DM/25/02924/PN56

1. 14 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 15 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

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• DM/25/02924/PA56 Granted

  Ropery Walk Primary School Ropery Walk Seaham SR7 7JZ

  Installation of solar panels on school roofs.

  14 Oct 2025 0m away Prior approval
• DM/26/00553/FPA Granted

  Unit 12 Byron Place Shopping Centre South Crescent Seaham SR7 7DR

  Alteration of existing retail unit to install new entrance and external alterations to install new trolley shelters

  5 Mar 2026 280m away Full applications
• DM/25/02801/AD Refused

  Land To The South Of 69 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HE

  2no digital 75inch LCD display screens on each side of 1no Street Hub Unit

  7 Oct 2025 374m away Advertising
• DM/25/02800/FPA Refused

  Land To The South Of 69 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HE

  Installation of 1no BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of Unit

  7 Oct 2025 374m away Full applications
• DM/26/01515/AD Awaiting decision

  Land To The South Of 69 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HE

  1 no. digital advertisement display within proposed new communications Kiosk

  12 Jun 2026 376m away Advertising
• DM/26/01514/FPA Awaiting decision

  Land To The South Of 69 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HE

  Installation of 1 no. communications Kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display

  12 Jun 2026 376m away Full applications

• DM/26/01806/PNA Awaiting decision

  Milestone House Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

  Prior notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for a lean to extension to side of an existing agricultural building.

  14 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01101/PN56 Granted

  Littletown Farm Littletown Durham DH6 1AJ

  Prior notification under Part 3 Class R for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible use.

  30 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01781/PA56 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South East Of Tweddle House Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT

  Prior Approval application for the erection of 1 no. agricultural storage building pursuant to DM/26/01487/PNA

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01769/PND Awaiting decision

  Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU

  Proposed Demolition and Asbestos removal

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01533/PNA Granted

  Hillingdon Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SA

  Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings to house livestock

  12 Jun 2026 Prior approval