Planning application
Site Of Former Wolsingham School And Commercial College Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of 40 dwellings with associated landscaping and drainage works, creation of new bus parking and turning area, and widening of existing access road
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01412/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01412/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Weardale
- Parish
- Wolsingham
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- DL13 3DJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by County Durham
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15 Jun 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 10 August 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: BC/26/01706/IN (Accepted Initial Notice)
Who's behind it
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IC Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Active · incorporated 2021 · Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
127 documents on file for this application
- REPORT AND VALUATION
- ACTIVE TRAVEL
- 14 LEAZES LANE
- TREE OFFICER
- WOLSINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL THE TOWN HALL WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MRS SARA ANN BAXTER(F
- DESIGN REVIEW SCORING MECHANISM AND COMMENTS
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- 8 LEA GREEN
- 25 WEST END WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MRS CHRISTINE PEMBERTON(FULL)
- 7 LEAZES LANE WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MR PAUL BOWRON(FULL)
- 7 LEAZES LANE WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MRS GALE BOWRON(FULL)
- GALE COTTAGE LEAZES LANE, WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MS TRINA BARRETT(FU
- HIGH DOCTOR PASTURE WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MRS CAROLYN RAMSBOTHAM(FU
- 29 GEORGE STREET EAST SUNDERLAND-OBJECTS-MRS EILEEN LOWTON(FULL)
- OVERDALE LEAZES LANE WOLSINGHAM
- 3 WESLEY VIEW WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MR KEITH HYETT(FULL)
- 1 LEA GREEN, WOLSINGHAM, BISHOP AUCKLAND DL13 3DU-OBJECTS-MRS JANE BUSHELL(FULL)
- 3 UPPERTOWN WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MR DAVID A BELL(FULL)
- COMMENT 2
- 40 LYDGATE AVENUE WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MRS MARY ROBSON(FULL)
- 6 LEAZES LANE WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MRS CAROLE DAVIS(FULL)
- 35A WEST END
- 5 THE CAUSEWAY WOLSINGHAM DURHAM-OBJECTS-MRS TRACEY GREENER(FULL)
- 5 THE CAUSEWAY WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MRS TRACEY GREENER(FULL)
- BISHOP OAK COTTAGE, WOLSINGHAM, BISHOP AUCKLAND DL13 3LT-OBJECTS-MRS SHEILA RICH
- 14 WEST END WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MRS CAROL APPLEBY(FULL)
- 3 MILL ISLE WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MR ERIC ADAMSON(FULL)
- 6 LEAZES LANE WOLSINGHAM DURHAM-OBJECTS-MR PETER DAVIS(FULL)
- 70 WEST END BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MRS WENDY THOMPSON(FULL)
- THE LODGE
- 35A WEST END
- 2 ANGATE SQUARE
- 12 HOLYWOOD WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MR TOM BEARDSMORE(FULL)
- 3 TUNSTALL COTTAGES WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MRS VIKKI BOND DAVISON (F
- 2 NORBURN PARK WITTON GILBERT DURHAM-OBJECTS-MRS LINDA BUTLER(FULL)
- BOMBAY HOUSE WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MRS CAITLIN SMITH(FULL)
- 70 LYDGATE LANE WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MISS ZDENKA KREJCOVA(FULL)
- WESTGARTH LEAZES LANE WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS- DAVID STANTON-SMITH(FULL)
- 3 ALBERT TERRACE STANHOPE-OBJECTS-MRS MAUREEN FLETCHER (FULL)
- WESTGARTH LEAZES LANE WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MR DAVID STANTON-SMITH(FULL)
- LLFA - SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT
- 12 LEAZES LANE WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MR LESLIE RICHARDSON(FULL)
- MILL RACE WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MR KEN ROGERS(FULL)
- 15 LEAZES LANE, WOLSINGHAM WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MR RICHARD DAVIS(FULL)
- 8 LEAZES LANE
- SITE NOTICE
- 15 LEAZES LANE WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MISS CAROLINE BARTLE(FULL)
- 8 LEAZES LANE
- 14 LEAZES LANE
- HIGH DOXTOR CARAVAN PARK WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MR GRAEME CLIFFORD(FULL)
- 69 UPPERTOWN WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MR ROBERT BOWRON(FULL)
- ISLAND HOUSE EAST BLACKDENE BISHOP AUCKLAND-NEUTRAL-MRS JANE MEACHAM(FULL)
- COMMENT 1
- 4 LEAZES LANE WOLSINGHAM BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MRS KIRSTY DORIAN(FULL)
- GASCO COTTAGE, 2 SOUTH BRIDGE BISHOP AUCKLAND-OBJECTS-MRS LAURA SMITH(FULL)
- 1 STANHOPE ROAD WOLSINGHAM-OBJECTS-MRS HELEN SCHUDEL(FULL)
- COOPERATIVE TERRACE STANLEY CROOK-OBJECTS-MR MALCOLM BARWICK(FULL)
- EXTERNAL LEVELS - SHEET 1 OF 2
- EXTERNAL LEVELS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- 3 LEA GREEN
- NHS
- PRESS NOTICE
- WOLSINGHAM SCHOOL WEST END WOLSINGHAM-NEUTRAL-MR NICK MITCHINSON(FULL)
- EXTERNAL LEVELS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- EXTERNAL LEVELS
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- EDUCATION
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT
- SITE ENTRANCE GATE POSTS
- PROPOSED BUS PARKING LAYOUT
- CHAD HOUSETYPE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- LAMBTON HOUSETYPE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- BAT SURVEY
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- FINANCIAL VIABILITY ASSESSMENT
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- EXTERNAL LEVELS
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- MINERAL SAFEGUARDING ASSESSMENT
- OPEN SPACE, SPORT, PLAY AND LEISURE ASSESSMENT
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN & DETAILS
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT & METHOD STATEMENT
- BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- LIGHTING ASSESSMENT
- LIGHT MONITORING LOCATION PLAN
- MEASURED LIGHT INTRUSION
- CALCULATED GLARE
- SPORTS LIGHTING LAYOUT
- HILD HOUSETYPE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- BAILEY HOUSETYPE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- CORNER TURNER HOUSETYPE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- 5 BED HOUSETYPE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- SINGLE GARAGE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- TWIN GARAGE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- DOUBLE GARAGE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- SOIL RESOURCE PLAN
- PHASE 1 GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
- PHASE 2 GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
- REMEDIATION & ENABLING WORK STRATEGY
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT
- SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATEMENT
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN
- OPEN SPACE/LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- PROPOSED STREETSCENES
- SITE ENTRANCE GATE POSTS
- PROPOSED BUS PARKING LAYOUT
- EXISTING SITE LAYOUT
- LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN
- LAMBTON HOUSETYPE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- AIDEN HOUSETYPE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- MASON HOUSETYPE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- CUTHBERT HOUSETYPE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT
- MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION LAYOUT
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