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Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

Granted County Durham DM/24/01421/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Erection of 5no. dwellings and associated works

As published by the council, reference DM/24/01421/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/24/01421/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Required
Received
29 May 2024
Validated
6 Jun 2024
Decided
25 Sep 2025
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Gainford
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL2 3BQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 8 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02459/DRC Awaiting decision

    Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

    Discharge of condition 6 (M4(2) compliance report) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03012/VOC

    Submitted 15 Sep 2026
  • DM/26/01775/DRC Granted

    Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

    Discharge of Condition 9 (external doors and windows) pursuant to planning application DM/24/01494/VOC.

    Decided 28 Jul 2026
  • DM/26/00966/DRC Granted

    Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

    Discharge of conditions 3 (sustainability statement), 4 (windows and doors) and 7 (hedge planting) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03012/VOC.

    Decided 20 May 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00492/PIP Awaiting decision

    Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

    Residential development comprising 6no. dwellings

    Submitted 2 Mar 2026
  • DM/25/03447/DRC Granted

    Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

    Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to DM/25/03012/VOC

    Decided 8 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/03012/VOC Granted

    Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

    Variation of condition 12 (phasing) pursuant to DM/24/01421/FPA for the erection of 5 dwellings

    Decided 27 Nov 2025 Amendments
  • DM/24/01494/VOC Granted

    Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/18/01980/FPA to substitute the house types and changes to the layout

    Decided 24 Sep 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 May 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 6 Jun 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Required

  4. 29 Sep 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

36 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 25 September 2025, 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.

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