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5 Blandford Place Seaham SR7 7EL

DM/21/03289/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 2 December 2022

Council decision: Approved subject to S106Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of rear single-storey structure and erection of two-storey rear extension to facilitate extension to existing ground floor office space and formation of additional flat; replacement of existing roof and increase in overall roof height; improvements to the existing shop front; and formation of 2 no. parking spaces.

Received
21 September 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dawdon (Historic)
Agent
Nova Castria Design Limited
  1. Received21 Sep
  2. Validated26 Oct
  3. Consult.16 Feb
  4. Target21 Dec
  5. Decided2 Dec

Decided in 402 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 5 Blandford Place Seaham SR7 7EL. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 437 days, 54 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Seaham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 7EL
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Seaham

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 October 2021
Consultation expiry
16 February 2022
Consultation start
26 January 2022
Consultation end
16 February 2022
Neighbour consultation start
28 October 2021
Neighbour consultation end
18 November 2021
Last date for comments
30 November 2021
Target decision date
21 December 2021
Permission expires
2 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Nova Castria Design Limited
Architect profile
NOVA CASTRIA DESIGN LTD
Agent address
23 Shibdon Bank Blaydon-on-Tyne Tyne & Wear NE21 5AU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
9 November 2021
Site notice end
30 November 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10224884
Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    31 Jul

    Application to discharge conditions 5 (Roof lights), 6 (windows), and 7 (shopfront) pursuant of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDM/23/02278/DRC
  2. 2021
    21 Sep

    Demolition of rear single-storey structure and erection of two-storey rear extension to facilitate extension…

    This applicationApprovedFullDM/21/03289/FPA

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