Planning application
Sidegate House Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate to confirm that the development has commenced to trigger the commencement of the planning consent DM/21/01876/FPA (Demolition of existing house and construction of replacement house on same footprint) and DM/23/02530/FPA (Demolition of outbuildings, conservatory and retaining walls, erection of two storey side extension to south elevation, single storey front and side extensions to north and east elevations, raise roof height to facilitate first floor accommodation, alterations to openings and internal alterations)
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03048/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03048/CEU
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 29 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
- Postcode
- DH1 5SY
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/22/03662/VOC Granted
Sidegate House Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Variation of condition No. 7 (Coal mining assessment) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/01876/FPA for a replacement dwelling
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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30 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 16 January 2026, 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 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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