Planning application
13 Church Lane Durham DH1 3HF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of first floor community hub to 2-beroom residential flat (C3) with associated parking space and EV Charging unit.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02638/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02638/FPA
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 3HF
Comment by 28 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on County Durham's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2026
Received by County Durham
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2 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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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 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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