Planning application
Bel-air The Dene Dalton-le-dale Seaham SR7 8QW
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
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.84m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00659/HPN
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00659/HPN
- Type
- Householder Prior Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Dalton And Dawdon
- Parish
- Dalton-le-Dale
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SR7 8QW
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/26/01675/FPA Awaiting decision
Bel-air The Dene Dalton-le-dale Seaham SR7 8QW
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single-storey front and rear extensions, two-storey side extension, incorporating works previously approved under Permitted Development rights (Ref. DM/26/00659/HPN), loft conversion with rooflights, and internal reconfiguration of the existing dwelling
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DM/25/03540/HPN Refused
Bel-air The Dene Dalton-le-dale Seaham SR7 8QW
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6 metres, for which the maximum height would be 4 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.2 metres
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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23 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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DM/26/01675/FPA Awaiting decision
Bel-air The Dene Dalton-le-dale Seaham SR7 8QW
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single-storey front and rear extensions, two-storey side extension, incorporating works previously approved under Permitted Development rights (Ref. DM/26/00659/HPN), loft conversion with rooflights, and internal reconfiguration of the existing dwelling
- Application: 5/PL/2011/0204 (Decided)
- Application: DM/25/03540/HPN (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Nicholson Nairn Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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6 documents on file for this application
- HPN NOT REQUIRED (NEW)
- HPN
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN, EXISTING PLANS & ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED PLANS & ELEVATIONS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 23 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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