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Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

Granted County Durham DM/26/00654/DRC Details Reserved by Condition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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).

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00654/DRC

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00654/DRC
Type
Details Reserved by Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Decided
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Spennymoor
Parish
Spennymoor
Decision by
DRC 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.

  • 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).

    Decided 16 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • 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

    Decided 31 Jul 2026
  • 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.

    Submitted 6 May 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 27 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • 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).

    Submitted 31 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00544/NMA Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    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

    Decided 19 Mar 2026 Amendments
  • 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.

    Decided 5 Nov 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 17 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/25/01790/FPA (Decided)

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVAL DRC Decision · 02 Jun 2026
  • DRC OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 01 Jun 2026
  • GROUND GAS MONITORING ADDENDUM LETTER Supporting Information · 28 Apr 2026
  • SOIL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY DRAWINGS Drawing · 20 Apr 2026
  • CEMP REVISION B Amended Report · 31 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 2 June 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/00544/NMA Submitted 5 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    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

    Granted Amendments 21 docs

  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/01139/DRC Submitted 6 May 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jul

    Discharge of Condition 19 (BNG HMMP) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs

  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/00821/DRC Submitted 31 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~27 May

    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).

    Awaiting decision Conditions 10 docs

  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/01013/NMA Submitted 21 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    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

    Granted Amendments 4 docs

  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/25/01790/FPA Submitted 3 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Construction of 299 dwellings with access from Allerton Way and associated parking, roads, infrastructure, landscaping and SuDS.

    Granted Full applications 229 docs
    Major scheme

  • 11 Dalemain Close Spennymoor DL16 7FT

    DM/25/00924/FPA Submitted 1 Apr 2025 350 yards away

    Single storey rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
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