Planning application
Kynren Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SF
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 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
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DM/23/01251/NMA Granted
Kynren Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SF
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/16/01129/VOC to change the two training centre buildings to one training centre building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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23 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Pegasus Group Ltd Agent
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46 documents on file for this application
- SECRETARY OF STATE LETTER
- 5 CHATSWORTH AVENUE
- COMMITTEE REPORT
- 5 CHATSWORTH AVENUE
- CONTAMINATED LAND
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- COMMENT 02
- COMMENT 01
- COMMENT 01 - SUMMARY OBSERVATION ON NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- COMMENT 01
- 5 CHATSWORTH AVENUE
- FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT
- COMMENT 01
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- COMMENT 01
- SERENNA LODGE, 2 DIAL STOB HILL
- LELAND LODGE, 3 DIAL STOB HILL
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- PROPOSED PLAN
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- ARBORICULTURAL SURVEY
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- EIA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- COVERING LETTER
- PROPOSED PLAN
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED BUILDINGS 3-4
- PROPOSED BUILDINGS 5-6
- PROPOSED BUILDINGS 1-2
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED LANDSCAPE STRATEGY
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STATEMENT
- PROPOSED DUCTING
- APPLICATION FORM (REDACTED)
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
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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.
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