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Kynren Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SF

Granted County Durham DM/26/00880/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Creation of a stage set and seating area for a new attraction known as The Legend of the Wear including the erection of 6no. buildings, a water mill, connecting wooden pathways, a false island, a mechanical submerged stage within the Show Lake, a bridge over the Show Lake, visitor seating and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00880/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00880/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Decision
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Decided
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL14 7SF

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

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

  • DM/26/00844/FPA Granted

    Kynren Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SF

    Creation of a venue known as the 'Viking Arena' including the erection of 3no. stands of tiered seating surrounding an oval arena, upturned Viking-longboat entrance feature and 2no. ancillary backstage buildings and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping. A covered seating facility known as 'The Hub', and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping.

    Decided 20 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Apr 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 23 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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

46 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 16 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.

About full applications

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  • Kynren Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SF

    DM/26/00844/FPA Submitted 1 Apr 2026 299m away

    Creation of a venue known as the 'Viking Arena' including the erection of 3no. stands of tiered seating surrounding an oval arena, upturned Viking-longboat entrance feature and 2no. ancillary backstage buildings and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping. A covered seating facility known as 'The Hub', and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping.

    Granted Full applications 49 docs

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    Granted Trees 3 docs
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