St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Approved on 16 February 2026
Council decision: Approved BNG Not RequiredFast Track6 conditions
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Proposal
Single storey extension to existing nursery block to accommodate an additional nursery room.
- Received
- 28 November 2025
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- West Auckland
- Agent
- Gradon Architecture
- ReceivedReceived28 Nov
- ValidatedValidated1 Dec
- Consult.Consultation12 Feb
- TargetTarget Date26 Jan
- DecidedDecided16 Feb
Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 3 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across West Auckland. We hold 448 applications in total for the DL14 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
- DL14 9EN
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- No Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 29 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 12 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 9 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 26 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 16 February 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Gradon Architecture
- Architect profile
- GRADON ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
- Agent address
- Suite 07 The Curve, Newcastle Upon Tyne The Waterfront Newburn Riverside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE15 8NZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 11 December 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 1 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 19 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 9 January 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14523713
- Documents
- 23
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Listed building: Grade II: St Helen'S Auckland Junior School and Attached Walls and RailingsOn this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (21)
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Associated applications
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Discharge of condition 3 (materials) pursuant to DM/25/03342/FPA
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Discharge of Conditions 5 and 6 (Contaminated Land) pursuant to DM/25/03342/FPA
PendingDischarge of conditionsDM/26/00997/DRC - 202528 Nov
Single storey extension to existing nursery block to accommodate an additional nursery room.
This applicationApprovedFullDM/25/03342/FPA
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20269 Jul
Replacement of 4nr external timber doors with aluminium equivalents.
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/26/01762/FPA - 20263 Jul
Listed Building Consent to replace 4nr external doors with aluminium equivalents, to match other existing…
PendingListed building consentDM/26/01704/LB - 202421 Jun
4 aluminium replacement doors
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/24/01676/FPA
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Contractors near this project
Find contractors for extensions near this site- P M Roderick ElectricalElectrician0.2 mi
- Light & Ignite LtdElectrician0.3 mi
- Tomlinson-Longstaff LtdElectrician0.5 mi
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