144 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QQ Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/03223/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Repainting front and windows, and door (amended description). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Nov 2025
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Validated
18 Nov 2025
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Consultation
19 Nov 2025
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Approved
8 Jan 2026

Approved on 8 Jan 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FAST TRACK Delegated Report · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Information · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF PLANS INFORMATION Supporting Information · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF PRESS NOTICE Press Notice · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 143, Gilesgate
List entry 1159985 · 4 m away · 20 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 19 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 ↗
Durham City 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.
Local nature reserve 197 m away: Pelaw Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Durham built-up area; Air quality management area 7 m away: Durham County Council Air Quality Management Area; Green belt 33 m away: Tyne and Wear.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 £390,000 in April 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

25 April 2023£390,000
13 September 2006£325,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DH1 1QQ
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
18 Nov 2025
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Jan 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
8 Jan 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. 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.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14438902
Planning Portal ref
PP-14438902
Neighbours
19 Nov 2025
Consultation
19 Nov 2025
Comments by
18 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
20 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
13 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2024
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2024 Withdrawn
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2023 Refused
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Demolition of existing outbuilding and utility room and erection of single storey pitched…
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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
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Removal of small limbs and 20% crown thin of smaller pendulous branches to 1no. Weeping B…
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2020 Approved
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Crown reduction to 1no. Silver Birch (T1) and 1no. Ash (T2). Uplift overhanging branches…
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2019 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.