Planning application
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 9 (external doors and windows) pursuant to planning application DM/24/01494/VOC.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01775/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01775/DRC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Lower Teesdale
- Parish
- Gainford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL2 3BQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 8 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02459/DRC Awaiting decision
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Discharge of condition 6 (M4(2) compliance report) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03012/VOC
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DM/26/00966/DRC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Discharge of conditions 3 (sustainability statement), 4 (windows and doors) and 7 (hedge planting) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03012/VOC.
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DM/26/00492/PIP Awaiting decision
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Residential development comprising 6no. dwellings
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DM/25/03447/DRC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to DM/25/03012/VOC
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DM/25/03012/VOC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Variation of condition 12 (phasing) pursuant to DM/24/01421/FPA for the erection of 5 dwellings
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DM/24/01494/VOC Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/18/01980/FPA to substitute the house types and changes to the layout
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DM/24/01421/FPA Granted
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Erection of 5no. dwellings and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by County Durham
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10 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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9 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Decision.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/24/01494/VOC (Decided)
Who's behind it
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ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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2 documents on file for this application
- DRC
- APPROVAL DRC
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 28 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 this record
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