Planning application
Gatehouses Mount Oswald South Road Durham DH1 3TQ
Works: Extension Demolition Domestic
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Proposal
Listed Building Consent for the full demolition, rebuild and extension of the South Gate House to form dwelling, restoration of North Gate House for use as a store & ancillary infrastructure including carport, fencing and footpath. [Note: amended description]
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01344/LB
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01344/LB
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 3TQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01343/FPA Awaiting decision
Gatehouses Mount Oswald South Road Durham DH1 3TQ
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to approval DM/20/00575/FPA to allow amendments including: the full demolition and rebuild of the South Gate House; changing the glazed link to timber; changes to the amount of glazing on the new dwelling; and movement of the cantilever further forward whilst still maintaining floating illusion. [Note: amended description and planning reference number]
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DM/24/01976/VOC Granted
Gatehouses Mount Oswald South Road Durham DH1 3TQ
Amendment of condition 6 of approval DM/20/00576/LB to allow change to approved glazed link to timber due to structural movement of South Gate house
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DM/24/01963/NMA Granted
Gatehouses Mount Oswald South Road Durham DH1 3TQ
Changes to the amount of glazing on new build. Cantilever moved further forward (still maintaining floating illusion). Removal of glazed link to be replaced with timber link, to amend approval DM/20/00575/FPA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by County Durham
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12 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/20/00576/LB (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
- DESIGN AND CONSERVATION
- PRESS NOTICE
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN 1:2500
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- APPENDICES LIST
- STRUCTURAL SURVEY
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- APPENDICES LIST
- STRUCTURAL SURVEY
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Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to approval DM/20/00575/FPA to allow amendments including: the full demolition and rebuild of the South Gate House; changing the glazed link to timber; changes to the amount of glazing on the new dwelling; and movement of the cantilever further forward whilst still maintaining floating illusion. [Note: amended description and planning reference number]
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Amendment of condition 6 of approval DM/20/00576/LB to allow change to approved glazed link to timber due to structural movement of South Gate house
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