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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.

11 Geoffrey Avenue Durham DH1 4PF

DecidedReference: DM/26/01850/CEUDurham County Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Determination deadline
15 Sept 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/26/01850/CEU
Alternative references
PP-15071375
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham

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Application location

11 Geoffrey Avenue Durham DH1 4PF

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Documents 9 of 9

DocumentPublishedAction
THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF27 Aug 2026View
CITY OF DURHAM PARISH COUNCILConsultee Comment · PDF24 Aug 2026View
COMMENT 02Public Comment · PDF10 Aug 2026View
COMMENT 03Public Comment · PDF10 Aug 2026View
COMMENT 01Public Comment · PDF7 Aug 2026View
SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF5 Aug 2026View
NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF27 Jul 2026View
APPLICATION FORM (REDACTED)Application Form · PDF17 Jul 2026View
LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF17 Jul 2026View

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Decision & conditions

Application Withdrawn
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