Planning application
2 Ash Avenue Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2HA
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as a 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/25/02774/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02774/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 1 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 2HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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6 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
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ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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County Durham granted permission on 1 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.
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