Planning application
7 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of engineering operations to the rear and installation of boundary treatments to front and rear elevations
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00884/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00884/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Householder (No Objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 1LA
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/02450/FPA Granted
7 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA
Two storey front extension including alterations to roof, fenestration and application of render
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Musson Brown Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Active · incorporated 2020 · Newcastle Upon Tyne
29 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 20 July 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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