Westlea Primary School Winslow Crescent Seaham SR7 8JU

1. 10 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 17 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 5 December 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.

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.

• 2 Winslow Crescent Seaham SR7 8JU

  DM/25/03370/HPN Submitted 2 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Prior approval Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 16 Warkworth Crescent Seaham SR7 8JT

  DM/23/00091/FPA Submitted 16 Jan 2023 250 yards away

  Garage conversion, single storey rear extension and juliet balcony to front elevation of first floor side extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 29 Wycliffe Road Seaham SR7 8HP

  DM/26/01989/FPA Submitted 29 Jul 2026 350 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep

  Single storey rear dining room extension. Single storey side kitchen extension with pitched roof over existing flat roofed off shoot.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• St Cuthberts RC School Mill Road Seaham SR7 0HW

  DM/21/01089/FPA Submitted 26 Mar 2021 400 yards away

  New single storey flat roof extension to provide "safeguarding" entrance lobby, with DDA compliant pedestrian access ramp and canopy over

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 32 Sharpley Drive Seaham SR7 0LE

  DM/24/02487/FPA Submitted 9 Sep 2024 400 yards away

  Erection of 1.8m fence to side and rear

  Granted Full applications 22 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 Sharpley Drive Seaham SR7 0LE

  DM/24/02574/FPA Submitted 18 Sep 2024 400 yards away

  Single storey extension to rear and first floor bedroom above existing garage and pitched roof to remaining garage

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 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