Kirk Merrington Primary School South View Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7JB

1. 17 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 23 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: 8/CMA/7/82 (Decided)
• Buildingcontrol: BC/26/00786/IN (Accepted Initial Notice)
• Buildingcontrol: BC/26/00983/FP (Building Work Started)

County Durham granted permission on 24 April 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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• 3 Jowsey Place Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7JE

  DM/25/00560/TPO Submitted 25 Feb 2025 100 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~23 Apr

  T1 - Birch - Crown reduce and reshape by 1-2m, and prune back to clear overhead service cable by 0.5m T2 - Larch - Crown reduce and reshape by 1-2m

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 3 Jowsey Place Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7JE

  DM/20/01863/FPA Submitted 14 Jul 2020 100 yards away

  Porch to front, single storey rear extension and replacement dormer window to rear roof slope

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 21 docs
  Small domestic

• Kirk Merrington Pre School Blue House Estate Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7JD

  DM/26/02526/FPA Submitted 21 Sep 2026 150 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~11 Dec

  Change of use of an area of grazing land to garden land to provide an outdoor educational growing area.

  Awaiting decision

• Kirk Merrington Pre School Blue House Estate Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7JD

  DM/26/01447/FPA Submitted 8 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  Change of use of land to additional nursery outdoor garden space with erection of boundary fence

  Decided 20 docs
  Small domestic

• Land North Of 1 Merrington Close Kirk Merrington DL16 7HU

  DM/22/02725/FPA Submitted 15 Sep 2022 250 yards away

  Change of use of land to north from open space to private residential and enclosure with 1.8m timber fencing (Part Retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• 55 Beckwith Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HE

  DM/24/01257/FPA Submitted 13 May 2024 300 yards away

  Single storey side and rear extension (part retrospective)

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications