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

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/25/02276/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
• DM/25/02234/FPA Decided

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

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

  Decided 14 Sep 2026

1. 30 Sep 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 1 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Approved subject to S106

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 27 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.

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

  DM/23/00745/FPA Submitted 16 Mar 2023 100 yards away

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

  Granted Full applications 238 docs

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

  DM/25/02276/VOC Submitted 18 Aug 2025 100 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct

  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

  Awaiting decision Amendments 49 docs

• Land To The South Of Hett Moor Farm Hett DH6 5LJ

  DM/25/01748/FPA Submitted 1 Jul 2025 250 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~27 Aug

  Installation and operation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) facility incorporating batteries, transformers, inverters, switchrooms, substation, water tank, other associated infrastructure plus cable ducts, fencing, access track, landscaping and drainage infrastructure.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 67 docs

• Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

  DM/25/03387/PN56 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 400 yards away

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

  Granted Prior approval Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford

  DM/25/02428/FPA Submitted 2 Sep 2025 0.3 miles away

  Engineering operations including the installation of underground electricity cables, erection of gate and creation of internal service footpath

  Granted Full applications 21 docs

• Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford

  DM/26/01234/FPA Submitted 15 May 2026 0.3 miles away

  Change of use of agricultural land to allow the erection of a substation compound and associated infrastructure and engineering operations to extend the existing substation.

  Granted Full applications 23 docs

• DM/26/01703/CPO Granted

  Aycliffe Village Primary School North Terrace Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LG

  Installation of timber playground equipment.

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01615/CPO Withdrawn

  Spital Park Farm Stainmore Road Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9RH

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Met Office installation of a new weather station enclosure (10 metres by 9 metres by 1.2 metres) with meteorological equipment, including a 10 metre collapsible WEC WD10 mast with an anemometer and windvane on the top (with concrete plinth base of 1.8 metres by 2.2 metres).

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01399/CPO Granted

  28 Moor Edge Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HT

  Certificate of Proposed Development for a hip to gable conversion to form loft conversion with rear dormer

  Received 2 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01072/CEU Refused

  21 Young Street Gilesgate Durham DH1 2JU

  Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4).

  Received 23 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/00808/CEU Refused

  3 Southend South Road Durham DH1 3TG

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation.

  Received 30 Mar, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development