Planning application
Kingsgate Bridge New Elvet Durham DH1 1XF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
A range of cores and holes bored/drilled from the concrete structure to test for: material composition; moisture content; carbonation depth; chloride concentration; concrete strength; asbestos content; likelihood of active corrosion in reinforcement; potential for future corrosion in reinforcement.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03239/LB
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03239/LB
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 1XF
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/24/01698/LB Granted
Kingsgate Bridge New Elvet Durham DH1 1XF
Investigation works comprising a range of 25mm cores and 50x50mm patches removed from concrete structure to test for: carbonation depth; chloride concentration; likelihood of active corrosion in reinforcement; material composition; moisture content; potential for future corrosion in reinforcement
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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19 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/18/01829/LB (Decided)
- Application: DM/24/01698/LB (Decided)
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL LB
- FAST TRACK
- THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUST
- PRESS NOTICE
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- MAIN BRIDGE OUTLINE
- GENERAL LAYOUT
- 251118 - KINGSGATE BRIDGE - LBC APPLICATION (REV. 1)
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED TESTING LOCATIONS
- CROSS SECTIONS
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County Durham granted permission on 14 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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