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Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/00759/FPA Full Planning Application

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Proposal

Full planning permission comprising of: 1. Binchester Earth comprising a Welcome Centre, Discovery Centre and Play Area. 2. 11 Arches Park which comprises the expansion of the existing Kynren show area with the addition of three new show areas providing historic based stories of the northeast. 3. Bishop Gateway supporting infrastructure in the form of a visitor access road, car parks, a connecting footway and pedestrian footbridge.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00759/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00759/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Spennymoor
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
DL14 8DJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01964/AD Awaiting decision

    Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    Directional sign to east of front gates of Binchester Roman Fort

    Submitted 28 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • DM/26/01888/VOC Granted

    Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission DM/25/02841/FPA for design changes and to adjust the ground level of each unit

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01053/AD Granted

    Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    Advertisement consent for replacement signage to front gates of Binchester Roman Fort

    Decided 11 Jun 2026 Advertising
  • DM/25/02841/FPA Granted

    Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ

    Temporary Planning Permission (3 years) for a timber ramp, toilet block, education building, bin store / storage container (cycle storage fixed) and localised paving and associated works

    Decided 24 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 10 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Pegasus Group Ltd Agent

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Documents

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

422 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

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