Durham Academy Bracken Court Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7NG

SCR/25/00011Screening OpinionApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 15 April 2025

Council decision: EIA Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Request for a Screening Opinion in respect of a full planning application for the demolition of existing buildings (EFAA and EFAD) and redevelopment of Durham Academy, to deliver a new school building with associated landscaping works and internal refurbishment works to retained buildings, at Durham Academy, Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG.

Received: 6 March 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Deerness
Agent: DPP Planning

ReceivedReceived6 Mar
ValidatedValidated6 Mar
Consult.Consultation1 Apr
TargetTarget Date27 Mar
DecidedDecided15 Apr

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Durham Academy Bracken Court Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7NG. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Deerness. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the DH7 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: DH7 7NG
Application type: Screening Opinion
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Brandon And Byshottles

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 March 2025
Consultation expiry: 1 April 2025
Consultation start: 11 March 2025
Consultation end: 1 April 2025
Target decision date: 27 March 2025
Permission expires: 15 April 2030

Applicant and agent

Agent: DPP Planning
Agent address: Studio 015, Haylofts St Thomas Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4LE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 21 days

Additional information

Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Green belt: County DurhamPart of the site
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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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Associated applications

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