The Boathouse Inn Elvet Bridge Durham DH1 3AF Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/02524/AD - Advertisement Consent Allowed on appeal
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Retrospective display of mural-style advertisement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
30 Sept 2025
✓
Consultation
3 Oct 2025
✗
Refused
25 Nov 2025
✓
Appeal allowed
25 Sept 2026

Refused on 25 Nov 2025 · Full Delegated · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Delegated Report · 25 Nov 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF APPEAL STATEMENT WITH APPENDICES Appeal Documents · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

IMG PROPOSED ILLUSTRATION (4 OF 4) Drawing · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PROPOSED ILLUSTRATION (1 OF 4) Drawing · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PROPOSED ILLUSTRATION (2 OF 4) Drawing · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Public footpath 9 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.
Scheduled monument 33 m away: Elvet 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 ↗
45 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Elvet Bridge, Grade I, 42 m away · 3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 40 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 45 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
World heritage site 126 m away: Durham Castle and Cathedral; Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 3 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Durham built-up area; Air quality management area 59 m away: Durham County Council Air Quality Management Area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 12 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.

Building

Floor area403 m² (4,338 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 101)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
DH1 3AF
Received
10 Sept 2025
Validated
30 Sept 2025
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
25 Nov 2025
Decision level
Full Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 25 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003865 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
ELG Planning
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 92% of signs and adverts here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
155decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 supporting

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14307981
Planning Portal ref
PP-14307981
Neighbours
3 Oct 2025
Consultation
3 Oct 2025
Comments by
31 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
10 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2025
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:
Other decisions

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

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.

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.