Planning application
Dawdon Mine Water Treatment Site Fox Cover Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 7DN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Conditions 6 (BNG HMMP Implementation) and 7 (BNG HMMP Verification) pursuant to consent DM/24/02048/FPA.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02035/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02035/DRC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 12 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Dalton And Dawdon
- Parish
- Seaham
- Postcode
- SR7 7DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/24/01949/VOC Granted
Dawdon Mine Water Treatment Site Fox Cover Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 7DN
Variations of conditions to approval DM/20/03594/FPA to allow: Reduction in Footprint, Elevation Changes, Installation of External Plant
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by County Durham
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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12 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/24/02048/FPA (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 12 October 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 this record
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