Planning application
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference DM/24/01494/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/24/01494/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: S106+Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 5 Jun 2024
- Validated
- 6 Jun 2024
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Barnard Castle East (Historic)
- 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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DM/26/00492/PIP Awaiting decision
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Residential development comprising 6no. dwellings
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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
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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
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DM/24/01421/FPA Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Erection of 5no. dwellings and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2024
Received by County Durham
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6 Jun 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Sep 2025
Decision issued: S106+Approved BNG Not Required
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29 Sep 2026
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ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
74 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 24 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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