Planning application
MGL Group Rennys Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2RS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans), 3 (preliminary ecological appraisal), 5 (drainage), and 7 (BNG plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02248/FPA.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00258/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00258/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Required
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Belmont
- Parish
- Belmont
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 2RS
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01283/DRC Granted
MGL Group Rennys Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2RS
Discharge of condition 14 (Sustainability statement) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00258/VOC.
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DM/24/02248/FPA Granted
MGL Group Rennys Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2RS
Demolition of an existing office building and the erection of a new office building within the existing car park, reinstate car parking and forming a new vehicular access to the south west corner of the site.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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11 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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DM/26/01283/DRC Granted
MGL Group Rennys Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2RS
Discharge of condition 14 (Sustainability statement) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00258/VOC.
- Application: 4/05/00050/FPA (Decided)
- Application: 4/96/00479/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/18/03349/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/24/02248/FPA (Decided)
Who's behind it
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In Architecture Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Riding Mill
Active · incorporated 2008 · Riding Mill
21 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
- FULL DELEGATED
- APPROVAL VOC - BNG REQUIRED
- PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED GA PLANS
- PROPOSED GA PLANS
- PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONS COPY 1
- PRESS NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL WITH PRELIMARY ROOST ASSESSMENT AND BIODIVERSIT
- HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN
- PROPOSED GA ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED DRAINAGE
- PROPOSED LEVELS
- SUDS IDENTIFICATION PLAN
- PROPOSED HARDSTANDING
- SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS
- DETAILED PLANTING PROPOSALS
- GROUND PREPARATION & TREE PIT DETAILS (SHEET 1 OF 2)
- GROUND PREPARATION & TREE PIT DETAILS (SHEET 2 OF 2)
- THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN - CONTEXT
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN & LEVEL 00
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 3 June 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 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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