23 Beech Avenue Spennymoor DL16 7ST

1. 9 Jun 2021

   Received by County Durham

2. 10 Jun 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 15 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 29 July 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• The Oaks Secondary School Rock Road Spennymoor DL16 7DB

  DM/22/02313/FPA Submitted 10 Aug 2022 100 yards away

  Extension to Sixth Form Centre to include a cafe, kitchen and charity shop, ancillary accommodation, ramps, extraction equipment and associated external alterations

  Granted Full applications Extension 19 docs

• 44 Chestnut Avenue Spennymoor DL16 7SP

  DM/26/01952/FPA Submitted 28 Jul 2026 150 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct

  Two storey side extension including loft conversion, hip to gable extension, rear dormer window and single storey rear extension

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 18 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Chestnut Avenue Spennymoor DL16 7SP

  DM/21/01305/FPA Submitted 9 Apr 2021 200 yards away

  Two storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs

• 71 Chestnut Avenue Spennymoor DL16 7SW

  DM/23/00524/FPA Submitted 23 Feb 2023 250 yards away

  Detached Garage and storage complex to rear with hardstanding and single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 39 Cragside Close Spennymoor DL16 7SD

  DM/25/02490/FPA Submitted 8 Sep 2025 250 yards away

  Single storey extension to side and rear of the property

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 South View Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7DF

  DM/21/01866/FPA Submitted 24 May 2021 300 yards away

  Proposed construction of a garage and garden room in rear garden

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications