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DM/26/01239/FPA - Full Planning Application Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor premises from Class E use to a small-scale cocktail lounge/bar (Sui Generis), operating primarily through seated table service, and associated internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Consultation
19 May 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Full Delegated · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FULL DELEGATED Delegated Report · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Information · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BUSINESS AND NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Information · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Supporting Information · 15 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF POLICY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE Press Notice · 28 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 12, Silver Street
List entry 1121368 · 15 m away · 40 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 31 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Durham City conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument 35 m away: Framwellgate Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
World heritage site 23 m away: Durham Castle and Cathedral
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Public footpath 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 29 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the Durham built-up area; Priority habitat 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DH1 3RD
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved BNG Not Required
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Full Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mockingbird Durham LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 80 days from validation, 23 days slower than Durham's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
13%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

32 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14932875
Planning Portal ref
PP-14932875
Neighbours
19 May 2026
Consultation
19 May 2026
Comments by
19 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
29 May 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Durham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #52 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #29 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #190 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #213 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
49 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
201 decided
1,706
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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