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Prince Bishops Shopping Centre High Street Durham DH1 3UJ

DM/26/00566/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 15 September 2026

Council decision: S106+Approved BNG RequiredPlanning committee2 conditions

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Proposal

Revised scheme incorporating amendments, for the redevelopment of the existing shopping centre, comprising partial demolition of the shopping centre above the existing mall level (Levels 5 and above) and erection of replacement commercial units (Class E), and purpose built student accommodation (Sui Generis) at Level 5 and above, along with a new outdoor public square and public realm improvements. External alterations to the boat repair and maintenance workshop including use of external area to create outside terrace (Class E), external alterations to the elevations of the retained areas of the shopping centre and car park, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works.

Received
6 March 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
  1. Received6 Mar
  2. Validated6 Mar
  3. Consult.8 Apr
  4. Target26 Jun
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 193 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Prince Bishops Shopping Centre High Street Durham DH1 3UJ. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 193 days, 20 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 13 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 3UJ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 March 2026
Consultation expiry
25 April 2026
Consultation start
18 March 2026
Consultation end
8 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
18 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
8 April 2026
Last date for comments
25 April 2026
Target decision date
26 June 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
112 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
25 April 2026
Site notice start
24 March 2026
Site notice end
14 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14683023
Documents
124

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: 8, Elvet BridgeOn or next to this site · +14 more
  • Scheduled monument: Elvet BridgePart of the site

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, 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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