Her Majestys Passport Office Freemans Reach Riverside Place Durham DH1 1SL

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/26/01235/FPA Granted

  Her Majestys Passport Office Freemans Reach Riverside Place Durham DH1 1SL

  Installation of guardrails, 3No. step over roof access systems & a roof mounted safety line, 1 new gutter outlet to the west and south elevations, additional coating of single ply roof sheet & new low level steel cable protection to existing guardrails to improve roof safety.

  Decided 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/21/02692/FPA Granted

  Her Majestys Passport Office Freemans Reach Riverside Place Durham DH1 1SL

  Replacement chiller units on roof.

  Decided 20 Sep 2021 Full applications

1. 24 Sep 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 25 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 20 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.

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.

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.

• Her Majestys Passport Office Freemans Reach Riverside Place Durham DH1 1SL

  DM/21/02692/FPA Submitted 27 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  Replacement chiller units on roof.

  Granted Full applications 14 docs

• Durham University Business School The Waterside Building Riverside Place Durham DH1 1SL

  DM/23/00950/NMA Submitted 4 Apr 2023 100 yards away

  Non-material amendment pursuant to Condition 1 (approved plans) of Planning Permission No. DM/20/03394/VOC to replace glazed curtain wall with glazed doorway on southern elevation (main entrance) and to match existing doorway

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 10 docs

• Durham County Council Headquarters Freemans Quay Freemans Place Durham DH1 1SQ

  DRC/20/00422 Submitted 18 Dec 2020 100 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 (gas protection measures) pursuant to DM/20/00702/VOC

  Withdrawn Conditions

• The Sands Carpark And Durham Sixth Form Car Park Site Freemans Place Durham DH1 1SQ

  DM/21/02162/NMA Submitted 14 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Various design amendments to DM/20/03394/VOC

  Granted Amendments 1 doc

• The Sands Carpark And Durham Sixth Form Car Park Site Freemans Place Durham DH1 1SQ

  DRC/21/00156 Submitted 10 May 2021 100 yards away

  Discharge of condition 4 (Drainage) pursuant to DM/20/03394/VOC

  Granted Conditions

• Her Majestys Passport Office Freemans Reach Riverside Place Durham DH1 1SL

  DM/26/01235/FPA Submitted 15 May 2026 100 yards away

  Installation of guardrails, 3No. step over roof access systems & a roof mounted safety line, 1 new gutter outlet to the west and south elevations, additional coating of single ply roof sheet & new low level steel cable protection to existing guardrails to improve roof safety.

  Granted Full applications 14 docs