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Orthodox Church Providence Row Durham DH1 1RS

DM/26/00025/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 27 February 2026

Council decision: Approved BNG Not RequiredFast Track6 conditions

Proposal

Rear single storey (infill) extension with internal modifications

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated7 Jan
  3. Consult.24 Feb
  4. Target4 Mar
  5. Decided27 Feb

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Orthodox Church Providence Row Durham DH1 1RS. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Durham City conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1RS
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 January 2026
Consultation expiry
24 February 2026
Consultation start
3 February 2026
Consultation end
24 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
15 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
5 February 2026
Last date for comments
12 February 2026
Target decision date
4 March 2026
Permission expires
27 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Close, Granger, Gray & Wilkin
Agent address
Office 309, Hub 2, The Innovation Centre Vienna Court Redcar TS10 5SH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
12 February 2026
Site notice start
20 January 2026
Site notice end
10 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14600563
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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