Planning application
First Floor 58 - 62 North Road Durham DH1 4SQ
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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