1 Laurel Avenue Seaham SR7 8NP

1. 25 Nov 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 26 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Buildingcontrol: BC/25/02479/FP (Building Work Started)

County Durham granted permission on 15 January 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.

• 2 Exeter Avenue Seaham SR7 8LR

  DM/23/01019/FPA Submitted 12 Apr 2023 100 yards away

  Single storey extension to side, demolish rear extension and erect a 2m high boundary fence

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 10 Hexham Avenue Seaham SR7 8NA

  DM/21/01468/FPA Submitted 22 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Single storey extension and dormer window to rear

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 31 Grantham Avenue Seaham SR7 8LZ

  DM/26/00539/FPA Submitted 4 Mar 2026 200 yards away

  Single-storey extension to the front, side and rear

  Granted Full applications Extension 20 docs
  Small domestic

• 42 Bethune Avenue Seaham SR7 8AF

  DM/21/01753/FPA Submitted 13 May 2021 250 yards away

  Single storey front extension (Revised and Resubmitted)

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 87 The Avenue Seaham SR7 8NU

  DM/25/01613/FPA Submitted 16 Jun 2025 300 yards away

  Creation of dropped kerb to the front of the property

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• 28 Kingston Avenue Seaham

  5/HIST/2004/0038 Submitted 1 Jul 2004 300 yards away

  Conservatory

  Granted Full applications Extension

• 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