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Cotsford Infant School Cotsford Lane Horden Peterlee SR8 4TB

Granted County Durham DM/24/02181/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Extension Trees

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

Proposal

Refurbishment of existing school to create a new 60 place SEN school provision including the new vehicular/pedestrian entrance/egress to classfied road and addition of plant work to roof. The proposal also includes the creation of additional car parking (this involves the removal of trees), extensions which include ramped access to both floors levels, solar canopy to the existing yard and an ASHP enclosure, these are considered permitted development however are shown on the plans to show the context of the whole development).

As published by the council, reference DM/24/02181/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/24/02181/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
7 Aug 2024
Validated
8 Aug 2024
Decided
17 Oct 2024
Ward
Horden (Historic)
Parish
Horden
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
SR8 4TB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 8 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

46 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 17 October 2024, 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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