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

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

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

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.

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.

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

  DRC/21/00076 Submitted 10 Mar 2021 50 yards 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 150 yards 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 150 yards 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 150 yards away

  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

  Granted Prior approval Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

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

  DM/26/00597/FPA Submitted 9 Mar 2026 200 yards 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 200 yards away

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

  Granted Extension Windows or glazing 9 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02644/PND Decided

  Low Houses West And East Low Houses Newbiggin DL12 0UJ

  Prior Approval for the demolition of agricultural buildings (north east of 1 Low Houses)

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02806/PND Awaiting decision

  Sewage Treatment Works River View Browney DH7 8HW

  Prior Notification for the Demolition of Single Storey Detached Garage to the South East

  Received 20 Oct, published by the council 27 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02828/PND Awaiting decision

  Spectrum Leisure Complex Hunwick Lane Willington Crook DL15 0JA

  Prior notification for the demolition of Spectrum Leisure Centre

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02208/PND Decided

  Units 9, 10 And 10A Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9TT

  Demolition of Units 9, 10 and 10A

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02545/PND Awaiting decision

  4, 5 And 6 Dellside Willington Crook DL15 0BU

  Demolition of three houses

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Prior approval