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West Cornforth Primary School High Street West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HP

Granted County Durham DM/25/02880/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

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

Proposal

Prior notification for installation of 278no solar panels

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02880/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02880/PN56
Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Decided
17 Nov 2025
Ward
Bowburn And Coxhoe
Parish
Cornforth
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DL17 9HP

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DRC/21/00076 Granted

    West Cornforth Primary School High Street West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HP

    Discharge of condition 9 (Post development tree survey) and 10 (travel plan) pursuant to planning approval DM/20/01142/FPA - Proposed extensions and alterations to provide 26 place nursery and associated accommodation

    Decided 29 Apr 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 17 November 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • West Cornforth Primary School High Street West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HP

    DRC/21/00076 Submitted 10 Mar 2021 22m away

    Discharge of condition 9 (Post development tree survey) and 10 (travel plan) pursuant to planning approval DM/20/01142/FPA - Proposed extensions and alterations to provide 26 place nursery and associated accommodation

    Granted Conditions Extension Trees 1 doc

  • 25 Glebe Villas Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HT

    DM/25/02859/FPA Submitted 10 Oct 2025 135m away

    Replacement and extension of existing bay window, erection of 1.3m close-boarded timber boundary fencing to the front (part-retrospective)

    Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs

  • Holy Trinity Church Hall High Street West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HL

    DM/21/00056/FPA Submitted 7 Jan 2021 143m away

    Demolition of existing parish hall and construction of 4 new dwellings and associated access and parking

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 43 docs
    Several homes

  • 12 Sycamore Road Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9ER

    DM/25/02365/HPN Submitted 26 Aug 2025 158m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~21 Nov

    The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.5m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m

    Awaiting decision Prior approval Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic

  • West View House 6 West View West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HY

    DM/26/00597/FPA Submitted 9 Mar 2026 174m away

    Conversion of existing integral garage into a room, removing garage door and adding bay window

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 6 docs

  • 3 Village Farm The Green Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HL

    DM/26/01538/FPA Submitted 12 Jun 2026 186m away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

    Replace timber windows to the front with whitewood UPVC windows, and construction of new porch to the front elevation

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 9 docs
    Small domestic

In County Durham

  • DM/26/01904/HPN Granted

    Morton Cottage Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QA

    The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.

    21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02003/PND Granted

    Garage Block Crystal Close Chilton

    Prior Notification for demoliotion of 12no garages

    31 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02002/PND Granted

    Garage Block Hambleton Way Chilton

    Prior Notification for demolition of 11no garages

    31 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02004/PND Granted

    Garage Block St Davids Close Spennymoor

    Prior Notification demolition of 10no garages

    31 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02005/PND Granted

    Garage Block Wood Vue Spennymoor

    Prior Notification for demolition of 6no garages

    31 Jul 2026 Prior approval