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30 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

Granted County Durham DM/22/03548/CEU Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for a change of use from C3 to C4 use class

As published by the council, reference DM/22/03548/CEU

Application record

Reference
DM/22/03548/CEU
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
29 Nov 2022
Validated
30 Nov 2022
Decided
24 Jan 2023
Ward
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
DH1 1LA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Nov 2022

    Received by County Durham

  2. 30 Nov 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 24 January 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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