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14 Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JR

Granted County Durham DM/26/00751/CEU Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

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

  1. 24 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 25 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVAL CEU Decision · 18 May 2026
  • CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED USE DELEGATED REPORT Delegated Report · 15 May 2026
  • STATUTORY DECLARATION Supporting Information · 10 Apr 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 09 Apr 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 31 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 24 Mar 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 24 Mar 2026

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What 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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