Planning application
DM/26/00297/DRC
Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS
Proposal
Discharge of condition 14 (M4(2) standards) and partial discharge of conditions 4 (Phase 4 Verification) relating to Plots 1-25 and 54-65 inc pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00807/VOC.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00297/DRC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with County Durham for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About conditions applications
How this application type works
This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DM/26/01529/NMA Granted
Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS
Non material amendment to amend the wording of condition 16 of DM/23/01358/FPA and condition 14 of DM/25/00807/VOC from a pre-occupation condition to a compliance condition. Replace: A minimum of 43 dwellings shall be built to a standard which meets the requirements set out in M4(2) of the Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document Part M: Access to and use of building (as amended) or any updated version of replacement document. Prior to the occupation of any dwelling constructed to Buildings Regulations M4(2) standard, a verification report compiled by a suitably competent person demonstrating that the dwelling has been constructed to achieve Buildings Regulations M4(2) standard shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the development complies with the requirements of Policy 15 of the County Durham Plan to meet the needs of older people and people with disabilities. With: All dwellings hereby approved shall include 66% of properties built to a standard which meets the requirements set out in M4(2) of the Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document Part M: Access to and use of building (as amended) or any updated version of replacement document, and 10% of properties designed for older persons. Reason: In the interests of meeting the needs of older people and people with disabilities and to comply with Policy 15 of the County Durham Plan and Part 5 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
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DM/25/02939/FPA Granted
Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS
Erection of metal sculpture of two 3D greyhounds in Corten Steel (rust brown).
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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)
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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/26/00084/DRC Awaiting decision
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of condition 10 (internal highways) pursuant to DM/20/01824/VOC in relation to Phase 2 (as defined by 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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In County Durham
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DM/26/01665/DRC Granted
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DM/26/01808/DRC Awaiting decision
Land To The South Of Cockhouse Lane Ushaw Moor DH7 7PN
Discharge of Conditions 13 (Contaminated Land), 14 (Contamination Verification), and 16 (Soil Management Strategy) pursuant to consent DM/25/01083/FPA.
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DM/26/01283/DRC Granted
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Discharge of condition 14 (Sustainability statement) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00258/VOC.
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DM/26/01255/DRC Granted
Bessemer Court Hownsgill Industrial Park Templetown DH8 7NU
Discharge of Condition 5 (Lighting) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03424/FPA
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DM/26/01200/DRC Granted
Woodland Barn Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0JY
Discharge of Conditions 5 (broadband), 6 (sustainability statement), 7 (landscape scheme), 8 (means of enclosure), 9 (bin stores) and 10 (bat and bird boxes) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02099/FPA.