7 Atherton Street Durham DH1 4DJ

DM/25/02827/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Change of use from office to purpose built student accommodation (Sui Generis), commercial space (Class E) and external alterations to building

Received: 8 October 2025
Decision due: 8 January 2026
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe

ReceivedReceived8 Oct
ValidatedValidated9 Oct
Consult.Consultation18 Feb
TargetTarget Date8 Jan
DecidedDecided

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Comment on the council's site Documents (64)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 7 Atherton Street Durham DH1 4DJ. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 8 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe. We hold 1,246 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 4DJ
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 October 2025
Consultation expiry: 18 February 2026
Consultation start: 4 February 2026
Consultation end: 18 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 20 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 10 November 2025
Last date for comments: 20 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Lichfields
Agent address: St. Nicholas Building Lichfields St. Nicholas Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1RF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 30 October 2025
Advertisement expiry: 20 November 2025
Site notice start: 22 October 2025
Site notice end: 12 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14370778
Documents: 64

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Durham City
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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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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