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70 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HE

Granted County Durham DM/21/01098/FPA Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from vacant shop to a public bar over two floors

As published by the council, reference DM/21/01098/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/21/01098/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
29 Mar 2021
Validated
6 Apr 2021
Decided
4 Jun 2021
Ward
Dawdon (Historic)
Parish
Seaham
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
SR7 7HE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Mar 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 6 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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