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30 Chestnut Way Seaham SR7 7RN

Granted County Durham DM/26/00479/FPA Full Planning Application

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
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Decided
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Dalton And Dawdon
Parish
Seaham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SR7 7RN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 7 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/23/01616/FPA (Decided)

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

13 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 91% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

  • FAST TRACK Delegated Report · 29 Jun 2026
  • APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIRED Decision · 29 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING & PROPOSED Amended Drawing · 26 May 2026
  • EXISTING Amended Drawing · 26 May 2026
  • PROPOSED Amended Drawing · 26 May 2026
  • EXISTING & PROPOSED Amended Drawing · 26 May 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 21 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 26 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING & PROPOSED Drawing · 26 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING Drawing · 26 Feb 2026
  • PROPOSED Drawing · 26 Feb 2026

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What 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.

About full applications

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.

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