Planning application
Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of new passenger help points to Durham Railway Station, cable management and provision of power and data supplies to the western entrance to platform 1, and to the north elevation of the platform 2 entrance.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03132/LB
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03132/LB
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH1 4RB
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/03598/AD Granted
Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB
Vinyl signage added above ATM
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DM/25/03529/DRC Granted
Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB
Discharge of condition 3 (Lighting specification) pursuant to Listed Building Consent DM/24/02768/LB
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DM/25/02793/TCA Granted
Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB
Multiple tree species (Willow, Poplar, Sycamore) overhanging retaining walls affecting safe passage of coaches/buses in advance of rail replacement service
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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7 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
AHR Building Consultancy Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 1987 · Manchester
53 applications on PlanIndex · across 24 councils · 100% granted
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County Durham granted permission on 2 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.
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