DM/26/01363/CEU

1. 29 May 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 4 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

This application is with County Durham for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• DM/26/01362/CEU Awaiting decision

  55 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  The property has been continuously occupied as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) by 3 to 6 unrelated individuals who share basic communal amenities, falling within Planning Use Class C4. This C4 use was fully established prior to the implementation of the Durham City Article 4 Direction on 16 September 2016 and has been continuously maintained without interruption down to the present day. A Certificate of Lawfulness is therefore sought to confirm that the existing Class C4 use is lawful

  29 May 2026 17m away Lawful development
• DM/25/02398/NMA Awaiting decision

  44 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  Non-material amendment pursuant to planning approval DM/23/00394/FPA comprising additional window to existing bathroom and garden room in matching fenestration

  29 Aug 2025 40m away Amendments
• DM/26/01734/TCA Awaiting decision

  28 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  Silver Birch (T1) - felling and removal

  6 Jul 2026 83m away Trees
• DM/25/02197/TCA Awaiting decision

  6 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  T1 Laburnum - crown reduce by 1.5 metres to reduce weight on weak basal union. T2 Camellia - reduce by 0.5 metres, trim and reshape

  11 Aug 2025 153m away Trees
• DM/25/02346/TCA Granted

  4 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  T1. Magnolia - trimmed and shaped

  26 Aug 2025 159m away Trees
• DM/26/00249/FPA Withdrawn

  20 Ferens Park Durham DH1 1NU

  Change of use of land to private garden space with installation of boundary treatments

  2 Feb 2026 179m away Full applications

• DM/26/01728/CPO Awaiting decision

  East Farm House 127 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use from a children's care home to an adults' care home (Use Class C2) for up to four adults with special needs, including associated internal alterations.

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01088/CPO Granted

  16 Wackerfield Darlington DL2 3AP

  Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and associated works

  29 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01703/CPO Awaiting decision

  Aycliffe Village Primary School North Terrace Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LG

  Instillation of timber playground equipment.

  2 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/00515/CEU Refused

  17 Generation Place Consett DH8 5XT

  Use of dwellinghouse (C3) as a children's home for one child with two carers present at all times

  3 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01642/CEU Awaiting decision

  17 Boyd Street Durham DH1 3DP

  Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4).

  25 Jun 2026 Lawful development