Planning application
Croft Bungalow The Croft Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7JX
Works: Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing bungalow and replacement with 2no. detached 3-bed bungalows and 1no. detached two-storey 4-bed dwelling with associated garages, parking and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03433/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03433/FPA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Ferryhill
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL16 7JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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7 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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21 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
49 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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