Planning application
Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Redevelopment of the former college site to provide a specialist educational facility
As published by the council, reference SCR/26/00006
Application record
- Reference
- SCR/26/00006
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sacriston And Witton Gilbert
- Parish
- Sacriston
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH7 6LU
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DM/26/01769/PND Awaiting decision
Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU
Proposed Demolition and Asbestos removal
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by County Durham
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 October 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- SITE PLAN - EXISTING
- BOUNDARY TREATMENTS PLAN
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY
- ELEVATION
- SECTION 01
- SPORTS HALL GA ELEVATIONS - PROPOSED
- SPORTS HALL GA ELEVATIONS - EXISTING
- SPORTS HALL GA SECTIONS - PROPOSED
- SPORTS HALL GA SECTIONS - EXISTING
- LEVEL 01 PLANS
- LEVEL 00 PLANS
- DEMOLITION PLAN
- SITE PLAN - PROPOSED
- COVERING LETTER
- EIA SCOPING RED LINE - P2
- LEVEL 01 (ROOF) PLAN
- LEVEL 00 PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
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
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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