Planning application
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of condition 10 (internal highways) pursuant to DM/20/01824/VOC in relation to Phase 2 (as defined by DM/23/02941/RM)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00084/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00084/DRC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Ferryhill
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Postcode
- DL16 7XL
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01658/AD Granted
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Display of 2 no. 'V' boards, 9 no. flags, 1 no. illuminated totem, 1 no. hoarding section, 2 no. box signs, and 3 no. sections of wall mounted 'Welcome' text (amended proposals)
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DM/26/00091/DRC Granted
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of condition 3 (critical surface water infrastructure) pursuant to DM/23/02941/RM
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DM/26/00049/DRC Granted
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of conditions 11 (materials), 12 (boundary treatments) & 13 (surface treatment) pursuant to DM/20/01824/VOC in relation to Phase 2 (as defined by DM/23/02941/RM)
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DM/26/00027/DRC Granted
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of conditions 4 (bat and bird boxes), 5 (broadband), 9 (mechanical ventilation) and 13 (cycle storage) pursuant to DM/23/02941/RM
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DM/26/00026/DRC Awaiting decision
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of condition 15 (lighting strategy) pursuant to DM/23/02941/RM
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DM/25/03587/DRC Granted
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of condition 6 (CMP) pursuant to DM/20/01824/VOC in relation to Phase 2 (as defined by DM/23/02941/RM)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
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14 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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6 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/20/01824/VOC (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL DRC
- DRC
- LONGSECTIONS (SHEET 1)
- LONGSECTIONS (SHEET 2)
- LONGSECTIONS (SHEET 3)
- ROAD CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
- KERB NOTES AND HIGHWAY SURFACE FINISHES (SHEET 1)
- KERB NOTES AND HIGHWAY SURFACE FINISHES (SHEET 2)
- KERB NOTES AND HIGHWAY SURFACE FINISHES (SHEET 3)
- KERB NOTES AND HIGHWAY SURFACE FINISHES (SHEET 4)
- HIGHWAY SURFACE FINISHES OVERALL LAYOUT
- SECTION 38/278 LAYOUT
- S38/S278 TECHNICAL APPROVAL LETTER
- PRIVATE DRIVE SURFACING PLAN
- ENGINEERING LAYOUT
- ROAD CHANNEL LEVELS LAYOUT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 6 October 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 this record
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