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Magdalene Heights Gilesgate Durham DH1 1SY

Refused County Durham DM/23/01031/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 Use of dwellinghouse (C3) into a small house in multiple occupation (C4) with minor external alterations

As published by the council, reference DM/23/01031/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/23/01031/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
13 Apr 2023
Validated
14 Apr 2023
Decided
30 Jun 2023
Ward
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH1 1SY

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/26/02777/FPA Awaiting decision

    Magdalene Heights Gilesgate Durham DH1 1SY

    Conversion of a C3 dwelling within an existing C3 & C4 mixed use building to 2No C3 apartments.

    Submitted 15 Oct 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Apr 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 14 Apr 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Jun 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

36 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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