Planning application
East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2, 6, 9, 10 of permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) to realign the boot wash, resulting in a small improvement to the overall biodiversity net gain (BNG) score with grassland created to the east and ornamental hedging around the access to the boot wash.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00329/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00329/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- NMA Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 3SG
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01391/NMA Granted
East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2 and 5 of planning permission (ref: DM/24/02710/FPA) (partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) to allow additional detail and clarification of potential impacts on the existing and retained trees and amendments to teaching block to relocate door and stair tower at roof level and to rotate the canopy with the SEN garden.
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DM/25/03161/TPO Granted
East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Felling and removal of 7no mature Ash (G1)
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DM/25/03158/TPO Granted
East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Pruning works to 3no Prunus sp (T1, T2, T3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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13 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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County Durham granted permission on 13 March 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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