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DLI Museum Durham DH1 5TU

Granted County Durham DM/22/03505/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Refurbishment and extension of existing museum for use as exhibition centre and gallery venue (Use Class F.1) with ancillary restaurant/cafe (Use Class E(b)) and retail (Use Class E(a)) uses, and alterations to landscaping, access, and parking.

As published by the council, reference DM/22/03505/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/22/03505/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
25 Nov 2022
Validated
30 Nov 2022
Decided
16 Feb 2023
Ward
Neville's Cross (Historic)
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH1 5TU

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00699/DRC Granted

    DLI Museum Durham DH1 5TU

    Discharge of condition 5 pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02495/VOC (Verification Completion Report for Ground Water and Gas Protection Systems).

    Decided 7 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/02495/VOC Granted

    DLI Museum Durham DH1 5TU

    Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) and condition 13 (BMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02605/VOC to allow a revised fire escape design and amended BNG strategy.

    Decided 19 Dec 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Nov 2022

    Received by County Durham

  2. 30 Nov 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Avison Young Limited Agent

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Documents

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

71 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 16 February 2023, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Granted Conditions 3 docs

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    Granted Amendments 22 docs

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