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Horndale Infant School Scholars Path Newton Aycliffe DL5 7HB

Granted County Durham DM/26/00440/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Windows or glazing Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Refurbishment of the existing school to create a new 60 place (SEN) primary school, including the creation of additional parking provision (requiring the removal of specified trees), formation of a new pedestrian entrance, installation of new windows and doors, erection of 2.4m high perimeter fencing, provision of new vehicle and pedestrian access gates, and installation of external lighting.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00440/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00440/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Required
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Decided
14 May 2026
Ward
Aycliffe North And Middridge
Parish
Great Aycliffe
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL5 7HB

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01981/DRC Granted

    Horndale Infant School Scholars Path Newton Aycliffe DL5 7HB

    Discharge of condition in relation to the purchasing of habitat pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission DM/26/00440/FPA

    Decided 19 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/01981/DRC Granted

    Horndale Infant School Scholars Path Newton Aycliffe DL5 7HB

    Discharge of condition in relation to the purchasing of habitat pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission DM/26/00440/FPA

    Decided 19 Aug 2026

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

33 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 14 May 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Horndale Infant School Scholars Path Newton Aycliffe DL5 7HB

    DM/26/01981/DRC Submitted 20 Jul 2026 100 yards away

    Discharge of condition in relation to the purchasing of habitat pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission DM/26/00440/FPA

    Granted

  • Thornbury House Burnhope Newton Aycliffe DL5 7ER

    DM/21/00656/FPA Submitted 24 Feb 2021 200 yards away

    Variation of Condition 2 pursuant to DM/18/03783/VOC (change of use from Dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a Residential Family Centre (Class C2) to allow for changes to include self contained units, conversion of garage and associated alterations) to include an extension of the property to provide additional accommodation.

    Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
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    DM/25/02631/PND Submitted 22 Sep 2025 250 yards away

    Prior Notification for demolition of 3no garages

    Granted Prior approval Demolition 10 docs

  • 121 Greenlee Garth Newton Aycliffe DL5 7EX

    DM/23/00720/FPA Submitted 13 Mar 2023 300 yards away

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  • Land To The West Of 21 Zetland Hunt Newton Aycliffe DL5 7LQ

    DM/26/00388/TPO Submitted 18 Feb 2026 0.3 miles away

    T2 (Oak) - reduce crown in all cardinal points to appropriate levels by a maximum of 2m

    Granted Trees 6 docs

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    DM/26/02117/FPA Submitted 12 Aug 2026 0.3 miles away

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    Awaiting decision 9 docs

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