11 Geoffrey Avenue Durham DH1 4PF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use to confirm that the property's established use as a small HMO (Class C4) was in place before the introduction of the Durham City Article 4 Direction (1 September 2016) and has continued lawfully to the present day. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Withdrawn on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Sept 2026
Documents 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
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 £205,000 in August 2004. 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 August 2026, 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
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Postcode
- DH1 4PF
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Withdrawn
- Decision date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
Public comments
No public comments yet.
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15071375
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15071375
- Neighbours
- 27 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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