22 Fairfield Grove Murton Seaham SR7 9NB

1. 29 Jul 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 30 Jul 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 24 September 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Yard At West View Garage Fairfield Grove Murton SR7 9PE

  DRC/21/00119 Submitted 16 Apr 2021 150 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 (phase 3 contaminated land) in relation to planning application DM/20/00625/FPA

  Granted Conditions 1 doc

• Land And Buildings To The West Of West View Murton SR7 9PE

  DM/26/01209/DRC Submitted 11 May 2026 250 yards away

  Discharge of statutory BNG condition requiring the submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan in conunction with condition 15 pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02887/FPA.

  Granted Conditions 2 docs

• Land And Buildings To The West Of West View Murton SR7 9PE

  DM/21/00271/FPA Submitted 26 Jan 2021 250 yards away

  Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 2 no. four bedroomed dwellings with associated access, landscaping and boundary treatments (resubmission of DM/19/02952/FPA)

  Granted Full applications Demolition 14 docs

• Land And Buildings To The West Of West View Murton SR7 9PE

  DM/24/01254/DRC Submitted 7 May 2024 250 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 3 (contamination) and 5 (construction management plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/00271/FPA.

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• Land East Of 18 Warnbrooke Avenue Murton SR7 9BT

  DM/22/01878/FPA Submitted 28 Jun 2022 350 yards away

  Proposed 4 no. 3-bedroom two storey terraced dwellings (C3) with associated access, parking and amenity land.

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• 12 Federation Square Murton Seaham SR7 9BQ

  DM/22/03148/FPA Submitted 26 Oct 2022 350 yards away

  Retention of patio area and fencing to the front garden.

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• 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
• DM/26/01805/FPA Granted

  Park Avenue Press Dundas Street Spennymoor DL16 6AR

  Re-cladding and rendering of existing commercial frontage.

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01719/FPA Granted

  78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

  Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation

  Received 3 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01650/FPA Granted

  Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF

  Proposed 2no. external condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on new unistrut frame on existing steel beams. Proposed 2no. internal 7kW air con evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall.

  Received 26 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications