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Durham Railway Viaduct South West Of Train Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB

Granted County Durham DM/25/01677/PA56 Prior Approval

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

Proposal

Installation of mesh fence up to a height of 1.15 metres (to the top of the existing parapet), with a curved 460mm wire section (with supports at 1.5 metre intervals) extending over the whole length of the viaduct.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/01677/PA56

Application record

Reference
DM/25/01677/PA56
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
16 Jun 2025
Validated
16 Jun 2025
Decided
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH1 4RB

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/21/02288/LB Granted

    Durham Railway Viaduct South West Of Train Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB

    Listed building consent to install 1no downpipe to railway viaduct

    Decided 18 Aug 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jun 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 11 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 11 August 2025, 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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