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Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

Granted County Durham DM/25/01790/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Construction of 299 dwellings with access from Allerton Way and associated parking, roads, infrastructure, landscaping and SuDS.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/01790/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/01790/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: S106+Approved BNG Required
Received
3 Jul 2025
Validated
16 Jul 2025
Decided
5 Nov 2025
Ward
Spennymoor
Parish
Spennymoor
Decision by
County Planning Committee
Postcode
DL16 7RQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 8 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01985/NMA Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to reflect relocation of substation to northern site edge (Amended Description 14/10/2026).

    Decided 16 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01644/DRC Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Discharge of Conditions 15 (Play Area Details), 16 (Play Area Maintenance), and 17 (Amenity/Natural Green Space Maintenance) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA

    Decided 31 Jul 2026
  • DM/26/01139/DRC Awaiting decision

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Discharge of Condition 19 (BNG HMMP) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA.

    Submitted 6 May 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/01013/NMA Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to update the Construction Environmental Management Plan

    Decided 27 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/00821/DRC Awaiting decision

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Coal Authority Verification), 6 (Final Travel Plan), 12 (Landscaping), 27 (Drainage), 28 (Drainage Timetable), 32 (Footpath Connection Fixed Lighting), 33 (Electric Substation), and 34 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA (Amended Description 20/07/2026).

    Submitted 31 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00654/DRC Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Coal Authority Site Investigation), 4 (Coal Authority Verification), 5 (Dust Management Plan/CEMP), 24 (Bird and Bat Boxes), 28 (Drainage Construction Timetable), 29 (Contamination), and 31 (Soil Management Strategy) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA (Amended Description 30/03/2026).

    Decided 2 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00544/NMA Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to substitute house types at Plots 152, 153, 157, 158, 159, 160, 195 and 196; and to relocate 8 Affordable Home Ownership units from the eastern part of the site to the western part of the site

    Decided 19 Mar 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 16 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: S106+Approved BNG Required

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/01985/NMA Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to reflect relocation of substation to northern site edge (Amended Description 14/10/2026).

    Decided 16 Oct 2026 Amendments

Documents

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

229 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 5 November 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/00544/NMA Submitted 5 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to substitute house types at Plots 152, 153, 157, 158, 159, 160, 195 and 196; and to relocate 8 Affordable Home Ownership units from the eastern part of the site to the western part of the site

    Granted Amendments 21 docs

  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/01139/DRC Submitted 6 May 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jul

    Discharge of Condition 19 (BNG HMMP) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs

  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/00821/DRC Submitted 31 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~27 May

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Coal Authority Verification), 6 (Final Travel Plan), 12 (Landscaping), 27 (Drainage), 28 (Drainage Timetable), 32 (Footpath Connection Fixed Lighting), 33 (Electric Substation), and 34 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA (Amended Description 20/07/2026).

    Awaiting decision Conditions 10 docs

  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/01013/NMA Submitted 21 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to update the Construction Environmental Management Plan

    Granted Amendments 4 docs

  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/00654/DRC Submitted 16 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Coal Authority Site Investigation), 4 (Coal Authority Verification), 5 (Dust Management Plan/CEMP), 24 (Bird and Bat Boxes), 28 (Drainage Construction Timetable), 29 (Contamination), and 31 (Soil Management Strategy) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA (Amended Description 30/03/2026).

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • 11 Dalemain Close Spennymoor DL16 7FT

    DM/25/00924/FPA Submitted 1 Apr 2025 350 yards away

    Single storey rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
    Small domestic

In County Durham

  • 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

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    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

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

    24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

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    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