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First Floor 58 - 62 North Road Durham DH1 4SQ

Granted County Durham DM/25/03454/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use and internal alterations of part of the first floor from class E to two 1-bed apartments (class C3)

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03454/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03454/PN56
Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Dec 2025
Decided
5 Feb 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH1 4SQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/03486/FPA Granted

    First Floor 58 - 62 North Road Durham DH1 4SQ

    Rear extension to first floor offices and relocation of ground floor entrance door and screen.

    Decided 11 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 5 February 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.

Nearby applications

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  • First Floor 58 - 62 North Road Durham DH1 4SQ

    DM/25/03486/FPA Submitted 16 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Rear extension to first floor offices and relocation of ground floor entrance door and screen.

    Granted Full applications Extension 18 docs
  • Second Floor 58 - 62 North Road Durham DH1 4SQ

    DM/26/01891/FPA Submitted 22 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

    Change of use and extension of the of the redundant lift shaft, lift access, lift motor room and storage at the rear second floor level of 58-62 North Road to a 4-bedroom C4 HMO.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 29 docs
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    DM/24/01439/CEU Submitted 30 May 2024 50 yards away

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    Granted Lawful development 10 docs
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    Refused Full applications 23 docs
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    DM/25/01670/AD Submitted 23 Jun 2025 50 yards away

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 20 docs

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