Planning application
10 Nuns Row Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use to flexible use permission as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) and a Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of Schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00991/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00991/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Belmont
- Parish
- Belmont
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 1HG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 17 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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