Site Of Former Wolsingham School And Commercial College Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DJ
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Proposal
Erection of 40 dwellings with associated landscaping and drainage works, creation of new bus parking and turning area, and widening of existing access road
- Received
- 3 June 2026
- Decision due
- 14 September 2026
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Weardale
- Agent
- IC Planning
- ReceivedReceived3 Jun
- ValidatedValidated15 Jun
- Consult.Consultation22 Jul
- TargetTarget Date14 Sep
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Site Of Former Wolsingham School And Commercial College Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DJ. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Weardale. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the DL13 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
- DL13 3DJ
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 40
- Parish
- Wolsingham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 22 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 1 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 22 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 24 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 15 July 2026
- Last date for comments
- 16 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- IC Planning
- Agent address
- IC Planning Ltd Portland House New Bridge Street West Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8AL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 25 June 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 16 July 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14968766
- Documents
- 76
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: WolsinghamPart of the site
- Brownfield land register: Leazes Lane, Dl13 3dnRegister 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 (20)
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, 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 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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