Planning application
Wheatley Hill Primary School Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3RQ
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Rear extension to form 3no. additional classrooms - allows the current temporary classroom accommodation to be removed from the front playground area
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02294/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02294/FPA
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Thornley And Wheatley Hill
- Parish
- Wheatley Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH6 3RQ
Comment by 5 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to County Durham through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/02698/DRC Granted
Wheatley Hill Primary School Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3RQ
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) and 4 (Materials) pursuant of planning permission DM/25/00187/FPA
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DM/25/02619/FPA Granted
Wheatley Hill Primary School Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3RQ
Single storey extension to form babies' room
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DM/24/02051/FPA Granted
Wheatley Hill Primary School Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3RQ
Provision of new external door and window to create community room within existing building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by County Durham
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10 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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
Beaumont Brown Architects LLP Agent, an architecture practice registered in Northallerton
Active · incorporated 2011 · Northallerton
18 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- RESPONSE EMAIL WITH PLAN ATTACHED
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED INCLUDING LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED (INCLUDING LOCATION PLAN)
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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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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