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53 Frank Street Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2JF

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02846/FPA

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Change of use from a dwellinghouse (C3) to a house in multiple occupation (C4) including a single storey extension, cycle parking and bin storage

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02846/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02846/FPA
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Postcode
DH1 2JF

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/02543/CPO Granted

    53 Frank Street Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2JF

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of single storey rear extension; replacement of door opening with window and demolition of front boundary wall to widen access.

    Decided 4 Nov 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 26 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Nov 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 December 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.

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 58 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 0.3 miles

  • 22 Frank Street Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2JF

    DM/26/02430/FPA Submitted 11 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

    Two-storey rear extension

    Awaiting decision Extension

  • 40 Frank Street Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2JF

    DM/26/01305/FPA Submitted 22 May 2026 50 yards away

    Retention of erection of an outbuilding to rear

    Granted Full applications 11 docs

  • 32 Herons Court Gilesgate Durham DH1 2HD

    DM/23/00055/FPA Submitted 5 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use as dwellinghouse or small HMO (Use Class C4) together with the construction of a bin store and bicycle shelter

    Granted Full applications 19 docs
    Domestic

  • 21 Frank Street Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2JF

    DM/22/03667/FPA Submitted 9 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Change use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to a flexible use of either C3 or C4 (Small HMO), where flexible use is based on Class V of Part 3 of the General Permitted Development Order, the construction of a bin store and bike shelter.

    Granted Full applications 22 docs
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  • 28 Herons Court Gilesgate Durham DH1 2HD

    DM/24/01875/FPA Submitted 10 Jul 2024 100 yards away

    Change of use from a C3 Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 4 bed HMO (Use Class C4)

    Granted Full applications 21 docs
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  • 53 Frank Street Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2JF

    DM/25/02543/CPO Submitted 12 Sep 2025 100 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of single storey rear extension; replacement of door opening with window and demolition of front boundary wall to widen access.

    Granted Lawful development Extension Demolition +1 9 docs
    Small domestic