66 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HF Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/02121/AD - Advertisement Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Installation of two new illuminated 3D fascia signs to the front and rear elevations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
18 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Target date was 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 3 Nov 2026; it is now day 71.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

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Licence at this address

  • Licence Seaham Lighthouse Café Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 19 Feb 2026

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 9

Seaham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Heritage at risk: Seaham
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 239 m away: Northumbria Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 215 m away: Durham Coast SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Seaham built-up area; National infrastructure project 1274 m away: Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
SR7 7HF
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Seaham
Parish
Seaham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 71, past the statutory target. 90% of signs and adverts in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 17 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 717 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
77%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
155decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15142759
Planning Portal ref
PP-15142759
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Comments by
3 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Durham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #52 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #29 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #190 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #213 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
49 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
201 decided
1,706
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026

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