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45A Sunderland Road Gilesgate Durham DH1 2QH

Refused County Durham DM/20/00493/FPA Full Planning Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from store/garage area to a small HMO (use class C4) including minor alteration to an existing HMO to provide new entrance.

As published by the council, reference DM/20/00493/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/20/00493/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
20 Feb 2020
Validated
16 Jul 2020
Decided
9 Sep 2020
Ward
Belmont (Historic)
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH1 2QH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2020

    Received by County Durham

  2. 16 Jul 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

26 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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