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East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

Granted County Durham DM/25/01902/NMA Non Material Amendment

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

Proposal

Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2, 3, 6, 7 of planning permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) to allow for substitution of approved plans for consistency with BMMP, the substituation of a materials management plan for a soil resource management plan and to remove a duplicate condition in terms of BNG requirements.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/01902/NMA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/01902/NMA
Type
Non Material Amendment
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
14 Jul 2025
Validated
14 Jul 2025
Decided
26 Aug 2025
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
NMA Delegated
Postcode
DH1 3SG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 11 applications since 2024: 9 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02745/VOC Awaiting decision

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Variation of conditions 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18, 19 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA ( partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) as amended by applications ref: DM/25/01902/NMA, DM/26/00329/NMA, and DM/26/01391/NMA to capture the phased demolition of the Science Block and to allow the habitat completion report to be approved within 12 months of occupation.

    Submitted 13 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01391/NMA Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2 and 5 of planning permission (ref: DM/24/02710/FPA) (partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) to allow additional detail and clarification of potential impacts on the existing and retained trees and amendments to teaching block to relocate door and stair tower at roof level and to rotate the canopy with the SEN garden.

    Decided 1 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/00329/NMA Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2, 6, 9, 10 of permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) to realign the boot wash, resulting in a small improvement to the overall biodiversity net gain (BNG) score with grassland created to the east and ornamental hedging around the access to the boot wash.

    Decided 13 Mar 2026 Amendments
  • DM/25/03161/TPO Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Felling and removal of 7no mature Ash (G1)

    Decided 15 May 2026 Trees
  • DM/25/03158/TPO Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Pruning works to 3no Prunus sp (T1, T2, T3)

    Decided 15 May 2026 Trees
  • DM/25/01877/DRC Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) relating to Biodiversity Gain Plan.

    Decided 19 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/01880/DRC Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block) relating to land contaminaton scheme.

    Decided 23 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/01769/DRC Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 19 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA (new college buildings) relating to drainage details.

    Decided 28 Jul 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/01768/DRC Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 13 of DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block) relating to landscaping timetable detail.

    Decided 19 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • SCR/24/00012 Decided

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Request for Screening Opinion in respect of a planning application for the partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and agricultural buildings (sheep shed, grain store, hay barn, and boot wash) with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access (the Proposed Development) at East Durham and Houghall Community College, Houghall, Durham, DH1 3SG (the Site).

    Decided 25 Sep 2024 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 26 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/02745/VOC Awaiting decision

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Variation of conditions 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18, 19 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA ( partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) as amended by applications ref: DM/25/01902/NMA, DM/26/00329/NMA, and DM/26/01391/NMA to capture the phased demolition of the Science Block and to allow the habitat completion report to be approved within 12 months of occupation.

    Submitted 13 Oct 2026 Amendments

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Documents

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 26 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    SCR/24/00012 Submitted 9 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Request for Screening Opinion in respect of a planning application for the partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and agricultural buildings (sheep shed, grain store, hay barn, and boot wash) with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access (the Proposed Development) at East Durham and Houghall Community College, Houghall, Durham, DH1 3SG (the Site).

    Decided Outline Demolition 3 docs
    Small domestic

  • East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    DM/25/01877/DRC Submitted 11 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) relating to Biodiversity Gain Plan.

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    DM/25/01880/DRC Submitted 11 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block) relating to land contaminaton scheme.

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    DM/26/01391/NMA Submitted 2 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2 and 5 of planning permission (ref: DM/24/02710/FPA) (partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) to allow additional detail and clarification of potential impacts on the existing and retained trees and amendments to teaching block to relocate door and stair tower at roof level and to rotate the canopy with the SEN garden.

    Granted Amendments Demolition Trees 18 docs

  • East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    DM/25/01769/DRC Submitted 2 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 19 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA (new college buildings) relating to drainage details.

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    DM/25/01768/DRC Submitted 2 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 13 of DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block) relating to landscaping timetable detail.

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

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    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00832/FPA to amend the approved plans by altering the garage roof design to add two dormer windows

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Amendments
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    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 13 Oct 2026 Amendments
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    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Amendments
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    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) in relation to Planning Permission DM/24/00424/FPA relating to Alterations to Vehicular and Introduction of Pedestrian Access Including Partial Removal of Drystone Wall

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/02504/NMA Granted

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    Received 18 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Amendments