42 Ambleside Avenue Seaham SR7 0HY

1. 5 Nov 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 6 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Buildingcontrol: BC/26/00598/FP (Conditionally Approved)

County Durham granted permission on 12 February 2026, 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• St Cuthberts RC School Mill Road Seaham SR7 0HW

  DM/21/01089/FPA Submitted 26 Mar 2021 100 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

• 13 Rutherford Avenue Seaham SR7 0JX

  DM/23/00925/FPA Submitted 31 Mar 2023 100 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• St Cuthberts RC School Mill Road Seaham SR7 0HW

  DM/21/03137/NMA Submitted 8 Sep 2021 150 yards away

  Non material amendment of planning application DM/21/01089/FPA to allow reduction in length of canopy over DDA access ramp; change of external wall cladding of lobby extension to off-white/light grey through coloured render; and amendments of new high level window frames to white upvc.

  Granted Amendments Extension Windows or glazing 1 doc

• 30 Byron Lodge Estate Seaham SR7 0JY

  DM/21/01767/FPA Submitted 17 May 2021 250 yards away

  Single storey side extension

  Withdrawn Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 42 Gregson Terrace Seaham SR7 0HS

  DM/24/02809/FPA Submitted 15 Oct 2024 250 yards away

  Change of use of building from residential to commercial into veterinary surgery, expansion of existing business

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• 21 Sharpley Drive Seaham SR7 0LE

  DM/24/01880/FPA Submitted 10 Jul 2024 300 yards away

  Single storey side and rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications