Planning application
3 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of air conditioning plant to roof, 1 no. opening in 1st floor wall for associated pipework, 4 no. openings in external wall for vent grills, handrail, construction of new external fire escape in brick enclosure and erection of lean-to canopy.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03052/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03052/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 30 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Tudhoe
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DL16 6AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/00755/AD Granted
3 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB
Display of end fascia canopy sign to front and 1 no. digitally printed vinyl to rear elevation
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DM/26/00204/FPA Granted
3 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB
Installation of external roller shutter to entrance doors
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DM/25/03546/NMA Withdrawn
3 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02901/FPA for the installation of security roller shutters necessitating the reconfiguration of the shopfront fenestration
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DM/25/02901/FPA Granted
3 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB
Replacement of existing shopfront with new shopfront complete with bi-parting entrance doors
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DM/25/02888/AD Granted
3 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB
Fascia and projecting signs to front elevation and loading bay sign to side elevation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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31 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 20 March 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.
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