Theresa Street Seaham

5/PLAN/2008/0639Outline ApplicationApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 13 January 2009

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erection of dwellinghouse (outline)

Received: 11 October 2008
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Durham County Council

ReceivedReceived11 Oct
ValidatedValidated28 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date23 Dec
DecidedDecided13 Jan

Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Theresa Street Seaham. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. This one was decided in 94 days, 5 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

89% of outline 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

Application type: Outline Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Seaham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 October 2008
Consultation start: 4 November 2008
Neighbour consultation start: 4 November 2008
Target decision date: 23 December 2008
Committee meeting: 13 January 2009
Decision issued: 16 January 2009
Decision published: 15 January 2009
Permission expires: 12 January 2012

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (22)

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, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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