
RefusedFull Planning ApplicationDM/20/01603/FPA - 200829 Sep
Redevelopment to create an extra care community for the elderly including erection of new buildings
ApprovedFull Planning Application6/2008/0391/DM - 200121 Jun
Change of Use from Nursing Home to 5 Residential Flats
RefusedFull Planning Application6/2001/0230/DM
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