Planning application
Framwellgate School Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5BQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Submission of details pursuant to condition 26 of planning permission DM/25/01185/FPA (new school building) relating to details of solar panels.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02067/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02067/DRC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Framwellgate And Newton Hall
- Parish
- Framwellgate Moor
- Postcode
- DH1 5BQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01237/DRC Granted
Framwellgate School Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5BQ
Submission of details pursuant to condition 16 of DM/25/01185/FPA (redevelopment of Framwellgate School) relating to a scheme for the removal of the construction access and material storage area/car park and the reinstatement of the playing field.
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DM/25/02839/DRC Granted
Framwellgate School Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5BQ
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 5, 29 and 30 of planning permission DM/25/01185/FPA (new school) relating to Soil Resource Management Plan and Biodiversity Gain Plan , Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan.
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DM/25/01185/FPA Granted
Framwellgate School Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5BQ
Demolition of existing school buildings and development of a replacement school, along with car parking, hard and soft landscaping, playing pitches and access arrangements.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by County Durham
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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15 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/25/01185/FPA (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury
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- APPROVAL DRC
- DRC
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 3 September 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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