12 The Hallgarth Durham DH1 3BJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application to vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to amend the internal layout of the dwelling and Condition 4 (Bedroom Restriction) to allow subdivision of the ground floor to create an additional bedroom bringing the total number from four to five pursuant to planning permission Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 19 Dec 2025 · Full Delegated · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 2
Associated applications 2
Part of
- VariationApplication to vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to amend the internal layout of the dwelling…RefusedThis applicationDM/25/02965/VOC
Site constraints 6
Show all 14 with distances
- 39 mWall to East of Durham Prison Officer's Club)Grade II
- 43 m2 Barns (Durham Prison Officer's Club)Grade II
- 50 mDurham Prison Officer's Club (the Tithe Barn)Grade II*
- 93 m21-32, Hallgarth StreetGrade II
- 112 mDurham Prison WorkshopsGrade II
- 114 m75, Hallgarth StreetGrade II
- 114 m73, Hallgarth StreetGrade II
- 119 m18, Hallgarth StreetGrade II
- 121 m70, Hallgarth StreetGrade II
- 124 mHallgarth HouseGrade II
- 126 m68 and 69, Hallgarth StreetGrade II
- 132 m67, Hallgarth StreetGrade II
- 133 m37, Hallgarth StreetGrade II
- 148 mDurham Prison D and A WingsGrade II
Checked on 10 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £450,000 in March 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 October 2024, 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
- Variation of Condition
- Postcode
- DH1 3BJ
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Full Delegated
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 28 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004347 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Architectural Base Consultancy.
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 58 days from validation, 28 days slower than Durham's median of 30 for amendments. Refused, as 3% of amendments here are.
Plota live figures for amendments decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14424737
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14424737
- Neighbours
- 24 Oct 2025
- Consultation
- 15 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 29 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 14 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 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.
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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Council archive
12 The Hallgarth Durham DH1 3BJ
Change of use from a C3 Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a HMO (Use Class C4) with associated internal alterations.
- Received
- 14 Jul 2023
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2024
- Outcome
- Decided