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The Bungalow Walworth School Bluebell Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 7PW

Granted County Durham DM/25/02971/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Change of use of bungalow (C3) to wellbeing hub associated with the school (F1) (Amended)

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02971/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02971/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
21 Oct 2025
Validated
22 Oct 2025
Decided
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Aycliffe North And Middridge
Parish
Great Aycliffe
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DL5 7PW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 7 January 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.

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