4 Portland Avenue Seaham SR7 8BX

1. 1 Jul 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 2 Jul 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Aug 2024

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 27 August 2024, 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 27 Milton Close Seaham SR7 8AP

  DM/25/02547/FPA Submitted 12 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  Single story rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

• 42 Bethune Avenue Seaham SR7 8AF

  DM/21/01753/FPA Submitted 13 May 2021 100 yards away

  Single storey front extension (Revised and Resubmitted)

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Posh Muts Dog Grooming 57 Milton Close Seaham SR7 8AR

  DM/26/02751/FPA Submitted 13 Oct 2026 150 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~10 Dec

  Construction of timber shed in rear garden (retrospective).

  Awaiting decision 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Exeter Avenue Seaham SR7 8LR

  DM/23/01019/FPA Submitted 12 Apr 2023 300 yards away

  Single storey extension to side, demolish rear extension and erect a 2m high boundary fence

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 49 Station Road Seaham SR7 0AQ

  DM/23/02532/FPA Submitted 21 Aug 2023 300 yards away

  Change of use of first floor from beauty salon to dwelling and loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights and erection of garage to the rear yard

  Withdrawn Full applications Loft or dormer 14 docs
  Domestic

• 49 And 51 Station Road Seaham SR7 0AQ

  DM/22/00136/FPA Submitted 18 Jan 2022 300 yards away

  Change of use of shop and first floor flat to tanning salon with beauty rooms above.

  Granted Full applications 20 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