Maxifreeze Seaside Lane Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3JU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior notification under Class MA of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an unused commercial property (former Maxifreeze) to 3no. two-bedroom and 2no. one-bedroom apartments (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Dec 2026 and 27 Dec 2026, from Durham's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 27 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Decision outlook
Day 7 of the 56-day target. Durham usually decides changes of use by day 58.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14994364
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14994364
- Neighbours
- 26 Oct 2026
- Consultation
- 26 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 16 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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