40 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/26/02469/TPO Awaiting decision

  40 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

  Reduce crown by 3m to growth points

  Submitted 16 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPO/418/2025 Granted

  40 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

  40 North Close Kirk Merrington Tree Preservation Order 2025

  Decided 20 Apr 2026 Trees

1. 19 Mar 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 30 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

• Application: 7/1980/0163/DM (Decided)
• Application: 7/2007/0523/DM (Decided)
• Buildingcontrol: BC/26/01493/FP (Conditionally Approved)

County Durham granted permission on 30 July 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.

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• 40 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

  TPO/418/2025 Submitted 28 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  40 North Close Kirk Merrington Tree Preservation Order 2025

  Granted Trees

• 2 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

  DM/26/02689/TPO Submitted 7 Oct 2026 100 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~3 Dec

  Oak (T1) - crown reduce and reshape by 3m, crown lift to 3m, prune to clear building by 3m, remove major deadwood and snapped branches and Lime (T2) - crown reduce and reshape by 3m, crown lift to 3m, prune to communication wires by1.5m, remove major deadwood and snapped branches

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 40 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

  DM/26/02469/TPO Submitted 16 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov

  Reduce crown by 3m to growth points

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 7 Ridgeside North Close Spennymoor DL16 7HF

  DM/24/00117/FPA Submitted 15 Jan 2024 100 yards away

  Demolition of existing garage and rear summer room and replace with a two-storey side extension and a single storey extension to the rear

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 50 docs
  Small domestic

• 25 Ridgeside North Close Spennymoor DL16 7HF

  DM/25/01444/FPA Submitted 29 May 2025 200 yards away

  Single-storey rear extensions with decking (amended description)

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications