Planning application
Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification (Part 3 Class G) for change of use of vacant upper floor offices into 2no. self-contained flats
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02997/PN56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02997/PN56
- Type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
- Received
- 24 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH1 4EF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 16 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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