Planning application
30 Chestnut Way Seaham SR7 7RN
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
Two storey front and side extension & single storey rear extension (amended description)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00479/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00479/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Dalton And Dawdon
- Parish
- Seaham
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- SR7 7RN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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7 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jun 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
GW Architectural Design Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Gateshead
Active · incorporated 2015 · Gateshead
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 29 June 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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