Planning application
Maple Tree Seaton Lane Seaton Seaham SR7 0LP
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Single storey rear extension
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00310/CPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00310/CPO
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Seaham
- Parish
- Seaton With Slingley
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
- Postcode
- SR7 0LP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Creation Design Wales Agent, a design practice
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County Durham granted permission on 1 April 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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A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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