Planning application
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 12 (phasing) pursuant to DM/24/01421/FPA for the erection of 5 dwellings
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03012/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03012/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Required
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 28 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Lower Teesdale
- Parish
- Gainford
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DL2 3BQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01775/DRC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Discharge of Condition 9 (external doors and windows) pursuant to planning application DM/24/01494/VOC.
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DM/26/00966/DRC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Discharge of conditions 3 (sustainability statement), 4 (windows and doors) and 7 (hedge planting) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03012/VOC.
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DM/26/00492/PIP Awaiting decision
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Residential development comprising 6no. dwellings
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DM/25/03447/DRC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to DM/25/03012/VOC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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28 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved BNG Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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DM/26/00966/DRC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Discharge of conditions 3 (sustainability statement), 4 (windows and doors) and 7 (hedge planting) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03012/VOC.
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DM/25/03447/DRC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to DM/25/03012/VOC
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5 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 27 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.
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