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The Chorister School The College Durham DH1 3EL

Granted County Durham DM/21/01190/LB Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Works to listed building, Building 8 Replacement of existing water damaged lath and plaster ceiling to boiler room, Building 9 Under drawing of existing water damaged ceiling and replacement of water damaged suspended ceiling to I.T suite and reinstatement of an internal door to a historic structural opening to I.T suite, installation of secondary handrail to black staircase (Amended Proposal)

As published by the council, reference DM/21/01190/LB

Application record

Reference
DM/21/01190/LB
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
6 Apr 2021
Validated
7 Apr 2021
Decided
1 Jun 2021
Ward
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH1 3EL

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/02769/LB Granted

    The Chorister School The College Durham DH1 3EL

    Replacement of 3no existing timber windows

    Decided 26 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DM/24/02773/LB Granted

    The Chorister School The College Durham DH1 3EL

    Replacement of existing basement boys changing room window to match existing

    Decided 9 Jan 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Apr 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 7 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

29 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 1 June 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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