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Kynren Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SF

DM/26/00880/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

Creation of a stage set and seating area for a new attraction known as The Legend of the Wear including the erection of 6no. buildings, a water mill, connecting wooden pathways, a false island, a mechanical submerged stage within the Show Lake, a bridge over the Show Lake, visitor seating and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping.

Received
7 April 2026
Decision due
18 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Agent
Pegasus Group
  1. Received7 Apr
  2. Validated23 Apr
  3. Consult.2 Jun
  4. Target18 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Kynren Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SF. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Bishop Auckland. We hold 448 applications in total for the DL14 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
DL14 7SF
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bishop Auckland

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 April 2026
Consultation expiry
2 June 2026
Consultation start
19 May 2026
Consultation end
2 June 2026
Neighbour consultation start
28 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
19 May 2026
Last date for comments
19 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Pegasus Group
Agent address
1st Floor Gainsborough House 34-40 Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6AW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14821568
Documents
32

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 3: High 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    7 Apr

    Creation of a stage set and seating area for a new attraction known as The Legend of the Wear including the…

    This applicationPendingFullDM/26/00880/FPA
  2. 2026
    1 Apr

    Creation of a venue known as the 'Viking Arena' including the erection of 3no. stands of tiered seating…

    PendingFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongsideDM/26/00844/FPA

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Before the decision

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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

  • Fairhurst Group LLP
    21.1 miNewcastle upon Tyne
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    26.6 miBedale
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