Planning application
Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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.
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DM/26/01964/AD Awaiting decision
Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ
Directional sign to east of front gates of Binchester Roman Fort
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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
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DM/26/01053/AD Granted
Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ
Advertisement consent for replacement signage to front gates of Binchester Roman Fort
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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10 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
422 documents on file for this application
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