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43 Oak Avenue Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2ET

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02066/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GPDO including erection of single-storey extension to rear and provision of cycle and bin storage.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02066/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02066/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
28 Jul 2025
Validated
29 Jul 2025
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH1 2ET

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 29 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 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.

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Documents

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8 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 full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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