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19 Frederick Street South Meadowfield Durham DH7 8LZ

Refused County Durham DM/26/01213/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 use of the property as an operational seven bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (with a license for 10 tenants (large HMO (Sui Generis)).

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01213/CEU

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01213/CEU
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Decided
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Brandon
Parish
Brandon And Byshottles
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH7 8LZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/26/01894/FPA Granted

    19 Frederick Street South Meadowfield Durham DH7 8LZ

    Change of Use from Class C4 (HMO) to Sui Generis (Large HMO)

    Decided 14 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 May 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 8 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 4/09/00569/FPA (Decided)
  • Application: 4/99/00598/FPA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/20/01823/FPA (Decided)

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

  • CEU REPORT Report · 08 Jul 2026
  • REFUSAL CEU Decision · 08 Jul 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 08 Jun 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 08 Jun 2026
  • DOWEN SALE PARTICULARS NOTE 7 LETTABLE ROOMS Supporting Information · 13 May 2026
  • HMO LICENCE FOR 7 - 20.03.2020 - 20.03.2025 Supporting Information · 13 May 2026
  • HMO LICENCE FOR 10 - 30.01.2025 - 29.01.2030 Supporting Information · 13 May 2026
  • GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026
  • SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANS OS Extract · 13 May 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 13 May 2026
  • HM LAND REGISTRY TITLE PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026
  • FIRE ESCAPE PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026
  • COVERING LETTER AND LIST OF DOCUMENTS Supporting Information · 13 May 2026

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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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