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39 Sunderland Road Gilesgate Durham DH1 2LG

Granted County Durham DM/26/00535/FPA Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of the existing first floor flat from residential to office use for the existing veterinary business at ground floor level. Existing bedrooms would be used as offices and the kitchen and living space would be used for staff purposes.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00535/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00535/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Decided
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH1 2LG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIRED Decision · 29 Apr 2026
  • FULL DELEGATED Delegated Report · 29 Apr 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 12 Mar 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 09 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • COVERING LETTER Supporting Information · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 04 Mar 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 04 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 29 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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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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