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20 Lowes Barn Bank Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 3QL

Granted County Durham DM/25/02055/CEU Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for use of property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02055/CEU

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02055/CEU
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
25 Jul 2025
Validated
28 Jul 2025
Decided
18 Sep 2025
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
DH1 3QL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 28 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Planning House Agent, a planning consultancy

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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 18 September 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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