Planning application
Anvil Abbey Road Pity Me Durham DH1 5DQ
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
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
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 29 Oct 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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29 Oct 2026
Decision issued
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30 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 4/97/00185/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/23/03325/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/24/01829/DRC (Decided)
- Application: DM/24/02091/FPA (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- RESPONSE TO PLANNING POLICY ISSUES
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES
- CLLR PEARS
- 4 ABBEY ROAD, PITY ME, DURHAM DH1 5DQ-NEUTRAL-MR GEOFF LONGSTAFF(FULL)
- PLANNING POLICY
- SITE NOTICE
- APPLICANT EMAIL RE PROPOSAL
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- MANAGEMENT PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
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