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Durham City Transport Durham City House St Johns Road Meadowfield Industrial Estate Meadowfield Durham DH7 8XQ

Granted County Durham DM/25/02867/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of Office 1 from Office (Use Class E) to a Driving Test Centre (Use Class Sui Generis)

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02867/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02867/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
13 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Oct 2025
Decided
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Brandon
Parish
Brandon And Byshottles
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH7 8XQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 23 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Newmark LLP Agent

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Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 17 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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