Bel-air The Dene Dalton-le-dale Seaham SR7 8QW
Approved on 23 April 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredHPN (No Objection)
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Proposal
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.84m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m
- Received
- 16 March 2026
- Decision level
- HPN (No Objection)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Dalton And Dawdon
- Agent
- Nicholson Nairn Architects
- ReceivedReceived16 Mar
- ValidatedValidated16 Mar
- Consult.Consultation24 Mar
- TargetTarget Date27 Apr
- DecidedDecided23 Apr
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at Bel-air The Dene Dalton-le-dale Seaham SR7 8QW. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Dalton And Dawdon. We hold 619 applications in total for the SR7 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- SR7 8QW
- Application type
- Householder Prior Notification
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Dalton-le-Dale
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 13 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 23 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 24 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 23 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 13 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 27 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Nicholson Nairn Architects
- Architect profile
- NICHOLSON NAIRN LIMITED
- Agent address
- F16 Willow Court, Marquis Court Kingsway South Team Valley Trading Estate Gateshead, Tyne And Wear NE11 0RU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14776171
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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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