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HMO above Durham Silver Street shop approved by council
The proposal involves converting the upper floors of No. 13 Silver Street into a five-bed HMO.
It will be independently accessed from Silver Street, meaning the shop front of Moon Jewellery will undergo some changes.
While the upper floors undergo conversion, the ground floor will continue to operate as a retail outlet.
In a statement, it was confirmed that the proposal aims to preserve and enhance the conservation area by bringing the upper floors back into use, with the heritage impact assessed as negligible.
The City of Durham Trust objected to the application, highlighting the lack of condition surveys and concerns over the design.
“The Trust objects to this application based on lack of appropriate condition assessment, information, maintenance proposals, and design of ground floor entrance,” it said.
Proposals were approved by Durham County Council on February 18.
Limitations on construction hours were set, and sound measures are to be implemented.