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7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/01884/CEU Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

Relates to DM/26/00504/FPA

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development for the implementation of planning permission DM/26/00504/FPA

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01884/CEU

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01884/CEU
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH1 5SX

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/26/01735/DRC Granted

    7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    Discharge of conditions 5 (materials) pursuant to DM/26/00504/FPA

    Decided 21 Jul 2026
  • DM/26/01323/VOC Granted

    7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to DM/26/00504/FPA for the reduction in length of the kitchen, amending the roof covering from slate to Sarnafil membrane, additional rooflights and removal of steps to replace with ramp

    Decided 31 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01185/DRC Granted

    7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    Discharge of conditions 3 (submisison of tree protection details) and 4 (railing details) pursuant to DM/26/00504/FPA (amended description)

    Decided 24 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00504/FPA Granted

    7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    Two storey side, rear and front extensions, sliding gate and garden alterations including railings, retaining walls and fencing (Resubmission of DM/25/00643/FPA)

    Decided 28 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • DM/25/00643/FPA Refused

    7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    Two storey side, rear and front extensions and demolition of garage. Alterations to garden

    Decided 2 Sep 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 September 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • DM/26/00504/FPA Granted

    7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    Two storey side, rear and front extensions, sliding gate and garden alterations including railings, retaining walls and fencing (Resubmission of DM/25/00643/FPA)

    Decided 28 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • Application: DM/25/00643/FPA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/26/01185/DRC (Decided)
  • Application: DM/26/01323/VOC (Decided)
  • Application: DM/26/01735/DRC (Decided)

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 21 Jul 2026
  • GARDEN LAYOUT Drawing · 21 Jul 2026
  • SECTION AA GARDEN Drawing · 21 Jul 2026
  • PHOTOS OF SITE/WORK Photo · 21 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 21 Jul 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 21 Jul 2026
  • SITE PLAN & GATES Drawing · 21 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS Drawing · 21 Jul 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided lawful development applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    DM/26/01185/DRC Submitted 11 May 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 3 (submisison of tree protection details) and 4 (railing details) pursuant to DM/26/00504/FPA (amended description)

    Granted Conditions Trees 2 docs
  • 7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    DM/26/00504/FPA Submitted 2 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Two storey side, rear and front extensions, sliding gate and garden alterations including railings, retaining walls and fencing (Resubmission of DM/25/00643/FPA)

    Granted Full applications Extension 31 docs
  • 7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    DM/26/01323/VOC Submitted 26 May 2026 50 yards away

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to DM/26/00504/FPA for the reduction in length of the kitchen, amending the roof covering from slate to Sarnafil membrane, additional rooflights and removal of steps to replace with ramp

    Granted Amendments Loft or dormer Roofing 22 docs
  • 7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    DM/25/00643/FPA Submitted 4 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Two storey side, rear and front extensions and demolition of garage. Alterations to garden

    Refused Full applications Extension Demolition 38 docs
  • 7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    DM/26/01735/DRC Submitted 6 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 5 (materials) pursuant to DM/26/00504/FPA

    Granted 2 docs
  • 8 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY

    DM/24/01682/TCA Submitted 21 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction by no more than 20% in volume, and reshape by 4-5m (amended description)

    Granted Trees 8 docs

In County Durham

  • DM/26/01703/CPO Granted

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

    Installation of timber playground equipment.

    Received 2 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • DM/26/02258/CEU Awaiting decision

    Land And Buildings On The West Side Of Battle Green Pelton Fell DH2 2QW

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of two permanent detached garage structures, private domestic vehicle parking plots, and residential garden areas as domestic curtilage ancillary to the main dwellinghouse at 2 Battle Green DH2 2QW. (description amended on 17.09.2026)

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • DM/26/01615/CPO Withdrawn

    Spital Park Farm Stainmore Road Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9RH

    Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Met Office installation of a new weather station enclosure (10 metres by 9 metres by 1.2 metres) with meteorological equipment, including a 10 metre collapsible WEC WD10 mast with an anemometer and windvane on the top (with concrete plinth base of 1.8 metres by 2.2 metres).

    Received 23 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • DM/26/01399/CPO Granted

    28 Moor Edge Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HT

    Certificate of Proposed Development for a hip to gable conversion to form loft conversion with rear dormer

    Received 2 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • DM/26/01072/CEU Refused

    21 Young Street Gilesgate Durham DH1 2JU

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

    Received 23 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development