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6 - 7 Market Place Durham DH1 3HL

DM/26/00766/LBListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Listed building consent for the change of use of the upper floors, including internal alterations and roof extension, to create three apartments (House in Multiple Occupation - Use Class C4).

Received
25 March 2026
Decision due
22 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Agent
Steve Major Limited
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target22 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application for a change of use at 6 - 7 Market Place Durham DH1 3HL. Durham has handled 451 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications 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 3HL
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2026
Consultation expiry
23 April 2026
Consultation start
27 March 2026
Consultation end
17 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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

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

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14805993
Documents
31

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: Barclays BankOn this site · +1 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    10 Nov

    Variation of condition 2 pursuant to planning permssion DM/26/00766/LB

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)DM/26/03010/VOC
  2. 2026
    25 Mar

    Change of use of the upper floors, including internal alterations and roof extension, to create three…

    PendingFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongsideDM/26/00765/FPA
  3. 2026
    25 Mar

    Listed building consent for the change of use of the upper floors, including internal alterations and roof…

    This applicationPendingListed building consentDM/26/00766/LB

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