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Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

Granted County Durham DM/25/01655/DRC Details Reserved by Condition

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

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 4 (Materials) pursuant to application DM/25/00244/VOC.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/01655/DRC

Application record

Reference
DM/25/01655/DRC
Type
Details Reserved by Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
19 Jun 2025
Validated
2 Jul 2025
Decided
14 Aug 2025
Ward
Sacriston And Witton Gilbert
Parish
Witton Gilbert
Decision by
DRC Delegated
Postcode
DH1 5RH

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 12 applications since 2021: 11 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/25/01645/NMA Granted

    Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02903/RM to allow for the relocation of the garden store door, the omission of sliding doors and addition of bifold doors and alterations to the the design of the ground floor flat roof projection (family room).

    Decided 18 Jul 2025 Amendments
  • DM/25/01676/DRC Granted

    Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Contaminated Land) and 8 (Contaminated Land- Phase 4) pursuant to application DM/19/00978/OUT in relation to Plot number 1 only.

    Decided 2 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • DM/24/02634/NMA Granted

    Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    Non-Material Amendment pursuant to DM/22/01076/RM to regularise the external materials and alterations to fenestration.

    Decided 12 Jan 2026 Amendments
  • DM/24/02499/VOC Granted

    Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to application reference DM/23/01368/RM to allow for external alterations including the addition of external bay windows, addition of external staircase, removal and addition of windows/doors, alterations to external materials, two front gable peaks made symmetrical, central glazed area raised, and dormer roof above garage centralised (amended application form recieved on 5th November).

    Decided 23 Dec 2024 Amendments
  • DM/23/02303/DRC Refused

    Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    Discharge of conditions 7 (Land Contamination) and 8 (Land Contamination Phase 4) persuant to planning permission DM/19/00978/OUT.

    Decided 23 Aug 2024 Conditions
  • DM/23/01157/NMA Granted

    Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    (PLOT 8) List of minor alterations to previously approved self-build dwelling (modification of rear canopy to extend balcony, modification to existing balcony wall and glazing, modification of cladding, modifications to amounts of glazing)

    Decided 26 May 2023 Amendments
  • DM/23/00826/NMA Granted

    Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    (PLOT 6) List of minor alterations to previously approved self-build dwelling (Enlargement of Garage Footprint, Modification of Cladding, Modifications to Amounts of Glazing, Rear Balcony Extended, Update to the Redline Boundary, Removal of Condition related to Noise Condition)

    Decided 20 Apr 2023 Amendments
  • DM/23/00024/DRC Granted

    Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    (Plot 3) Discharge condition 2 pursuant to approved application DM/22/01755/RM - Please see the materials schedule

    Decided 10 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • DM/22/03827/NMA Granted

    Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    (PLOT 9) Change some areas of the outdoor space within balconies into internal space due to construction constraints pursuant to approved application DM/22/02043/RM.

    Decided 30 Jan 2023 Amendments
  • DM/22/03804/RM Granted

    Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    (Plot 7) All remaining reserved matters pursuant to approved application DM/19/00978/OUT.

    Decided 3 Mar 2023 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 2 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Fitz Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Sunderland

Active · incorporated 2007 · Sunderland

58 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 82% granted

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Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 14 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    DM/24/02499/VOC Submitted 10 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to application reference DM/23/01368/RM to allow for external alterations including the addition of external bay windows, addition of external staircase, removal and addition of windows/doors, alterations to external materials, two front gable peaks made symmetrical, central glazed area raised, and dormer roof above garage centralised (amended application form recieved on 5th November).

    Granted Amendments Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 17 docs
  • Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    DM/25/01676/DRC Submitted 16 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Contaminated Land) and 8 (Contaminated Land- Phase 4) pursuant to application DM/19/00978/OUT in relation to Plot number 1 only.

    Granted Conditions 2 docs
  • 1 Trinity Mews Durham DH1 5GG

    DM/26/01219/DRC Submitted 12 May 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Landscaping), 6 (Boundary Treatment), and 8 (EV Charge Points) pursuant to application DM/25/00244/VOC.

    Awaiting decision Conditions
  • Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH

    DM/23/02303/DRC Submitted 26 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 7 (Land Contamination) and 8 (Land Contamination Phase 4) persuant to planning permission DM/19/00978/OUT.

    Refused Conditions 6 docs
  • 8 Trinity Mews Durham DH1 5GG

    DM/22/03166/RM Submitted 26 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    (Plot 8) All remaining reserved matters (pursuant to outline application ref: DM/19/00978/OUT)

    Granted Reserved matters 13 docs
  • 9 Trinity Mews Durham DH1 5GG

    DM/26/01605/DRC Submitted 22 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Flood Prevention) Condition 4 (Acoustic Report) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02043/RM.

    Granted 2 docs

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    Received 22 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
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    Discharge of condition 7 (management plan) pursuant to DM/24/01551/FPA

    Received 18 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
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    Discharge of Condition 18 (Archaeological Reporting) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00325/DRC Granted

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    Discharge of condition 3 (boundary treatments) pursuant to DM/24/03458/FPA

    Received 9 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
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    Caravan Park And Holiday Cottages Hillcrest Berry Bank Caldwell Richmond DL11 7UD

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain) pursuant to planning application DM/25/02699/FPA.

    Received 13 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions