Planning application
Anvil Abbey Road Pity Me Durham DH1 5DQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use to adult care home (C2) for up to five adults aged 18 and over and the retention of a sensory room and an office within the rear garden (description amended on 08.07.2026)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01468/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01468/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Framwellgate And Newton Hall
- Parish
- Framwellgate Moor
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 5DQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/24/02091/FPA Granted
Anvil Abbey Road Pity Me Durham DH1 5DQ
To retain 1.8m high timber fencing to rear garden and the side of the property, and to erect a 1.2m high timber fence to front driveway area
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DM/24/01829/DRC Granted
Anvil Abbey Road Pity Me Durham DH1 5DQ
Discharge of Conditions 3 (management plan) and 7 (travel plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03325/FPA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2026
Received by County Durham
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26 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 August 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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