Planning application
14 Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use to confirm that the property's established use as a small HMO (Class C4) was in place before the introduction of the Durham City Article 4 Direction (1 September 2016) and has continued lawfully to the present day.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00751/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00751/CEU
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 2JR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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25 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL CEU
- CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED USE DELEGATED REPORT
- STATUTORY DECLARATION
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 15 May 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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