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Ropery Walk Primary School Ropery Walk Seaham SR7 7JZ

Granted County Durham DM/25/02924/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

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/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02924/PN56
Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: 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.

  • Ropery Walk Primary School Ropery Walk Seaham SR7 7JZ

    Installation of solar panels on school roofs.

    Decided 5 Dec 2025 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What 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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