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Durham University Bede College St Hilds Lane Durham DH1 1QL

SCO/25/00005Scoping OpinionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, as amended, in relation to the re-development of St Hild and St Bede and 19th College with Student Hub

Received
3 February 2025
Decision due
10 March 2025
Ward
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.13 Mar
  4. Target10 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 13 March.

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About this application

This is an outline application at Durham University Bede College St Hilds Lane Durham DH1 1QL. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 February 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Durham City conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,246 applications in total for the DH1 postcode area.

89% of outline 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
DH1 1QL
Application type
Scoping Opinion
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2025
Consultation expiry
13 March 2025
Consultation start
20 February 2025
Consultation end
13 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills
Agent address
The Lumen St James Boulevard Newcastle Helix Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 5BZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Documents
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Durham City
  • Listed building: Grade I: Church of St GilesOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: County DurhamPart of the site
  • Ancient woodland: Pelaw WoodPart of the site
  • Local nature reserve: Pelaw WoodsPart of the site

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 (17)

flood storage areas, 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, national 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.

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© 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

Consultants on this application

  • Fairhurst Group LLP
    13.9 miNewcastle upon Tyne
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  • GFW
    33.8 miBedale
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