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Her Majestys Passport Office Freemans Reach Riverside Place Durham DH1 1SL

Granted County Durham DM/26/01235/FPA Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of guardrails, 3No. step over roof access systems & a roof mounted safety line, 1 new gutter outlet to the west and south elevations, additional coating of single ply roof sheet & new low level steel cable protection to existing guardrails to improve roof safety.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01235/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01235/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved BNG Not Required
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Decided
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH1 1SL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Rider Levett Bucknall Agent, registered in West Midlands

Active · incorporated 2005 · West Midlands

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Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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