Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU Data via plota.co.uk

SCR/26/00006 - Screening Opinion Decided

Proposal

Redevelopment of the former college site to provide a specialist educational facility Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

18 Aug 2026

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EIA Not Required

7 Sept 2026

EIA Not Required on 7 Sept 2026 · Full Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Site constraints 5

Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

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Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Sacriston built-up area; Green belt 97 m away: Tyne and Wear; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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: Screening Opinion
Postcode: DH7 6LU
Received: 18 Aug 2026
Validated: 18 Aug 2026
Ward: Sacriston And Witton Gilbert
Parish: Sacriston
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Sept 2026
Decision: EIA Not Required
Decision date: 7 Sept 2026
Decision level: Full Delegated
Applicant: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 8 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Durham

Planning Authority Score

5.2/10

Average

#137 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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