DM/25/03602/CEU

1. 29 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 5 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Apr 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

• TPO/428/2026 Awaiting decision

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  13 Mar 2026 68m away Trees
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  7 Nov 2022 219m away Conditions
• DM/25/03352/FPA Granted

  5B Front Street Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5EJ

  Change of use of ground floor one-bedroom residential flat (C3) to nail care studio (E(iii)).

  1 Dec 2025 237m away Full applications
• DM/26/01350/FPA Awaiting decision

  30 Lund Avenue Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5BJ

  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 provision of Class V of Part 3 of the GPDO.

  28 May 2026 239m away Full applications
• DM/26/00189/FPA Granted

  32 Lund Avenue Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5BJ

  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 GPDO.

  26 Jan 2026 255m away Full applications
• DM/26/01696/FPA Awaiting decision

  26 Newton Drive Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AZ

  Change of use from a 3 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small 4 bed HMO (Use Class C4) including creation of additional parking to the front garden and cycle storage to the rear

  2 Jul 2026 305m 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