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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
IC Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Active · incorporated 2021 · Newcastle Upon Tyne
55 applications on PlanIndex · across 28 councils · 89% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
127 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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