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6 - 7 Market Place Durham DH1 3HL

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/00765/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Extension Several homes

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Proposal

Change of use of the upper floors, including internal alterations and roof extension, to create three apartments (Use Class C4).

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00765/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00765/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH1 3HL

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • DM/26/00766/LB Awaiting decision

    6 - 7 Market Place Durham DH1 3HL

    Listed building consent for the change of use of the upper floors, including internal alterations and roof extension, to create three apartments (House in Multiple Occupation - Use Class C4).

    Submitted 25 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 27 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

35 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

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  • 6 - 7 Market Place Durham DH1 3HL

    DM/26/00766/LB Submitted 25 Mar 2026 0m away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~22 May

    Listed building consent for the change of use of the upper floors, including internal alterations and roof extension, to create three apartments (House in Multiple Occupation - Use Class C4).

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling Extension 33 docs
    Several homes

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

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