151 Watling Avenue Seaham SR7 8JG

1. 27 Mar 2023

   Received by County Durham

2. 31 Mar 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 May 2023

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

4. 2 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 5 May 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 115 Watling Avenue Seaham

  5/HIST/2004/0943 Submitted 12 Mar 2004 200 yards away

  Conservatory

  Granted Full applications Extension

• 29 Wycliffe Road Seaham SR7 8HP

  DM/26/01989/FPA Submitted 29 Jul 2026 300 yards away

  Single storey rear dining room extension. Single storey side kitchen extension with pitched roof over existing flat roofed off shoot.

  Granted Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Doreen Avenue Seaham SR7 8EY

  DM/22/03209/FPA Submitted 31 Oct 2022 400 yards away

  Two storey rear extension and single storey extension to kitchen

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 20 Bowes Avenue Seaham SR7 8JY

  DM/26/01726/FPA Submitted 6 Jul 2026 400 yards away

  Single-storey side extension

  Granted Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Walton Avenue Seaham SR7 8EZ

  DM/24/01671/FPA Submitted 20 Jun 2024 450 yards away

  Single storey side and rear wrap around extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 16 Warkworth Crescent Seaham SR7 8JT

  DM/23/00091/FPA Submitted 16 Jan 2023 450 yards away

  Garage conversion, single storey rear extension and juliet balcony to front elevation of first floor side extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02644/PND Awaiting decision

  Low Houses West And East Low Houses Newbiggin DL12 0UJ

  Prior Approval for the demolition of agricultural buildings (north east of 1 Low Houses)

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02208/PND Decided

  Units 9, 10 And 10A Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9TT

  Demolition of Units 9, 10 and 10A

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02545/PND Awaiting decision

  4, 5 And 6 Dellside Willington Crook DL15 0BU

  Demolition of three houses

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02211/PND Decided

  Londonderry Works George Street Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 7SL

  Prior Notification for demolition of existing industrial buildings and associated structures.

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01904/HPN Granted

  Morton Cottage Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QA

  The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Prior approval