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Maxifreeze Seaside Lane Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3JU

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02819/PN56

Works: New dwelling

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Prior notification under Class MA of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an unused commercial property (former Maxifreeze) to 3no. two-bedroom and 2no. one-bedroom apartments (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02819/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02819/PN56
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Easington And Shotton
Parish
Easington Colliery
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SR8 3JU

Comment by 16 November 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to County Durham through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 26 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 December 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Architectural Base Consultancy. Agent, an architecture practice registered in Washington

Active · incorporated 2014 · Washington

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 26 Oct 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 21 Oct 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 21 Oct 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS & ELEVATIONS Drawing · 21 Oct 2026
  • BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 21 Oct 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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