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Plans for Stanley Holly Hill Gardens shop approved
The change at 7 The Shopping Centre, Holly Hill Gardens, South Stanley, has already been completed, but was approved by Durham County Council on February 2.
The ground floor of the home has become a shop with a new front and roller shutter, while the first floor remains residential.
It will now be able to operate legally following a retrospective application by owner Baljit Singh Dhillon, following work beginning on the transformation back in August 2025.
It means that the building will become a shop again for the first time in almost 20 years.
Between the years 1992 and 2008, the site was used as a shop, a private hire office, and as a takeaway.
As part of the changes, the first-floor flat will remain single occupancy.