Durham View Whitesmocks Durham DH1 4LL
Proposal
Conversion of original integral double garage to habitable accommodation, construction of detached double garage with office and shower/wc above with associated works plus felling and removal of Holly, Lawson Cypress, Sycamore stem and mixed shrub planting
- Received
- 10 September 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 10 October 2026
- Council
- Durham County Council
- ReceivedSubmitted10 Sep
- ValidatedValidated10 Sep
- Consult.Consultation16 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a garage at Durham View Whitesmocks Durham DH1 4LL. Durham has handled 17,928 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. It was submitted on 10 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,171 applications in total for the DH1 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation 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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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 11.6 miSunderland
- 12.9 miNewcastle Upon TyneRICS Regulated
- 13.1 miRoyal QuaysRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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