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Methodist Church Fairfalls Terrace New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7HP

Granted County Durham DM/24/02431/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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

Proposal

Proposed Church conversion to create three new dwellings with associated parking and alterations to the elevations of the building.

As published by the council, reference DM/24/02431/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/24/02431/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Required
Received
3 Sep 2024
Validated
3 Sep 2024
Decided
6 Aug 2025
Ward
Brandon
Parish
Brandon And Byshottles
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH7 7HP

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01639/DRC Granted

    Methodist Church Fairfalls Terrace New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7HP

    Discharge of Conditions Application for Conditions 5 (Boundary Treatment), 6 (Hard Surfacing), 12 (Habitat Implementation) and 13 (Habitat Completion) pursuant to application DM/24/02431/FPA.

    Decided 5 Oct 2026
  • DM/25/03106/DRC Granted

    Methodist Church Fairfalls Terrace New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7HP

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Landscaping), 9 (Bat Method Statement), 10 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 11 (HMMP) pursuant to application reference DM/24/02431/FPA.

    Decided 12 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • DM/23/03733/FPA Decided

    Methodist Church Fairfalls Terrace New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7HP

    Conversion and change of use of church to create three new dwellings (Class C3), elevational changes, new rooflights and ancillary parking.

    Decided 6 Sep 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 6 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Required

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Setsquare Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Halifax

Active · incorporated 2019 · Halifax

9 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

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

45 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 6 August 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.

About full applications

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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