31 Church Street Seaham Sr7 7hq
Proposal
Change of use from opticians to veterinary surgery (A1 to D1 use class)
- Received
- 26 September 2011
- Decided
- 18 November 2011 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
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- ReceivedReceived26 Sep
- ValidatedValidated29 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date24 Nov
- DecidedDecided18 Nov
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 31 Church Street Seaham Sr7 7hq. Durham has handled 11,059 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 53 days. The site is in the Seaham conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 618 applications in total for the SR7 postcode area.
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- Conservation area: Seaham
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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