Whitechurch 29 Church Street Head Durham DH1 3DN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Hand painted signage to front and side elevation gable and walls (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 May 2026 · Full Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £774,157 in June 2018. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Durham
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Postcode
- DH1 3DN
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 May 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 26 May 2026
- Decision level
- Full Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Space ID
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 60 days from validation, 5 days slower than Durham's median of 55 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 91% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14810451
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14810451
- Consultation
- 1 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 7 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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