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

Decided County Durham DM/25/02234/FPA

Relates to DM/23/00745/FPA

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02234/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02234/FPA
Status
Decided
Received
14 Aug 2025
Validated
15 Aug 2025
Decided
14 Sep 2026
Ward
Ferryhill
Parish
Ferryhill
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH6 5LB

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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/25/02713/CPO Granted

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

    Installation of electrical cables

    Decided 27 Nov 2025 Lawful development
  • 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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 15 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 14 Sep 2026

    Decision issued

  5. 15 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Consideration.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • DM/23/00745/FPA Granted

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

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

    Decided 14 Jul 2025 Full applications

Documents

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

24 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

County Durham has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

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