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The Digital Factory Durham Way South Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6XP

Granted County Durham DM/22/03526/PNC Prior Notification Change of Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from offices (Use Class E) to form a state funded school (Use Class F1)

As published by the council, reference DM/22/03526/PNC

Application record

Reference
DM/22/03526/PNC
Type
Prior Notification Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
Received
28 Nov 2022
Validated
28 Nov 2022
Decided
20 Jan 2023
Ward
Aycliffe East (Historic)
Parish
Great Aycliffe
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DL5 6XP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2022

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 20 January 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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