Planning application
St Annes Court Castle Chare Durham DH1 4TZ
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
A new 4 mm external fibre-optic cable will be installed and routed along the plinth brickwork to provide ultrafast fibre broadband services to St Anne's Court. The cable will then be brought into the building and distributed to individual apartments as required.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00447/LB
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00447/LB
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH1 4TZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
-
20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 24 April 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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