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31 Grantham Avenue Seaham SR7 8LZ

Granted County Durham DM/26/00539/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

Single-storey extension to the front, side and rear

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00539/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00539/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Decided
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Dalton And Dawdon
Parish
Seaham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SR7 8LZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

  • FAST TRACK DELEGATED REPORT Delegated Report · 09 Jun 2026
  • APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIRED Decision · 09 Jun 2026
  • COVERING E-MAIL RE AMENDED PLANS Correspondence · 03 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Amended Drawing · 03 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION Amended Drawing · 03 Jun 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 10 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING SOUTH-WEST ELEVATIONS Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION Superseded · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT PLAN Superseded · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED NORTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:1250 OS Extract · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING SITE PLAN 1:200 Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN 1:200 Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA) Application Form · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 04 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING NORTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 04 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 9 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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