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20 Lowes Barn Bank Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 3QL

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

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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
Pending Consideration
Received
25 Jul 2025
Validated
28 Jul 2025
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Delegated
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. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 September 2025, 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Planning House Agent, a planning consultancy

13 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided lawful development applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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