Planning application
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Relates to DM/25/03012/VOC
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to DM/25/03012/VOC
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03447/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03447/DRC
- Type
- Details Reserved by Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Lower Teesdale
- Parish
- Gainford
- Decision by
- DRC Delegated
- Postcode
- DL2 3BQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 8 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02459/DRC Awaiting decision
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Discharge of condition 6 (M4(2) compliance report) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03012/VOC
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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/25/03012/VOC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Variation of condition 12 (phasing) pursuant to DM/24/01421/FPA for the erection of 5 dwellings
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DM/24/01494/VOC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/18/01980/FPA to substitute the house types and changes to the layout
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DM/24/01421/FPA Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Erection of 5no. dwellings and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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12 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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DM/25/03012/VOC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Variation of condition 12 (phasing) pursuant to DM/24/01421/FPA for the erection of 5 dwellings
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 8 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.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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