Planning application
11 Fern Crescent Seaham SR7 7UJ
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 Rear Extension
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01736/HPN
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01736/HPN
- Type
- Householder Prior Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Dalton And Dawdon
- Parish
- Seaham
- Decision by
- HPN (No Objection)
- Postcode
- SR7 7UJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by County Durham
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7 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
A.M.Watt Design Agent, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 12 August 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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