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Land East Of Seaham Garden Village Cold Hesledon Seaham SR7 8SP

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/24/02696/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

Demolition of existing farm buildings and dwellings and erection of 149 dwellings (use class C3) with vehicle access, open space, landscaping, SUDS, and associated infrastructure works

As published by the council, reference DM/24/02696/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/24/02696/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
30 Sep 2024
Validated
13 Nov 2024
Ward
Murton
Parish
Hawthorn
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
SR7 8SP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 13 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 January 2025, 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

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Savills (UK) Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1991 · London

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Documents

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137 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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