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DLI Museum Durham DH1 5TU

Granted County Durham DM/25/02495/VOC Variation of Condition

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) and condition 13 (BMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02605/VOC to allow a revised fire escape design and amended BNG strategy.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02495/VOC

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02495/VOC
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
4 Sep 2025
Validated
17 Sep 2025
Decided
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Framwellgate And Newton Hall
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH1 5TU

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00699/DRC Granted

    DLI Museum Durham DH1 5TU

    Discharge of condition 5 pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02495/VOC (Verification Completion Report for Ground Water and Gas Protection Systems).

    Decided 7 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • DM/22/03505/FPA Granted

    DLI Museum Durham DH1 5TU

    Refurbishment and extension of existing museum for use as exhibition centre and gallery venue (Use Class F.1) with ancillary restaurant/cafe (Use Class E(b)) and retail (Use Class E(a)) uses, and alterations to landscaping, access, and parking.

    Decided 16 Feb 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 17 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/00699/DRC Granted

    DLI Museum Durham DH1 5TU

    Discharge of condition 5 pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02495/VOC (Verification Completion Report for Ground Water and Gas Protection Systems).

    Decided 7 Apr 2026 Conditions

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Avison Young Limited Agent

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Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 19 December 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    DM/22/03505/FPA Submitted 25 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Refurbishment and extension of existing museum for use as exhibition centre and gallery venue (Use Class F.1) with ancillary restaurant/cafe (Use Class E(b)) and retail (Use Class E(a)) uses, and alterations to landscaping, access, and parking.

    Granted Full applications Extension 71 docs

  • DLI Museum Durham DH1 5TU

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    Discharge of condition 5 pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02495/VOC (Verification Completion Report for Ground Water and Gas Protection Systems).

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

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    Received 18 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Amendments