Durham University Palace Green Library Palace Green Durham DH1 3RN
Approved on 3 July 2024
Fast Track
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Proposal
Refurbishment of roofs to Deane Room, Education Centre, Stair Tower, Wolfson Gallery consisting of removing battens, felt and stone slates, stone cleaning by hand brushing, installation of new breather membrane, battens and stone slates, refixing of stones and replaced where necessary. Also, replacement of leadwork and cleaning of stone parapets and copings with complete lightning protection scheme
- Received
- 12 April 2024
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
- ReceivedReceived12 Apr
- ValidatedValidated15 Apr
- Consult.Consultation9 May
- TargetTarget Date10 Jun
- DecidedDecided3 Jul
Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Durham University Palace Green Library Palace Green Durham DH1 3RN. Durham has handled 451 applications of this type. This one was decided in 82 days, 4 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,244 applications in total for the DH1 postcode area.
95% of heritage 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 3RN
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- City Of Durham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 April 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 31 May 2024
- Consultation start
- 18 April 2024
- Consultation end
- 9 May 2024
- Last date for comments
- 31 May 2024
- Target decision date
- 10 June 2024
- Decision issued
- 4 July 2024
- Permission expires
- 4 July 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Howarth Litchfield
- Architect profile
- HOWARTH LITCHFIELD PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
- Agent address
- Liddon House Belmont Business Park Durham Durham DH1 1TW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 25 April 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 16 May 2024
- Site notice start
- 10 May 2024
- Site notice end
- 31 May 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12971915
- Documents
- 37
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Durham City
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 (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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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