17 Boyd Street Durham DH1 3DP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 10 Sept 2026 · Certificate of Lawfulness Existing · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Other documents 3
Site constraints 5
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2019, 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 Existing Use
- Postcode
- DH1 3DP
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
- Applicant
- Show
Public comments
No public comments yet.
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15035528
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15035528
- Neighbours
- 1 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 1 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 9 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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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.
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