South Farm The Village Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SD

1. 19 Dec 2022

   Received by County Durham

2. 10 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 2 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 5 April 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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• Fairview The Village Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SD

  DM/24/02951/TCA Submitted 28 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Ash - Tree is suffering from ash dieback, works to pollard to main trunk to remove infected canopy to let regenerate or full removal if tree does not recover

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Charnwood The Village Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SD

  DM/25/02426/TCA Submitted 2 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  Felling and removal of 2no conifers

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 5 Barn Hollows Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SJ

  DM/26/00069/FPA Submitted 12 Jan 2026 150 yards away

  Replacement of all existing brown timber/uPVC windows and external doors with white uPVC, including the enlargement of some existing windows, installation of French doors and bi-folding doors, new chimney stack to the south elevation

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 13 docs

• Garden House The Village Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SG

  DM/22/01145/TCA Submitted 19 Apr 2022 200 yards away

  Fell Cherry Tree

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 23 West Lane Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SB

  DM/24/01974/FPA Submitted 19 Jul 2024 300 yards away

  Replacement of conservatory to the rear

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs

• Maycote The Village Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SG

  DM/22/01028/FPA Submitted 6 Apr 2022 300 yards away

  Single storey rear extension and dormer windows to rear incorporating juliet balcony (amended description)

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 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