Planning application
17 Attwood Terrace Tudhoe Colliery Spennymoor DL16 6TD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification under Class MA of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use from class E to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02964/PN56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02964/PN56
- Type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 7 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Tudhoe
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DL16 6TD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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29 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 7 January 2026, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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