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30 - 31 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD

DM/26/00228/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Rear extension to form a 4-bed HMO (Use Class C4) with additional basement storage and alterations to the adjoining external staircase.

Received
29 January 2026
Decision due
13 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Agent
Steve Major Limited
  1. Received29 Jan
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.6 May
  4. Target13 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 30 - 31 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. 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 3RD
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2026
Consultation expiry
6 May 2026
Consultation start
22 April 2026
Consultation end
6 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
18 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
8 April 2026
Last date for comments
23 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Steve Major Limited
Architect profile
STEVE MAJOR LIMITED
Agent address
5 Birchwood Dell Doncaster DN4 6SY
Applicant company

Saddlers Land and Property Limited

Company number 08525013

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 May 2013 (13 years old)
Nature of business
Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Durham

1 other planning application by this company in Durham.

  • DM/25/02997/PN56 · Durham · Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF
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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
16 April 2026
Site notice start
2 April 2026
Site notice end
23 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14643937
Documents
32

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Durham City
  • Listed building: Grade II: 32, Silver StreetOn or next to this site · +2 more

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.

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

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© 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.

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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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