53 Frank Street Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2JF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of single storey rear extension; replacement of door opening with window and demolition of front boundary wall to widen access. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Nov 2025 · Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 12 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 6
Last sold for £145,000 in January 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 November 2018, 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
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
- Postcode
- DH1 2JF
- Received
- 12 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 15 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Belmont
- Parish
- Belmont
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
- Appeal
- Allowed · 4 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005146 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ELG Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Durham's median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 76% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14322042
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14322042
- Consultation
- 22 Sept 2025
- Comments by
- 23 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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