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2 Monks Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HD

Refused County Durham DM/24/01649/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 of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to small house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) including driveway widening, cycle parking and bin storage

As published by the council, reference DM/24/01649/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/24/01649/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
19 Jun 2024
Validated
20 Jun 2024
Decided
11 Oct 2024
Ward
Belmont (Historic)
Parish
Belmont
Decision by
Central East Planning Committee
Postcode
DH1 1HD

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/25/01924/FPA Granted

    2 Monks Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HD

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GPDO

    Decided 16 Sep 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Jun 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

44 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.

About full applications

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Nearby applications

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  • 2 Monks Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HD

    DM/25/01924/FPA Submitted 15 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GPDO

    Granted Full applications 22 docs
    Domestic

  • 5 Monks Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HD

    DM/22/03690/FPA Submitted 14 Dec 2022 50 yards away

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

    Granted Full applications 24 docs
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  • 5 Monks Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HD

    DM/25/01648/FPA Submitted 20 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    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). (amended description)

    Granted Full applications 13 docs
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  • 5 Monks Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HD

    DM/23/02859/FPA Submitted 25 Sep 2023 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications 12 docs

  • 9 Monks Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HD

    DM/23/00588/FPA Submitted 1 Mar 2023 50 yards away

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

    Granted Full applications 15 docs
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  • 9 Monks Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HD

    DM/25/01695/FPA Submitted 25 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    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). (amended description)

    Granted Full applications 13 docs
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