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78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

DM/26/01720/LBListed Building ConsentPending Decision

Proposal

Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation

Received
3 July 2026
Target decision date
28 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received3 Jul
  2. Validated3 Jul
  3. Consult.28 Jul
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided
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This is a heritage application for window replacement at 78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY. Durham has handled 450 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. It was submitted on 3 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 118 applications across Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe. We hold 1,205 applications in total for the DH1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DM/26/01720/LB
Address
78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY
Postcode
DH1 1HY
Local Authority
Durham
Application Type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Pending Consideration
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Architectural Base Consultancy.
Agent Address
5A Vermont House Concord Washington NE37 2SQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
3 July 2026
Consultation Expiry
28 July 2026
Target Decision Date
28 August 2026
Date Validated
3 July 2026
Date Submitted
3 July 2026
Consultation Start
7 July 2026
Consultation End
28 July 2026

Planning Decision

Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15058165
Documents
5
Coordinates
54.778664, -1.561512
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Durham

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    3 Jul

    Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front…

    PendingFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongsideDM/26/01719/FPA
  2. 2026
    3 Jul

    Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front…

    This applicationPendingListed building consentDM/26/01720/LB

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Durham City
  • Listed building: Grade II: 70a and 71, GilesgateOn or next to 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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-10-09. 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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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