Planning application
Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to substitute house types at Plots 152, 153, 157, 158, 159, 160, 195 and 196; and to relocate 8 Affordable Home Ownership units from the eastern part of the site to the western part of the site
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00544/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00544/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Spennymoor
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Decision by
- NMA Delegated
- Postcode
- DL16 7RQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 8 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01985/NMA Granted
Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to reflect relocation of substation to northern site edge (Amended Description 14/10/2026).
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DM/26/01644/DRC Granted
Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
Discharge of Conditions 15 (Play Area Details), 16 (Play Area Maintenance), and 17 (Amenity/Natural Green Space Maintenance) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA
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DM/26/01139/DRC Awaiting decision
Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
Discharge of Condition 19 (BNG HMMP) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA.
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DM/26/01013/NMA Granted
Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to update the Construction Environmental Management Plan
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DM/26/00821/DRC Awaiting decision
Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Coal Authority Verification), 6 (Final Travel Plan), 12 (Landscaping), 27 (Drainage), 28 (Drainage Timetable), 32 (Footpath Connection Fixed Lighting), 33 (Electric Substation), and 34 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA (Amended Description 20/07/2026).
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DM/26/00654/DRC Granted
Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Coal Authority Site Investigation), 4 (Coal Authority Verification), 5 (Dust Management Plan/CEMP), 24 (Bird and Bat Boxes), 28 (Drainage Construction Timetable), 29 (Contamination), and 31 (Soil Management Strategy) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA (Amended Description 30/03/2026).
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DM/25/01790/FPA Granted
Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
Construction of 299 dwellings with access from Allerton Way and associated parking, roads, infrastructure, landscaping and SuDS.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
- NMA
- APPROVAL NMA
- SITE LAYOUT PLAN (EAST)
- ADOPTION PLAN
- MATERIALS PLAN (WEST)
- MATERIALS PLAN (EAST)
- PARKING PLAN
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN (WEST)
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN (EAST)
- ADOPTION PLAN
- MATERIALS PLAN (WEST)
- MATERIALS PLAN (EAST)
- PARKING PLAN
- OVERALL SITE PLAN
- SITE LAYOUT PLAN (WEST)
- SITE LAYOUT PLAN (EAST)
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN (WEST)
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- OVERALL SITE PLAN
- SITE LAYOUT PLAN (WEST)
- SITE LAYOUT PLAN (EAST)
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 19 March 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
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