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72 Bradford Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HL

Refused County Durham DM/26/00250/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

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 including single storey rear extension, cycle parking and bin storage

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00250/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00250/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Belmont
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH1 1HL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: DM/26/00250/FPA (Appeal In Progress)

Who's behind it

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ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Sugar Tree Limited Applicant, a tree-works contractor registered in Durham

Active · incorporated 2022 · Durham

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

24 documents on file for this application

  • LPA'S STATEMENT OF CASE Appeal Correspondence · 08 Sep 2026
  • APPEAL QUESTIONNAIRE Appeal Questionnaire · 04 Aug 2026
  • APPEAL FORM Appeal Form · 23 Jul 2026
  • APPELLANT STATEMENT Appeal Documents · 23 Jul 2026
  • FULL DELEGATED Delegated Report · 31 Mar 2026
  • REFUSAL FPA Decision · 31 Mar 2026
  • CLLR LESLEY MAVIN Public Comment · 05 Mar 2026
  • CITY OF DURHAM TRUST Public Comment · 02 Mar 2026
  • 74 BRADFORD CRESCENT, GILESGATE, DURHAM DH1 1HL-OBJECTS-MRS MARGARET LAVELLE(FUL Public Comment · 01 Mar 2026
  • MR PAUL CLARK Consultee Comment · 25 Feb 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 20 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN Amended Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS Amended Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS Amended Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
  • COMMENT 1 Public Comment · 13 Feb 2026
  • HMO DATA Consultee Comment · 12 Feb 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 09 Feb 2026
  • STUDENT MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Information · 02 Feb 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Information · 02 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 02 Feb 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 02 Feb 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 02 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 02 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANS Drawing · 02 Feb 2026

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What this refusal means

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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