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Land East Of Spennymoor National Grid Station Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5LB

Granted County Durham DM/23/00745/FPA Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Construction of Greener Grid Park comprising of energy storage and grid balancing, along with associated infrastructure, landscaping and access

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00745/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00745/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved subject to S106
Received
16 Mar 2023
Validated
24 Mar 2023
Decided
14 Jul 2025
Ward
Ferryhill
Parish
Ferryhill
Decision by
County Planning Committee
Postcode
DH6 5LB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 24 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Jul 2025

    Decision issued: Approved subject to S106

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • DM/26/02343/FPA Awaiting decision

    Land East Of Spennymoor Electricity Substation (South) Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5LB

    New access from A688 to previously approved Greener Grid Park Site (ref DM/23/00745/FPA)

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026
  • DM/25/02276/VOC Awaiting decision

    Land East Of Spennymoor Electricity Substation (South) Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5LB

    Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 10 (Construction Management Plan), and 11 (Construction Traffic) pursuant to consent DM/23/00745/FPA to establish a new vehicular access

    Submitted 18 Aug 2025 Amendments
  • DM/25/02234/FPA Decided

    Land East Of Spennymoor Electricity Substation (South) Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5LB

    New access from A688 to previously approved Greener Grid Park Site (reference DM/23/00745/FPA)

    Decided 14 Sep 2026

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

238 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 14 July 2025, 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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