Planning application
Chilton Academy Durham Road Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0PT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for the refurbishment of squash courts.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03416/CPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03416/CPO
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chilton
- Parish
- Chilton
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
- Postcode
- DL17 0PT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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18 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Eden Learning Trust Agent, registered in Ferryhill
Active · incorporated 2017 · Ferryhill
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 12 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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