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70 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP

DM/26/00634/LBListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 8 May 2026

Fast Track3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from Class E to form a C4 HMO through the incorporation of a second floor room previously used as commercial space.

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Agent
Musson Brown Architects
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.8 Apr
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a change of use at 70 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP. Durham has handled 451 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. 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
13 March 2026
Consultation expiry
16 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
16 April 2026
Target decision date
8 May 2026
Permission expires
8 May 2029

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
26 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
16 April 2026
Site notice start
26 March 2026
Site notice end
16 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14775038
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Durham City
  • Listed building: Grade II: 70, Saddler StreetOn this site · +5 more
  • 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 (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.

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© 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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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    12 Mar

    Change of use from Class E to form a C4 HMO through the incorporation of a second floor room previously used…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongsideDM/26/00633/FPA
  2. 2026
    12 Mar

    Change of use from Class E to form a C4 HMO through the incorporation of a second floor room previously used…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consentDM/26/00634/LB

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