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71 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP

DM/26/00093/LBListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use of top floors of retail unit (Use Class E) to 6-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)(Use Class C4) including; internal reconfiguration, thermal upgrades to existing fabric, installation of secondary glazing, and replacement of existing roof over rear entrance area

Received
13 January 2026
Decision due
11 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Agent
Musson Brown Architects
  1. Received13 Jan
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target11 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application for a change of use at 71 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP. Durham has handled 451 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe. 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 3NP
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026
Consultation expiry
18 March 2026
Consultation start
4 March 2026
Consultation end
18 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
9 February 2026
Last date for comments
19 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Musson Brown Architects
Architect profile
MUSSON BROWN ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
19 Clayton Road Jesmond Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4RP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
19 February 2026
Site notice start
21 January 2026
Site notice end
11 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14620013
Documents
34

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    13 Jan

    Change of use of top floors of retail unit (Use Class E) to 6-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)(Use…

    PendingFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongsideDM/26/00092/FPA
  2. 2026
    13 Jan

    Change of use of top floors of retail unit (Use Class E) to 6-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)(Use…

    This applicationPendingListed building consentDM/26/00093/LB

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