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Land To The Rear Of 164A Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QH

Refused County Durham DM/24/03252/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Erection of 1 no. self-build dwelling

As published by the council, reference DM/24/03252/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/24/03252/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
2 Dec 2024
Validated
20 Dec 2024
Decided
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH1 1QH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Dec 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

30 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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