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First Floor Office Bridge House North Road Durham DH1 4PW

Granted County Durham DM/25/03199/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

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

Proposal

Prior Notification under Class MA of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of the 1st floor of Bridge House from Class E to six C3 residential dwellings.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03199/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03199/PN56
Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
13 Nov 2025
Decided
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH1 4PW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Hoot Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Durham

Active · incorporated 2018 · Durham

24 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 8 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 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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