Planning application
Durham University Teaching And Learning Centre South Road Durham DH1 3LS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of vacant catering space (Use Class F1 [a]) to a retail unit (Use Class E [a]), including alterations to the elevation to incorporate the installation of an external door and louvres to be used as a customer entrance.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02376/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02376/FPA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 3LS
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02696/AD Awaiting decision
Durham University Teaching And Learning Centre South Road Durham DH1 3LS
New Signage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by County Durham
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9 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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2 Nov 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 2 OF 2
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHEET 1 OF 2
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHEET 2 OF 2
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 1 OF 2
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 2 OF 2
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- TRAVEL PLAN
- COVERING LETTER
- PLANNING STATEMENT AND SEQUENTIAL ASSESSMENT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN)
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR SHOWING FIT OUT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 30 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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