72 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HE
Approved on 5 March 2019
Fast Track
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Proposal
Change of use from A5 takeaway to A4 drinking establishment
- Received
- 4 December 2018
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Dawdon
- ReceivedReceived4 Dec
- ValidatedValidated8 Jan
- Consult.Consultation19 Feb
- TargetTarget Date5 Mar
- DecidedDecided5 Mar
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 72 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HE. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Seaham conservation area. There have been 3 other applications 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 7HE
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Seaham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 January 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 28 February 2019
- Consultation start
- 29 January 2019
- Consultation end
- 19 February 2019
- Neighbour consultation start
- 29 January 2019
- Neighbour consultation end
- 19 February 2019
- Last date for comments
- 28 February 2019
- Target decision date
- 5 March 2019
- Permission expires
- 5 March 2022
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 7 February 2019
- Advertisement expiry
- 28 February 2019
- Site notice start
- 30 January 2019
- Site notice end
- 20 February 2019
Additional information
- Documents
- 19
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: 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)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202321 Apr
Change of use from Bar to Cafe and Takeaway and new shop frontage.
RefusedFull Planning ApplicationDM/23/01201/FPA - 201615 Nov
Change of Use From A1 (Shop) to A5 (Hot Food Take Away) including installation of awning, painting of…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/16/03681/FPA - 201615 Nov
Advertisement consent for the display of 1 No. Illuminated Halo Fascia Sign, 1 No. Internally Illuminated…
ApprovedAdvertisement consentDM/16/03684/AD
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- ITC Plumbing and Heating Services LtdElectrician0.1 mi
- NALA Engineers LtdElectrician0.3 mi
- Seaham Bathrooms and Kitchens0.6 mi
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