Planning application
4 Walton Avenue Seaham SR7 8EZ
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Replacement and extension of existing side/rear outbuilding to provide accessible bedroom and shower room
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03513/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03513/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Seaham
- Parish
- Seaham
- Decision by
- Householder (No Objection)
- Postcode
- SR7 8EZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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18 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Cummings Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Sunderland
Active · incorporated 2015 · Sunderland
127 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 11 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.
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