Planning application
Ropery Walk Primary School Ropery Walk Seaham SR7 7JZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of solar panels on school roofs.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02924/PA56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02924/PA56
- Type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 5 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Dalton And Dawdon
- Parish
- Seaham
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- SR7 7JZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/02924/PN56 Granted
Ropery Walk Primary School Ropery Walk Seaham SR7 7JZ
Installation of solar panels on school roofs.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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15 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
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.
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.
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