Planning application
Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY
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
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02422/LB Granted
Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY
Installation of two metal information signs on the boundary of Old Durham Gardens
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DM/26/02437/AD Granted
Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY
1x wall-mounted sign and 1x free-standing sign
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by County Durham
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12 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 58 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
- STATEMENT OF NEED AND DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL POLICY CONTEXT
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- NO STEPS OPTION
- EXISTING
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat 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 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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