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Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

Granted County Durham DM/24/02697/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Detailed application for a Mixed-Use Development, comprising of a retail convenience store unit and 93 student bedspaces with associated ancillary facilities including car parking, landscaping and cycle provision.

As published by the council, reference DM/24/02697/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/24/02697/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved subject to S106
Received
2 Oct 2024
Validated
20 Nov 2024
Decided
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Central East Planning Committee
Postcode
DH1 3LD

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/25/02706/NMA Granted

    Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    Non-material amendment involving changes to approved landscape plan. amendment to position of retaining walls, inclusion of substation position, small amendment to parking layout, and inclusion of patio area pursuant approval DM/23/02622/FPA

    Decided 31 Oct 2025 Amendments
  • DM/24/03212/DRC Granted

    Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    Discharge of Condition 4 pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02672/FPA.

    Decided 24 Jan 2025 Conditions
  • DM/24/02544/DRC Granted

    Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Materials)

    Decided 16 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • DM/24/01938/VOC Granted

    Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    Proposed variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/02622/FPA involving floorplans reduced in gross internal area in one wing of the building across all levels, change to elevations on effected wing and relocation of substation

    Decided 17 Oct 2024 Amendments
  • DM/23/02622/FPA Refused

    Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    Full planning application for the erection of a 74 bed care home facility (Class C2 Use), with associated access road, car parking, cycle storage, landscaping, boundary treatments and refuse facilities.

    Decided 9 Jan 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approved subject to S106

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

100 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 27 March 2026, 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    DM/24/03212/DRC Submitted 27 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 4 pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02672/FPA.

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    DM/25/02706/NMA Submitted 29 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment involving changes to approved landscape plan. amendment to position of retaining walls, inclusion of substation position, small amendment to parking layout, and inclusion of patio area pursuant approval DM/23/02622/FPA

    Granted Amendments 4 docs

  • Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    DM/23/02622/FPA Submitted 30 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Full planning application for the erection of a 74 bed care home facility (Class C2 Use), with associated access road, car parking, cycle storage, landscaping, boundary treatments and refuse facilities.

    Refused Full applications 93 docs

  • Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    DM/24/01938/VOC Submitted 16 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    Proposed variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/02622/FPA involving floorplans reduced in gross internal area in one wing of the building across all levels, change to elevations on effected wing and relocation of substation

    Granted Amendments 12 docs

  • Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    DM/24/02544/DRC Submitted 17 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Materials)

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

  • Durham University South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    DM/25/01283/FPA Submitted 15 May 2025 100 yards away

    Single-storey building

    Granted Full applications 24 docs
    Small domestic

In County Durham

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    Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

    Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

    6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

    Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

    Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

    Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

    24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

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    Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

    2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

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    Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications