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3 Southend South Road Durham DH1 3TG

Refused County Durham DM/26/00808/CEU Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00808/CEU

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00808/CEU
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Decided
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
DH1 3TG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • DM/26/01004/FPA Refused

    3 Southend South Road Durham DH1 3TG

    Single storey extension to rear

    Decided 16 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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    DM/26/01004/FPA Submitted 20 Apr 2026 0m away

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    Refused Full applications Extension 18 docs
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