National Co-operative Chemists Ltd Marlborough Seaham Durham SR7 7SA
Approved on 3 April 2014
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use from A1 (Retail) to D2 (Gym for persons with learning difficulties)
- Received
- 6 February 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Dawdon
- ReceivedReceived6 Feb
- ValidatedValidated6 Feb
- Consult.Consultation6 Mar
- TargetTarget Date3 Apr
- DecidedDecided3 Apr
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at National Co-operative Chemists Ltd Marlborough Seaham Durham SR7 7SA. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. 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 7SA
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Seaham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 February 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 11 March 2014
- Consultation start
- 13 February 2014
- Consultation end
- 6 March 2014
- Neighbour consultation start
- 12 February 2014
- Neighbour consultation end
- 5 March 2014
- Last date for comments
- 10 March 2014
- Target decision date
- 3 April 2014
- Permission expires
- 3 April 2017
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Fao Mr P Alexander Vega House 8 Grange Road Hartlepool TS26 8JA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 18 February 2014
- Site notice end
- 11 March 2014
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-03171721
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: SeahamNext 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 (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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