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28 Church Street Seaham

5/PLAN/2006/0730Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use from D1 use (health centre) to A2 use (financial and professional services)

Received
27 September 2006
Decided
3 November 2006 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received27 Sep
  2. Validated27 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Nov
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Durham95% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 28 Church Street Seaham. 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 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than Durham's median. The site is in the Seaham conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application Details

Reference
5/PLAN/2006/0730
Address
28 Church Street Seaham
Local Authority
Durham
Application Type
Planning Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Parish
Seaham

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
27 September 2006
Consultation Expiry
27 October 2006
Target Decision Date
22 November 2006
Date Decided
3 November 2006
Date Validated
27 September 2006
Date Submitted
27 September 2006
Consultation Start
4 October 2006
Neighbour Consultation Start
4 October 2006
Committee Meeting
3 November 2006
Decision Issued
6 November 2006
Permission Expires
2 November 2009

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Full Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
6 October 2006
Advertisement Expiry
27 October 2006

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
4
Coordinates
54.836790, -1.334416
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Durham

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Seaham
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Seaham
  • 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 (20)

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

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