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16 - 17 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RB

Refused County Durham DM/25/02460/CPO Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera

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

Proposal

Certificate of proposed use for the change of use of three floors (first, second and attic) from former shop storage space (Use class E) to a 2 bed flat (Use Class C3) under Part 3 Class MA and external alterations.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02460/CPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02460/CPO
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
4 Sep 2025
Validated
5 Sep 2025
Decided
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
Postcode
DH1 3RB

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/26/01723/FPA Decided

    16 - 17 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RB

    Replace timber upper floor windows with timber replacements (amended description)

    Decided 29 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 5 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Simulations Ltd Agent, registered in Seaham

Active · incorporated 1985 · Seaham

27 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 96% granted

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Documents

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

20 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.

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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  • 16 - 17 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RB

    DM/26/01723/FPA Submitted 6 Jul 2026 50 yards away

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