Planning application
First Floor 58 - 62 North Road Durham DH1 4SQ
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Rear extension to first floor offices and relocation of ground floor entrance door and screen.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03486/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03486/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- 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/25/03454/PN56 Granted
First Floor 58 - 62 North Road Durham DH1 4SQ
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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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17 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 11 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.
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