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Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

Granted County Durham DM/25/03012/VOC Variation of Condition

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 28 Jul 2026
  • 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.

    Decided 20 May 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00492/PIP Awaiting decision

    Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

    Residential development comprising 6no. dwellings

    Submitted 2 Mar 2026
  • 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

    Decided 8 Jan 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 28 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 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.

    Decided 20 May 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 8 Jan 2026 Conditions

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ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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