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St Godrics RC Primary School Thornley Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3NR

Granted County Durham DM/25/02094/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

Proposal

Proposed single-storey extension to existing building to provide early years learning space including classroom, toilets, group room, storage, cloakroom, and erection of external canopies.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02094/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02094/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Required
Received
30 Jul 2025
Validated
1 Aug 2025
Decided
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Thornley And Wheatley Hill
Parish
Wheatley Hill
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH6 3NR

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02393/DRC Granted

    St Godrics RC Primary School Thornley Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3NR

    Discharge of conditions 5 (car park management) and 13 (archaeological investigation) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02094/FPA.

    Decided 15 Oct 2026
  • DM/26/00846/DRC Granted

    St Godrics RC Primary School Thornley Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3NR

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02094/FPA.

    Decided 28 Jul 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 1 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • DM/26/02393/DRC Granted

    St Godrics RC Primary School Thornley Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3NR

    Discharge of conditions 5 (car park management) and 13 (archaeological investigation) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02094/FPA.

    Decided 15 Oct 2026
  • DM/26/00846/DRC Granted

    St Godrics RC Primary School Thornley Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3NR

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02094/FPA.

    Decided 28 Jul 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Building Design Northern Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Sunderland

Active · incorporated 1983 · Sunderland

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Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 19 December 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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