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East Dene Court Melbury Street Seaham Sr7 7nf

5/PL/2009/0052Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 11 March 2009

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Kitchen extension

Received
20 January 2009
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Agent
Derek Tunnah Design Ltd
  1. Received20 Jan
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Mar
  5. Decided11 Mar

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at East Dene Court Melbury Street Seaham Sr7 7nf. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 619 applications in total for the SR7 postcode area.

95% of full applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SR7 7NF
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Seaham

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2009
Neighbour consultation start
10 February 2009
Target decision date
30 March 2009
Committee meeting
13 March 2009
Decision issued
12 March 2009
Permission expires
11 March 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent
Derek Tunnah Design Ltd
Agent address
Mr Keith Butler 3 Witney Way Boldon Business Park Boldon Tyne & Wear Ne35 9pe

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Ancient woodlandNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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