18 Boyd Street Durham DH1 3DP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Subdivision of existing dwellinghouse into 2no. self-contained flats (Use Class C3) and two storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 27 Jul 2026 · Central East Planning Committee · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Durham Area Planning Committee (Central and East) on 21 Jul 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal met relevant policies, subject to conditions and an open-space contribution.
- The Parish Council and residents’ groups raised concerns about student accommodation, housing need, parking and highway safety.
- Members voted to refuse because need and adequate parking had not been demonstrated.
Source: Plota analysis of Durham's committee minutes of 21 Jul 2026.
Documents 8
Statements & assessments 3
Consultation & comments 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £295,000 in May 2018. 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 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
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- DH1 3DP
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Central East Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 221 days from validation, 165 days slower than Durham's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 5% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14368705
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14368705
- Neighbours
- 14 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 19 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 7 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 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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