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4 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7LD

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/00327/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Extension Small domestic

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Proposal

Second floor and single storey rear extensions and conversion of first and second floors to create 4no. 1-bedroom self contained apartments (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00327/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00327/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Decision
Received
11 Feb 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Spennymoor
Parish
Spennymoor
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL16 7LD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

GHBD Limited Agent, registered in Consett

Active · incorporated 2019 · Consett

70 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 91% granted

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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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