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Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

Granted County Durham DM/25/02841/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Temporary Planning Permission (3 years) for a timber ramp, toilet block, education building, bin store / storage container (cycle storage fixed) and localised paving and associated works

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02841/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02841/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Decided
24 Feb 2026
Ward
Spennymoor
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DL14 8DJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01964/AD Granted

    Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    Directional sign to east of front gates of Binchester Roman Fort

    Decided 24 Sep 2026
  • DM/26/01888/VOC Granted

    Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission DM/25/02841/FPA for design changes and to adjust the ground level of each unit

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01053/AD Granted

    Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    Advertisement consent for replacement signage to front gates of Binchester Roman Fort

    Decided 11 Jun 2026 Advertising
  • DM/26/00759/FPA Awaiting decision

    Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    Full planning permission comprising of: 1. Binchester Earth comprising a Welcome Centre, Discovery Centre and Play Area. 2. 11 Arches Park which comprises the expansion of the existing Kynren show area with the addition of three new show areas providing historic based stories of the northeast. 3. Bishop Gateway supporting infrastructure in the form of a visitor access road, car parks, a connecting footway and pedestrian footbridge.

    Submitted 20 Mar 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/01888/VOC Granted

    Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission DM/25/02841/FPA for design changes and to adjust the ground level of each unit

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Amendments

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Napper Architects Agent, an architecture practice

Active · incorporated 2002

69 applications on PlanIndex · across 23 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

46 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 24 February 2026, 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    DM/26/01053/AD Submitted 24 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Advertisement consent for replacement signage to front gates of Binchester Roman Fort

    Granted Advertising 11 docs

  • Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    DM/26/01964/AD Submitted 28 Jul 2026 250 yards away

    Directional sign to east of front gates of Binchester Roman Fort

    Granted 13 docs

  • Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    DM/26/01888/VOC Submitted 21 Jul 2026 250 yards away

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission DM/25/02841/FPA for design changes and to adjust the ground level of each unit

    Granted Amendments 14 docs

  • Land Adjacent Binchester Wood Binchester Co.Durham

    SCO/24/00010 Submitted 7 Aug 2024 250 yards away

    Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, as amended, for the Bishop Gateway Project (tourism and access development).

    Decided Outline 6 docs

  • Kynren Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SF

    DM/26/00844/FPA Submitted 1 Apr 2026 0.3 miles away

    Creation of a venue known as the 'Viking Arena' including the erection of 3no. stands of tiered seating surrounding an oval arena, upturned Viking-longboat entrance feature and 2no. ancillary backstage buildings and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping. A covered seating facility known as 'The Hub', and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping.

    Granted Full applications 49 docs

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    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
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