East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01391/NMA - Non Material Amendment Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2 and 5 of planning permission (ref: ) (partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) to allow additional detail and clarification of potential impacts on the existing and retained trees and amendments to teaching block to relocate door and stair tower at roof level and to rotate the canopy with the SEN garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Consultation
10 Jun 2026
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Approved
1 Jul 2026

Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · NMA Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NMA Delegated Report · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT Supporting Information · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVER LETTER Supporting Information · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

Green belt: Tyne and Wear
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Durham built-up area; Priority habitat 38 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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.

Building

Floor area1,048 m² (11,281 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 38)
UseResidential Institutions: Universities and Colleges
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Non Material Amendment
Postcode
DH1 3SG
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
NMA Delegated
Agent
DPP

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14810556
Planning Portal ref
PP-14810556
Consultation
10 Jun 2026
Comments by
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Felling and removal of 7no mature Ash (G1)
DM/25/03161/TPO
2025
Pruning works to 3no Prunus sp (T1, T2, T3)
DM/25/03158/TPO
2025
Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2, 3, 6, 7 of planning permission ref: D…
DM/25/01902/NMA
2025
Submission of details pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA (ne…
DM/25/01880/DRC
2025
Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA…
DM/25/01877/DRC
2025
Submission of details pursuant to condition 13 of DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block) re…
DM/25/01768/DRC
2025
Submission of details pursuant to condition 19 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA (ne…
DM/25/01769/DRC
2024 Approved
Full planning application for the partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the…
DM/24/02710/FPA
2024 Approved
Request for Screening Opinion in respect of a planning application for the partial demoli…
SCR/24/00012
2024 Approved
Removal of 5 trees and the pruning of 4 trees/shrubs
DM/24/00876/TPO
2023 Approved
Various works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order, further information within t…
DM/23/01557/TPO
2023 Approved
Crown lifting to 5m of 4 trees as shown on Drawing Number 149525/8006, Rev A.
DM/23/01584/TPO
2022 Approved
Various Trees PN1/408 T575 Pear Tree - fell to ground; T576 Leyland Cypress - Reduce heig…
DM/22/01566/TPO
2019 Approved
Demountable Building
DM/19/00672/FPA
2018 Approved
Discharge of condition 11 (enclosures) pursuant to planning DM/16/00129/FPA
DRC/18/00149
2018 Approved
External signage proposals for the student accommodation and site.
DM/18/01102/AD
2018 Approved
Discharge of Conditions 11 (Lighting details) and 17 (Details of eternal tannoy/PA system…
DRC/18/00111
2017 Approved
Discharge of condition 8 (materials) pursuant to DM/16/00129/FPA
DRC/17/00354
2017 Approved
Discharge of conditions 3 (construction management), 4 (drainage), 5 (flood mitigation) a…
DRC/17/00153
2016 Approved
Discharge of Conditions 15 (Provision of sight lines at junction of access road with Farm…
DRC/16/00348
2016 Approved
DIscharge of Condition 19 (details of cycle parking) of Planning Permission No. DM/15/010…
DRC/16/00237
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
East Durham College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Tree Works
DM/19/00129/TPO
2018 Approved
Houghall Court Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Discharge of condition 12 (management plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/16/00129/F…
DRC/18/00155
2017 Approved
School Of Agriculture Residential Accommodation East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Non-material amendment pursuant to DM/16/00129/FPA for an adjustment of the extent of cla…
DM/17/03862/NMA
2017 Approved
Weardale House East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Landscaping), 9 (Contaminated Land) and 10 (Energy Minimisatio…
DRC/17/00115
2016 Approved
Houghall Court Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Refurbishment of Weardale House to provide 24 student beds, demolition of 2 existing acco…
DM/16/00129/FPA
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.