Planning application
7 The College Durham DH1 3EQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Internal subdivision of no.7 The College to create 1no. additional dwelling for residential use.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00130/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00130/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 3EQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/02138/LB Granted
7 The College Durham DH1 3EQ
Internal separation of the West end of the building from the remainder of 7 The College to create an additional dwelling (7A The College) by way of blocking up existing internal doors, reconfiguration of the internal partition walls on the ground floor, division of the basement to provide individual access for no.7 and 7A, M&E adaptations and general planned maintenance & repairs to achieve an acceptable standard for residential use.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
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27 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 24 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Savills (UK) Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1991 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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