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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.

14 Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JR

DecidedReference: DM/26/00751/CEUDurham County Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Determination deadline
20 May 2026
Local authority
Durham County Council

Application overview

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.

Proposal details

Reference
DM/26/00751/CEU
Alternative references
PP-14804057
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
No Parish

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Application location

14 Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JR

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Documents 7 of 7

DocumentPublishedAction
APPROVAL CEUDecision · PDF18 May 2026View
CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED USE DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report15 May 2026View
STATUTORY DECLARATIONSupporting Information · PDF10 Apr 2026View
SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF9 Apr 2026View
NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF31 Mar 2026View
APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF24 Mar 2026View
SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF24 Mar 2026View

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