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Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

Granted County Durham DM/25/03387/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03387/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03387/PN56
Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Status
Pending Decision
Decision
Granted subject to conditions
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Decided
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Ferryhill
Parish
Ferryhill
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/02514/DRC Granted

    Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Coal Mining Investigation) of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA

    Decided 19 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/02056/DRC Awaiting decision

    Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Archaeological Reporting) of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA

    Submitted 25 Jul 2025 Conditions
  • DM/24/02097/DRC Granted

    Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

    Partial discharge of Condition 5 (Coal Mining Investigation and Assessment) of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA

    Decided 28 Aug 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 19 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 19 December 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.

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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