89 Fern Crescent Seaham SR7 7UP

1. 16 Jun 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 22 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Electricity Substation Maple Crescent Seaham SR7 7UT

  DM/21/01664/FPA Submitted 7 May 2021 100 yards away

  Demolition of existing garage and construction of replacement garage and change of use of existing land to private curtilage

  Granted Full applications Demolition 10 docs

• 26 Maple Crescent Seaham SR7 7UT

  DM/24/00937/FPA Submitted 8 Apr 2024 100 yards away

  Single storey rear extension with rooflight

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 19 Heathway Parkside Seaham SR7 7UX

  DM/26/02544/FPA Submitted 22 Sep 2026 250 yards away

  Single storey front extension

  Granted Extension
  Small domestic

• 11 Fern Crescent Seaham SR7 7UJ

  DM/26/01736/HPN Submitted 6 Jul 2026 300 yards away

  Single Storey Rear Extension

  Granted Prior approval Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The West Of Unit 5 Admiralty Way Seaham SR7 7DN

  DM/25/01603/FPA Submitted 16 Jun 2025 0.3 miles away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~12 Sep

  Use of land for open storage (Use Class B8) together with associated operational development and landscaping

  Awaiting decision Full applications 28 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications