6 Goodyear Crescent Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2EB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GPDO Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Oct 2025 · Central East Planning Committee · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Durham Area Planning Committee (Central and East) on 7 Oct 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal would not unacceptably harm residential amenity, community balance or highway safety, subject to conditions.
- Objections raised concerns about highway safety, noise, residential amenity and how flexible use would be counted.
- The committee approved the application subject to conditions, amending the date in Condition 3 to run from the decision notice.
Source: Plota analysis of Durham's committee minutes of 7 Oct 2025.
Documents 5
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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 4
Last sold for £132,500 in June 2025. Semi-detached house, 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 May 2021, 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
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- DH1 2EB
- Received
- 23 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Sept 2025
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Decision date
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Central East Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ELG Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 76 days from validation, 20 days slower than Durham's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14198693
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14198693
- Neighbours
- 29 Sept 2025
- Consultation
- 29 Jul 2025
- Comments by
- 3 Sept 2025
- Site or press notice
- 13 Aug 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
13 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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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: 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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