29 Hastings Avenue Durham DH1 3QG

1. 29 Oct 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 30 Oct 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 December 2024, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   County Durham took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• 17 Hastings Avenue Durham DH1 3QG

  DM/26/01946/FPA Submitted 28 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Part garage conversion and single storey side extension

  Granted Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 9 Percy Square Durham DH1 3PZ

  DM/23/03225/CEU Submitted 26 Oct 2023 50 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for change of use to C4 (HMO) prior to the Article 4 Direction coming into force

  Granted Lawful development 7 docs

• 12 Hastings Avenue Durham DH1 3QQ

  DM/26/01873/FPA Submitted 20 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov

  First-floor side extension, canopy to front elevation, two-storey and single-storey extensions to the rear including first-floor balcony to rear elevation

  Awaiting decision Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 15 Percy Square Durham DH1 3PZ

  DM/21/02371/FPA Submitted 2 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Erection of first floor extension at rear of dwelling.

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Domestic

• 3 Warwick Court Durham DH1 3QA

  DM/21/00542/FPA Submitted 18 Feb 2021 100 yards away

  Erection of part two-storey/part single-storey extension at rear of dwelling.

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 11 Baliol Square Durham DH1 3QH

  DM/24/00455/FPA Submitted 19 Feb 2024 100 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~1 May

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

  Awaiting decision Full applications 31 docs
  Domestic

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  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

  First floor side extension

  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

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

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