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18 - 20 Woods Terrace Murton Seaham SR7 9AE

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02096/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

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Proposal

Prior Notification under Class MA of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use from class E to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02096/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02096/PN56
Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
30 Jul 2025
Validated
30 Jul 2025
Ward
Murton
Parish
Murton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SR7 9AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/02825/FPA Granted

    18 - 20 Woods Terrace Murton Seaham SR7 9AE

    Installation of windows and doors to provide access to the front and rear of the building with external material alterations and the installation of a new boundary treatment to the rear.

    Decided 18 Nov 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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.

Who's behind it

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Anthony Watson Architects Agent, an architecture practice

20 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 93% granted

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Documents

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

8 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 prior approval applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 18 - 20 Woods Terrace Murton Seaham SR7 9AE

    DM/25/02825/FPA Submitted 8 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Installation of windows and doors to provide access to the front and rear of the building with external material alterations and the installation of a new boundary treatment to the rear.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs

  • Flat 17 Woods Terrace East Murton Seaham SR7 9AA

    DM/24/00884/FPA Submitted 3 Apr 2024 50 yards away

    Change of use of café and first floor residential flat to beauty salon including new shopfront, alterations to fenestration and re-render

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 15 docs

  • 3 North Coronation Street Murton Seaham SR7 9AX

    DM/21/01189/FPA Submitted 6 Apr 2021 150 yards away

    Proposed single storey rear extension and dormer extension

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 9 docs
    Small domestic

  • Land East Of 18 Warnbrooke Avenue Murton SR7 9BT

    DM/22/01878/FPA Submitted 28 Jun 2022 150 yards away

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

    Granted Full applications 11 docs

  • 73 Denewood Murton Seaham SR7 9BF

    DM/21/01608/FPA Submitted 4 May 2021 250 yards away

    Erection of boundary wall/fence to rear garden area.

    Granted Full applications 7 docs
    Small domestic

  • 12 Federation Square Murton Seaham SR7 9BQ

    DM/22/03148/FPA Submitted 26 Oct 2022 300 yards away

    Retention of patio area and fencing to the front garden.

    Granted Full applications 13 docs

In County Durham

  • 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
  • DM/26/02003/PND Granted

    Garage Block Crystal Close Chilton

    Prior Notification for demoliotion of 12no garages

    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02002/PND Granted

    Garage Block Hambleton Way Chilton

    Prior Notification for demolition of 11no garages

    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02004/PND Granted

    Garage Block St Davids Close Spennymoor

    Prior Notification demolition of 10no garages

    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02005/PND Granted

    Garage Block Wood Vue Spennymoor

    Prior Notification for demolition of 6no garages

    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval