DM/25/03523/CPO

1. 18 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 24 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• DM/25/02048/FPA Awaiting decision

  110 Moor Crescent Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1DL

  Change of use from a HMO (Use Class C4) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class V of the GPDO

  25 Jul 2025 165m away Full applications
• DM/25/02629/FPA Granted

  6 Poplar Drive Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1DR

  Two storey extension to side of property and single storey extensions to front and rear.

  22 Sep 2025 184m away Full applications
• DM/25/02643/FPA Granted

  1 Willowtree Avenue Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1EB

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GDPO including single storey extension to rear

  23 Sep 2025 195m away Full applications
• DM/25/03346/FPA Granted

  5 Hawthorn Crescent Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1ED

  Two storey side extension and single storey extension to the front

  28 Nov 2025 250m away Full applications
• DM/25/02050/FPA Awaiting decision

  10 Rowan Tree Avenue Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1DU

  Change of use from a HMO (Use Class C4) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GPDO

  25 Jul 2025 252m away Full applications
• DM/25/02637/FPA Granted

  Elvet BMW And Mini Broomside Park Belmont Durham DH1 1HP

  Erection of paladin security fencing 26 metres in length and 1.8 metres in height on site frontage to Broomside Lane (retrospective).

  22 Sep 2025 269m away Full applications

• DM/26/01728/CPO Awaiting decision

  East Farm House 127 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use from a children's care home to an adults' care home (Use Class C2) for up to four adults with special needs, including associated internal alterations.

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01088/CPO Granted

  16 Wackerfield Darlington DL2 3AP

  Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and associated works

  29 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01703/CPO Awaiting decision

  Aycliffe Village Primary School North Terrace Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LG

  Instillation of timber playground equipment.

  2 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/00515/CEU Refused

  17 Generation Place Consett DH8 5XT

  Use of dwellinghouse (C3) as a children's home for one child with two carers present at all times

  3 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01642/CEU Awaiting decision

  17 Boyd Street Durham DH1 3DP

  Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4).

  25 Jun 2026 Lawful development