Second Floor 58 - 62 North Road Durham DH1 4SQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use and extension of the of the redundant lift shaft, lift access, lift motor room and storage at the rear second floor level of 58-62 North Road to a 4-bedroom C4 HMO. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 73.
Going to planning committee
Tuesday 13 October, 1pm
Area Planning Committee (Central and East)
Committee Room - The Light
Item 5b on the agenda
The committee will decide this application in public. Most councils let objectors, supporters and the applicant speak if they register in advance, each by its own deadline.
Source: Durham's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.
Documents 9
Statements & assessments 7
Site constraints 8
Show all 9 with distances
- 57 mChurch of St GodricGrade II
- 65 m27, North RoadGrade II
- 66 mWar memorial in the churchyard of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy and St GodricGrade II
- 70 mFormer Miner's HallGrade II
- 85 mNorth Road Methodist ChurchGrade II
- 91 mFormer United Bus Company CanteenGrade II
- 97 mSt Annes CourtGrade II*
- 148 m24, AllergateGrade II
- 149 mThe Angel Public HouseGrade II
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
Decision outlook
Day 73, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
32 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15049757
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15049757
- Neighbours
- 5 Oct 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 31 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 10 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Sept 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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The consultation period closed on 31 Aug 2026.