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Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02056/DRC Details Reserved by Condition

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Proposal

Discharge of Condition 10 (Archaeological Reporting) of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02056/DRC

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02056/DRC
Type
Details Reserved by Condition
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
25 Jul 2025
Validated
28 Jul 2025
Ward
Ferryhill
Parish
Ferryhill

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/03387/PN56 Granted

    Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

    Extension of part of the existing fence line and the installation of a Portable Relay Room (PRR).

    Decided 19 Dec 2025 Prior approval
  • DM/25/02514/DRC Granted

    Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Coal Mining Investigation) of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA

    Decided 19 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • DM/24/02097/DRC Granted

    Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

    Partial discharge of Condition 5 (Coal Mining Investigation and Assessment) of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA

    Decided 28 Aug 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 28 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

RES Group Agent, registered in Hull

Active · incorporated 1997 · Hull

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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