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51 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HF

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/23/00825/FPA Full Planning Application

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Proposal

First Floor Flat (Amended Description)

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00825/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00825/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
23 Mar 2023
Validated
18 Apr 2023
Ward
Dawdon (Historic)
Parish
Seaham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SR7 7HF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Mar 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 18 Apr 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 June 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Simulations Ltd Agent, registered in Seaham

Active · incorporated 1985 · Seaham

28 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 96% granted

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Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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