Planning application
3 Providence Place Durham DH1 2HS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of Use from a residential dwelling house (C3) into a 4 bed HMO (C4)
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03152/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03152/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 6 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Belmont
- Parish
- Belmont
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 2HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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11 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
JS Surveying & Design Services Ltd Agent, a surveying firm registered in London
Active · incorporated 2002 · London
16 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 80% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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