Planning application
3 Field House Terrace Durham DH1 4NA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Raise height of single-storey rear roof to create accessible shower room, relocation of back door
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03533/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03533/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Householder (No Objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 4NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Cummings Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Sunderland
Active · incorporated 2015 · Sunderland
127 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 2 March 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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