1A Lighthouse View Spectrum Business Park Seaham SR7 7PR

1. 24 Nov 2022

   Received by County Durham

2. 2 Dec 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Feb 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 17 February 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• Spectrum 3 Spectrum Business Park Seaham SR7 7TT

  DM/22/00549/FPA Submitted 23 Feb 2022 150 yards away

  Erection of smoking shelter

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• Ground Floor West Wing Spectrum 5 Spectrum Business Park Seaham SR7 7TT

  DM/26/01108/FPA Submitted 1 May 2026 400 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug

  Construction of new extract chimneys, support gantry framework and external plant area to the existing research and development building and the relocation of existing refuse storage within the site.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 31 docs

• Edith Street Allotments Edith Street Dawdon Seaham SR7 7NE

  DM/22/02875/FPA Submitted 30 Sep 2022 400 yards away

  Retention of shed and greenhouse and associated works

  Granted Full applications 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Former Bus Turning Circle And Grassed Area East Of Spectrum 5 Spectrum Business Park Seaham SR7 7TT

  DM/21/01701/OUT Submitted 12 May 2021 0.3 miles away

  Outline planning permission for the erection of 1no. Food Retail Unit (Class E) with associated car parking and seating including access, layout and scale (with all other matters reserved).

  Granted Outline 15 docs

• Land East Of Unit 2 Admiralty Way Seaham SR7 7DN

  DM/24/00802/FPA Submitted 25 Mar 2024 0.3 miles away

  Creation of an open-air storage area including container yard area (Use Class B2 & B8) with associated access and boundary works.

  Granted Full applications 22 docs

• Dawdon Mine Water Treatment Site Fox Cover Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 7DN

  DM/24/01949/VOC Submitted 17 Jul 2024 0.3 miles away

  Variations of conditions to approval DM/20/03594/FPA to allow: Reduction in Footprint, Elevation Changes, Installation of External Plant

  Granted Amendments 31 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications