27 St Bedes Close Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4AA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of 3 bed dwellinghouse (C3) to 3 bed HMO (C4) including cycle parking and bin storage Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 11 Aug 2026; it is now day 169.
Going to planning committee
Tuesday 13 October, 1pm
Area Planning Committee (Central and East)
Committee Room - The Light
Item 5a on the agenda
The committee will decide this application in public. Most councils let objectors, supporters and the applicant speak if they register in advance, each by its own deadline.
Source: Durham's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.
Documents 8
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Consultation & comments 5
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, 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
Decision outlook
Day 169, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14874788
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14874788
- Neighbours
- 5 Oct 2026
- Consultation
- 28 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 11 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 8 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 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.
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.
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The consultation period closed on 11 Aug 2026.