Planning application
71 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP
Works: Windows or glazing
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Proposal
Change of use of top floors of retail unit (Use Class E) to 6-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)(Use Class C4) including; internal reconfiguration, installation of secondary glazing, and replacement of existing roof over rear entrance area
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00092/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00092/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 3NP
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DM/26/00093/LB Awaiting decision
71 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP
Change of use of top floors of retail unit (Use Class E) to 6-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)(Use Class C4) including; internal reconfiguration, thermal upgrades to existing fabric, installation of secondary glazing, and replacement of existing roof over rear entrance area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
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14 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/26/00093/LB (Pending Decision)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Musson Brown Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Active · incorporated 2020 · Newcastle Upon Tyne
30 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 100% granted
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See their track recordOregon Estates Limited Applicant, a developer
4 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 documents on file for this application
- DRAFT SECTION 106 AGREEMENT
- BIN AND CYCLE STORAGE
- DAYTIME BAT WALKOVER SURVEY
- BAT SURVEY
- BIN AND CYCLE STORE PLAN
- THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUST
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED WALL LININGS TO EXISTING FABRIC
- AGENT EMAIL
- HMO
- EXISTING SITE
- THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUST
- SUPPLEMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHS (ECOLOGY)
- AGENT EMAIL
- PRESS NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- HMO DATA
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- PROPOSED SIDE AND REAR ELEVATION
- PROPOSED BIN AND CYCLE STORAGE
- PROPOSED WALL LININGS TO EXISTING FABRIC
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- BVS BALANCED VERTICAL SLIDER
- BVS BALANCED VERTICAL SLIDER OVERVIEW
- STUDENT DEMAND - DURHAM CITY CENTRE
- STUDENT DEMAND LETTER
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- EXISTING SIDE AND REAR ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- HERITAGE AND DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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