39 Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HT Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01830/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for repairs and improvements to a listed dwelling including roof repairs and partial reroofing, rooflights, replacement insulated kitchen floor, repair and replacement of doors and windows, installation of a first-floor bathroom, drainage alterations, reduction in height of an unsafe chimney stack, and alterations to the approved stable rebuilding scheme including a revised door and additional rooflight (pursuant to permissions and ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Validated
16 Jul 2026
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Consultation
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FAST TRACK Delegated Report · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF BAT SURVEY Supporting Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN, ACCESS, PLANNING & HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF DESIGN & CONSERVATION Consultee Comment · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE Press Notice · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 39, Front Street
List entry 1185988 · 0 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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 ↗
Lanchester 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Lanchester built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DH7 0HT
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Lanchester And Burnhope
Parish
Lanchester
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Applicant
Show
Agent
Spence and Dower

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 7 days slower than Durham's median of 54 for listed building works. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
98decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15084425
Planning Portal ref
PP-15084425
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Demolish and re-build partially collapsed outbuilding.
DM/19/01282/FPA
2019 Approved
Demolish and re-build partially collapsed outbuilding.
DM/19/01283/LB
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
4 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
Maple x2 - crown reduce height by 3-4m and reduce width by 2m - T1 and T2. - Section 211…
DM/25/02332/TCA
2024 Approved
Crinnions 25 Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0LA
Retrospective application for an internally illuminated fascia sign.
DM/24/02575/AD
2023 Approved
1 And 2 Croft View Lanchester Durham DH7 0HY
Replacement shopfronts, windows and doors
DM/23/03286/FPA
2024 Approved
Woodham Court Front Street Lanchester DH7 0EH
1. - Cherry - Crown reduce and reshape by 1.5m. 2. - Plum - Fell. G3. Lime and Elm, (two…
DM/24/03299/TCA
2024 Approved
1 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
T1 silver birch tree,remove first lower branch. T2 silver birch remove first lower branch…
DM/24/02073/TCA
2024 Approved
2 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
T2 - Cherry, To reduce back to previous pruning points allowing adequate clearance for th…
DM/24/00357/TCA
2023 Approved
4 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
Maple x2 - crown reduce height by 3-4m and reduce width by 2m - Section 211 notice
DM/23/02047/TCA
2023 Approved
4 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
Installation of solar panels to front and rear roof, and replacement of roof tiles, gutte…
DM/23/00084/FPA
2022 Approved
35 Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HT
Installation of 3 rooflights and 1 extractor fan vent to rear roof slope. Creation of bat…
DM/22/02730/LB
2022 Approved
5 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
T1- Copper Maple, To carry out a 1.5 metre crown reduction, T2- Maple, To carry out a 1.5…
DM/22/01412/TCA
2022 Approved
Woodham Court Front Street Lanchester DH7 0EH
Apple (T1) - prune to clear lamp post by 1m (Section 211 notice)
DM/22/00977/TCA
2021 Approved
4 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
Maple x2- crown and reduce height by 3-4m and reduce width by 2m (indicated on location p…
DM/21/03792/TCA
2021 Approved
29 Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HT
Alterations to front facade and window replacement.
DM/21/01369/FPA
2020 Approved
2 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m, Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 0.5-1m (S…
DM/20/02011/TCA
2019 Approved
3 Croft View Lanchester Durham DH7 0HY
T1. Fell Cherry tree along with smaller Cherry adjacent. T2. Fell Lilac to ground level…
DM/19/03606/TCA
2019 Approved
4 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
Crown reduce height by 3-4m and reduce width by 2m of two Maple trees (Section 211 notice)
DM/19/03126/TCA
2019 Approved
3 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
Erection of two storey side extension with car port below, single storey flat roofed rear…
DM/19/01895/FPA
2018 Approved
Lanchester Methodist Church Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0ER
2 no. lights to front and 1 no. light to side of church
DM/18/03809/FPA
2018 Approved
Woodham Court Front Street Lanchester DH7 0EH
Felling of 25 trees (Section 211 notice)
DM/18/00807/TCA
2017 Approved
Lanchester Methodist Church Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0ER
New graphic panel on existing noticeboard and two display cases to the railings to front.
DM/17/03555/AD
2017 Approved
4 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
Crown reduce height by 3-4 metres and reduce width by 2 metres of two Maple trees (Sectio…
DM/17/02589/TCA
2017 Approved
35 Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HT
Felling of old oak tree and hard pruning of one Cherry tree (Section 211 notice)
DM/17/00693/TCA
2016 Approved
Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU
Classroom extension and a Nursery extension to the existing school building
DM/16/03693/FPA
2016 Approved
29 Woodham Court Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0EH
Replacement of existing stainless steel flue with new black metal flue (retrospective), p…
DM/16/02191/FPA
2016 Approved
3 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE
Installation of access ramp to front of property
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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
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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