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Newtown Farm Cottage Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7QS

Granted County Durham DM/25/01126/VOC Variation of Condition

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 12 (parking layout) to cover extension to garage and external materials to barn of Plot 2 and 19 (Drainage Strategy) to update drainage scheme and reword condition in accordance with updated strategy pursuant of planning permission DM/24/02940/VOC

As published by the council, reference DM/25/01126/VOC

Application record

Reference
DM/25/01126/VOC
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
28 Apr 2025
Validated
29 Apr 2025
Decided
8 Aug 2025
Ward
Spennymoor
Parish
Spennymoor
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DL16 7QS

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01774/VOC Awaiting decision

    Newtown Farm Cottage Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7QS

    Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 9 (arboricultural impact assessment), 12 (parking layout), 16 (landscape strategy) and 19 (drainage strategy) to incorporate changes to the design of Plots 3 and 4, Discharge of Conditions 6 (Archaeology), 7 (Bin Stores), 11 (EV Charging Points), 15 (Public Open Space Maintenance) and Partial discharge of Conditions 5 (Biodiversity Management and Monitoring Plan) and 10 (broadband connection) pursuant of planning permission DM/24/02940/VOC

    Submitted 9 Jul 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Apr 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 29 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Blake Hopkinson Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in North Shields

Dissolved · incorporated 2007 · North Shields

35 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 76% granted

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Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 8 August 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Newtown Farm Cottage Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7QS

    DM/26/01774/VOC Submitted 9 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

    Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 9 (arboricultural impact assessment), 12 (parking layout), 16 (landscape strategy) and 19 (drainage strategy) to incorporate changes to the design of Plots 3 and 4, Discharge of Conditions 6 (Archaeology), 7 (Bin Stores), 11 (EV Charging Points), 15 (Public Open Space Maintenance) and Partial discharge of Conditions 5 (Biodiversity Management and Monitoring Plan) and 10 (broadband connection) pursuant of planning permission DM/24/02940/VOC

    Awaiting decision Amendments 25 docs

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    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Amendments
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    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 13 Oct 2026 Amendments
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    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Amendments
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    Received 18 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Amendments