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Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

Granted County Durham DM/26/01535/DRC

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

Proposal

Discharge of condition 8 (CO2 emissions) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended by DM/21/04232/NMA)

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01535/DRC

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01535/DRC
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Decided
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Gainford
Postcode
DL2 3EB

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/02393/NMA Granted

    Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

    Non-material amendment to condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended) comprising inclusion of a substation, amendments to highway layout, repositioning of plots and amendments to elevations and materials

    Decided 14 Jan 2026 Amendments
  • DM/25/02394/NMA Granted

    Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

    Non-material amendment to conditions 4 (levels), 7 (site access), 9 (internal roads), 11 (materials), 12 (surface treatment), 13 (enclosures), 17 (POS maintenance) & 18 (lighting strategy) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended) as approved under DRC/21/00270

    Decided 18 Feb 2026 Amendments
  • Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

    Deed of variation to S106 Agreement pursuant to planning permission DM/20/01205/FPA to modify the definition of "discounted sale units".

    Decided 29 Jan 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jun 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 4 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  5. 9 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Consideration.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/20/01205/FPA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/21/04232/NMA (Decided)
  • Application: DRC/21/00270 (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Watson Batty Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Leeds

Active · incorporated 1994 · Leeds

76 applications on PlanIndex · across 21 councils · 98% granted

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Wharfedale Homes Applicant, a developer registered in Knaresborough

Active · incorporated 1993 · Knaresborough

5 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

  • DRC Delegated Report · 04 Aug 2026
  • APPROVAL DRC Decision · 04 Aug 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 4 August 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 this record

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