DM/25/02627/PND

1. 22 Sep 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 8 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 3 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• DM/26/00279/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Clyde Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7SE

  Change of use from class E to hot food takeaway.

  5 Feb 2026 158m away Full applications
• DM/26/00375/FPA Granted

  14 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7LD

  New enlarged shop front with security shutter

  16 Feb 2026 190m away Full applications
• DM/26/00502/AD Granted

  Lidl Wesleyan Road Spennymoor DL16 6DF

  Informative signage to advise the public of the presence of the ANPR camera, time restrictions, and relevant terms and conditions.

  2 Mar 2026 215m away Advertising
• DM/26/00501/FPA Granted

  Lidl Wesleyan Road Spennymoor DL16 6DF

  Erection of a Column Mounted ANPR CCTV Camera (retrospective).

  2 Mar 2026 215m away Full applications
• DM/26/00327/FPA Awaiting decision

  4 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7LD

  Second floor and single storey rear extensions and conversion of first and second floors to create 4no. 1-bedroom self contained apartments (Use Class C3)

  11 Feb 2026 217m away Full applications
• DM/26/00899/FPA Awaiting decision

  22 High Street Spennymoor DL16 6DB

  Window replacements to front and side elevations

  8 Apr 2026 348m away Full applications

• DM/26/01806/PNA Awaiting decision

  Milestone House Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

  Prior notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for a lean to extension to side of an existing agricultural building.

  14 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01101/PN56 Granted

  Littletown Farm Littletown Durham DH6 1AJ

  Prior notification under Part 3 Class R for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible use.

  30 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01781/PA56 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South East Of Tweddle House Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT

  Prior Approval application for the erection of 1 no. agricultural storage building pursuant to DM/26/01487/PNA

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01769/PND Awaiting decision

  Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU

  Proposed Demolition and Asbestos removal

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01533/PNA Granted

  Hillingdon Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SA

  Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings to house livestock

  12 Jun 2026 Prior approval