28 Albert Street Durham DH1 4RL
Approved on 3 July 2024
Council decision: Approved BNG Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Replacement of existing conservatory to single storey rear extension with 2no. rooflights. Internal alterations to attic space including 2no. rooflights and increasing the size of existing dormer window. Demolition of existing garage and construction of two storey garage and garden room. (amended description)
- Received
- 11 August 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Neville's Cross (Historic)
- Agent
- Ian Watson Surveying Services
- ReceivedReceived11 Aug
- ValidatedValidated5 Dec
- Consult.Consultation28 May
- TargetTarget Date30 Jan
- DecidedDecided3 Jul
Decided in 211 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 28 Albert Street Durham DH1 4RL. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 327 days, 39 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Durham City conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,244 applications in total for the DH1 postcode area.
95% of full applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DH1 4RL
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- City Of Durham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 December 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 28 May 2024
- Consultation start
- 14 May 2024
- Consultation end
- 28 May 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 14 May 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 28 May 2024
- Last date for comments
- 28 May 2024
- Target decision date
- 30 January 2024
- Permission expires
- 3 July 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Ian Watson Surveying Services
- Agent address
- 7 Longridge Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7LB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 21 December 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 January 2024
- Site notice start
- 14 December 2023
- Site notice end
- 4 January 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 31
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Durham City
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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