Planning application
21 Young Street Gilesgate Durham DH1 2JU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4).
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01072/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01072/CEU
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 23 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
- Postcode
- DH1 2JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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24 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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