Planning application
Land To The North And East Of Haswell Childrens Centre Church Street Haswell DH6 2DZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a single-storey short breaks facility providing overnight respite accommodation for up to eight children and young people aged 5-17 with disabilities, complex health needs and challenging behaviour, and associated car parking, accessible bays, EV charging points, secure gardens, outdoor play and sensory areas and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00424/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00424/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Required
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Easington And Shotton
- Parish
- Haswell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH6 2DZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02753/DRC Awaiting decision
Land To The North And East Of Haswell Childrens Centre Church Street Haswell DH6 2DZ
Discharge of Conditions 9 (cycle storage), 10 (bin storage), 13 (materials), 15 (hard surfaces), 19 (land contamination), 20 (phase 4), & 23 (boundary treatments) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00424/FPA. 9/10: A2005 - External Structures 13: A2301 - Elevations 15: A2002 - Landscaping Proposals 19/20: Gas Report 23: A2003 - Fencing Proposals
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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5 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jul 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/26/02753/DRC Awaiting decision
Land To The North And East Of Haswell Childrens Centre Church Street Haswell DH6 2DZ
Discharge of Conditions 9 (cycle storage), 10 (bin storage), 13 (materials), 15 (hard surfaces), 19 (land contamination), 20 (phase 4), & 23 (boundary treatments) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00424/FPA. 9/10: A2005 - External Structures 13: A2301 - Elevations 15: A2002 - Landscaping Proposals 19/20: Gas Report 23: A2003 - Fencing Proposals
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
- FAST TRACK
- APPROVAL FPA - BNG REQUIRED
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- LANDSCAPING PLANS
- DURHAM CONSTABULARY
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY
- PHASE 2 SITE INVESTIGATION
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND METHOD STATEMENT
- UNDERGROUND UTILITY SURVEY
- LANDSCAPING PLANS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
- MANAGEMENT PLAN
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN FEASIBILITY REPORT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- APPLICATION FORM
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 6 July 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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