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51 Prebends Field Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HH

Granted County Durham DM/23/00507/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4 HMO)

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00507/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00507/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
21 Feb 2023
Validated
22 Feb 2023
Decided
21 Apr 2023
Ward
Belmont (Historic)
Parish
Belmont
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH1 1HH

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/01821/FPA Granted

    51 Prebends Field Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HH

    Change of Use from House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a flexible use permission as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) and a Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of Schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

    Decided 16 Sep 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Feb 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 21 April 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

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    DM/25/01821/FPA Submitted 7 Jul 2025 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications 13 docs
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