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18 - 20 Woods Terrace Murton Seaham SR7 9AE

Granted County Durham DM/25/02096/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

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
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
Received
30 Jul 2025
Validated
30 Jul 2025
Decided
21 Nov 2025
Ward
Murton
Parish
Murton
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
SR7 9AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 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. 21 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Anthony Watson Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 21 November 2025, 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.

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

  • 22 Woods Terrace Murton Seaham SR7 9AG

    DM/25/01335/PN56 Submitted 19 May 2025 50 yards away

    Prior Notification under Class MA of the GDPO relating to the change of use of the premises to allow 3 flats (Class C3)

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 17 docs
    Several homes

  • 22 Woods Terrace Murton Seaham SR7 9AG

    DM/25/01735/FPA Submitted 30 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    External alterations including new and replacement doors and windows, bricking up of glazed shopfront, and formation of cycle and bin storage areas to side to enable implementation of prior approval parallel submission DCC reference DM/25/01335/PN56 for: change of use to 3 flats. (The change of use is being considered under DM/25/01335/PN56 for: change of use to 3 flats)

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 10 docs
    Several homes

  • 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

In County Durham

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    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
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    Prior Notification for the Demolition of Single Storey Detached Garage to the South East

    Received 20 Oct, published by the council 27 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02828/PND Awaiting decision

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    Prior notification for the demolition of Spectrum Leisure Centre

    Received 19 Oct, published by the council 26 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