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Durham University Science Site South Road Durham DH1 3LE

DM/26/02767/PN56Prior Approval ScenariosPending Decision
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Prior notification for a DDA Ramp and Steps under Part 7 Class M of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

Received
15 October 2026
Target decision date
9 December 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Neville's Cross
  1. Received15 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.11 Nov
  4. Target9 Dec
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Durham89% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application at Durham University Science Site South Road Durham DH1 3LE. Durham has handled 1,086 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. It was submitted on 15 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Neville's Cross. We hold 1,205 applications in total for the DH1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DM/26/02767/PN56
Address
Durham University Science Site South Road Durham DH1 3LE
Postcode
DH1 3LE
Local Authority
Durham
Application Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Pending Consideration
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Howarth Litchfield
Agent Address
Liddon House Belmont Business Park Liddon House, Belmont Business Park Durham DH1 1TW

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
15 October 2026
Consultation Expiry
11 November 2026
Target Decision Date
9 December 2026
Date Validated
15 October 2026
Date Submitted
15 October 2026
Consultation Start
21 October 2026
Neighbour Consultation Start
21 October 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
11 November 2026
Last Date for Comments
11 November 2026

Planning Decision

Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15263005
Documents
4
Coordinates
54.767610, -1.571289
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Durham

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Planning constraints

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

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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