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Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02421/FPA

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

Proposal

Installation of a 1.5 x 1.5m level, stone-paved platform with dressed stone kerbing to enable disabled access to the Terrace in the Lower Walled Garden at Old Durham Gardens.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02421/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02421/FPA
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
11 Sep 2026
Validated
12 Sep 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH1 2RY

Comment by 5 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to County Durham through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • DM/26/02422/LB Awaiting decision

    Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY

    Installation of two metal information signs on the boundary of Old Durham Gardens

    Submitted 11 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 12 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 November 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 14 Sep 2026
  • STATEMENT OF NEED AND DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL POLICY CONTEXT Supporting Information · 11 Sep 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 11 Sep 2026
  • NO STEPS OPTION Drawing · 11 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING Drawing · 11 Sep 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 11 Sep 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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY

    DM/26/02422/LB Submitted 11 Sep 2026 0m away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

    Installation of two metal information signs on the boundary of Old Durham Gardens

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings

  • Old Durham Farm Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY

    DM/23/00201/TCA Submitted 26 Jan 2023 52m away

    Works to T1, T2, T3 & T4 - Crown raise to remove lower branching, no branches larger than 75mm to be removed, Crown thin 10-15% -predominantly epicormic growthn and T1 - Cut back from overhead cable

    Granted Trees 10 docs

  • Pear Tree Cottage Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY

    DM/25/03430/TCA Submitted 9 Dec 2025 90m away

    T1 - T2 -T3 Cherry trees, to fell in order to extend the wildflower meadow. G1 - Cherry trees, no action required. G2 - Cherry trees, no action required.

    Granted Trees 4 docs