Planning application
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Single storey extension to existing nursery block to accommodate an additional nursery room.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03342/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03342/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- West Auckland
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DL14 9EN
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 9 applications since 2024: 9 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01762/FPA Granted
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Replacement of 4nr external timber doors with aluminium equivalents.
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DM/26/01704/LB Granted
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Listed Building Consent to replace 4nr external doors with aluminium equivalents, to match other existing aluminium doors at the school.
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DM/26/01437/DRC Granted
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) pursuant to DM/25/03342/FPA and DM/25/03343/LB
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DM/26/00997/DRC Granted
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Discharge of Conditions 5 and 6 (Contaminated Land) pursuant to DM/25/03342/FPA.
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DM/25/03343/LB Granted
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Listed building consent for a single storey extension to existing nursery block to accommodate an additional nursery room.
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DM/24/01676/FPA Granted
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
4 aluminium replacement doors
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DM/24/01644/LB Granted
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
New signage on the building and around the site, 4 new aluminium doors, internal alterations including removal of internal wall and construction of dividing partition at alternate location
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DM/24/01633/AD Granted
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Erection and display of various non illuminated advertisements including free standing pole mounted sign, signage on the school building, walls, gates, fencing and site
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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1 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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DM/26/01437/DRC Granted
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) pursuant to DM/25/03342/FPA and DM/25/03343/LB
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DM/26/00997/DRC Granted
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Discharge of Conditions 5 and 6 (Contaminated Land) pursuant to DM/25/03342/FPA.
Who's behind it
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Gradon Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ryton
Active · incorporated 2019 · Ryton
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 16 February 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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Nearby applications
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St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Discharge of Conditions 5 and 6 (Contaminated Land) pursuant to DM/25/03342/FPA.
Granted Conditions 3 docs -
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Listed building consent for a single storey extension to existing nursery block to accommodate an additional nursery room.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 20 docsSmall domestic -
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
New signage on the building and around the site, 4 new aluminium doors, internal alterations including removal of internal wall and construction of dividing partition at alternate location
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 22 docs -
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Erection and display of various non illuminated advertisements including free standing pole mounted sign, signage on the school building, walls, gates, fencing and site
Granted Advertising 20 docs -
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
4 aluminium replacement doors
Granted Full applications 14 docs -
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Replacement of 4nr external timber doors with aluminium equivalents.
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