Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/00966/DRC - Details Reserved by Condition Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Discharge of conditions 3 (sustainability statement), 4 (windows and doors) and 7 (hedge planting) pursuant to planning permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Validated
17 Apr 2026
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Consultation
21 Apr 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Full Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DRC REPORT Delegated Report · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Gainford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
DL2 3BQ
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Gainford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Full Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
ELG Planning

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14806540
Planning Portal ref
PP-14806540
Consultation
21 Apr 2026
Comments by
13 May 2026
Site or press notice
22 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to DM/25/03012/VOC
DM/25/03447/DRC
2025 Approved
Variation of condition 12 (phasing) pursuant to DM/24/01421/FPA for the erection of 5 dwe…
DM/25/03012/VOC
2024
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to plannin…
DM/24/01494/VOC
2024
Erection of 5no. dwellings and associated works
DM/24/01421/FPA
2021 Approved
Demolition of building
DM/21/01210/FPA
2021 Refused
Residential Development of 37 units with associated access and landscaping (resubmission…
DM/21/04249/FPA
2021 Approved
Discharge of conditions 3 (external materials), 4 (detailed landscaping scheme), 5 (engin…
DRC/21/00388
2020 Refused
37 no. dwellings with associated access and landscaping (amended engineering plan and dra…
DM/20/01603/FPA
2018 Approved
48. no. dwellings, conversion of school building to 9no. flats & associated demolition an…
DM/18/01980/FPA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Sentosa Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BQ
Lime tree, dead wood removal and crown lift to 2 metres. Sycamore tree, dead wood removal…
DM/25/02573/TPO
2025 Refused
Sentosa Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BQ
Lime - 1/3 reduction required, deadwood removal necessary, crown lift to 4/5 metres, epic…
DM/25/01614/TCA
2025
Sentosa Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BQ
Sentosa Main Road Gainford Tree Preservation Order 2025
TPO/407/2025
2024
Snow Hall Main Road Gainford DL2 3BL
New residential development of 1 dwelling house with attached self contained annex (Use C…
DM/24/03124/FPA
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Durham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #52 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #29 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #190 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #213 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
49 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
201 decided
1,706
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings