Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02394/NMA Non Material Amendment

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Non-material amendment to conditions 4 (levels), 7 (site access), 9 (internal roads), 11 (materials), 12 (surface treatment), 13 (enclosures), 17 (POS maintenance) & 18 (lighting strategy) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended) as approved under DRC/21/00270 - Updated to ensure M4(2) requirements are met. Plan updated to co-ordinate with planning approved drawing - Altered to suit changes to make plots full stone or change plots from render to stone - Design updated to suit the changes made to the site layout - Levels updated to conform to Part M / Level Access requirements and to tie up with street elevations

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02394/NMA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02394/NMA
Type
Non Material Amendment
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
29 Aug 2025
Validated
18 Sep 2025
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Gainford
Postcode
DL2 3EB

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01535/DRC Granted

    Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

    Discharge of condition 8 (CO2 emissions) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended by DM/21/04232/NMA)

    Decided 4 Aug 2026
  • DM/25/02393/NMA Awaiting decision

    Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

    Non-material amendment to condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended) comprising inclusion of a substation, repositioning of plots and amendments to elevations and materials

    Submitted 29 Aug 2025 Amendments
  • DM/25/02271/S106A Granted

    Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

    Deed of variation to S106 Agreement pursuant to planning permission DM/20/01205/FPA to modify the definition of "discounted sale units".

    Decided 29 Jan 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 18 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Watson Batty Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Leeds

Active · incorporated 1994 · Leeds

69 applications on PlanIndex · across 20 councils · 98% granted

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

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

34 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided amendment applications in a median of 32 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

    DM/25/02393/NMA Submitted 29 Aug 2025 0m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~18 Nov

    Non-material amendment to condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended) comprising inclusion of a substation, repositioning of plots and amendments to elevations and materials

    Awaiting decision Amendments 58 docs

  • Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

    DM/25/02271/S106A Submitted 15 Aug 2025 0m away

    Deed of variation to S106 Agreement pursuant to planning permission DM/20/01205/FPA to modify the definition of "discounted sale units".

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • Gainford Hall Low Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3DP

    DM/23/00193/TCA Submitted 25 Jan 2023 172m away

    removal of an ash and two conifers. reduction of large yew tree by at least half, to turn into a large topiary. removal of suckering poplars just below the front wall, opposite the main entrance steps of the property removal of six failing trees, five apples and one laburnum removal of a suckering cluster of poplar trees reduction of a large holly tree by half and reshape into a large shrub. remove elderberry shrubs which are growing within

    Granted Trees 10 docs

  • Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

    DM/26/01535/DRC Submitted 12 Jun 2026 246m away

    Discharge of condition 8 (CO2 emissions) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended by DM/21/04232/NMA)

    Granted

  • 9 High Row Gainford Darlington DL2 3DN

    DM/24/02209/LB Submitted 9 Aug 2024 259m away

    Proposed removal of sand and cement render from front elevation, cleaning of stonework and re-instatement of existing lead flashings.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs

  • 9 High Row Gainford Darlington DL2 3DN

    DM/24/02208/FPA Submitted 9 Aug 2024 259m away

    Proposed removal of sand and cement render from front elevation, cleaning of stonework and re-instatement of existing lead flashings.

    Granted Full applications 10 docs

In County Durham

  • DM/26/01976/VOC Granted

    26 Bankwell Drive High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0HG

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00433/FPA to amend the approved plans by altering the approved extension materials and reducing the size of the extension.

    29 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01947/NMA Granted

    Southview Cottage Lanchester Durham DH7 0SS

    Non material amendment of DM/26/00376/FPA relating to replacing two first floor windows with Juliette balconies to the side and rear

    27 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • DM/25/02063/VOC Granted

    Land To The East Of 11 North Road East Wingate TS28 5AT

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) to reposition the location of the dwelling and omit the modular garage pursuant to planning permission DM/21/03011/FPA

    28 Jul 2025 Amendments
  • DM/26/02075/NMA Granted

    Land North And East Of Petwell Cottage Sunderland Road Easington Village SR8 3AT

    Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03617/FPA to allow all window colours to be anthracite grey and alterations to Plots 46-48 rear boundary type.

    7 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/02096/NMA Granted

    Land South West Of 43 West End (Formerly 41 West End) Wolsingham DL13 3DJ

    Non material amendment to planning approval DM/24/03020/FPA to include additional windows on eastern and western elevations, remove rooflights, increase overall height of main dwelling by 250mm and offshoot to north by 700mm

    10 Aug 2026 Amendments