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43 Cheapside Spennymoor DL16 6QF

Granted County Durham DM/26/00814/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Prior notification under Class MA for the change of use of the first floor to 2no. 1 bedroom flats.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00814/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00814/PN56
Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Decided
22 May 2026
Ward
Tudhoe
Parish
Spennymoor
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL16 6QF

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00810/FPA Granted

    43 Cheapside Spennymoor DL16 6QF

    Alterations to the shopfront, new advertisements and signage, reinstatement of ATMs, changes to fenestration, and provision of a new external first floor door onto the fire escape.

    Decided 22 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 7/2011/0450/DM (Decided)
  • Application: 7/2013/0019/DM (Decided)
  • Application: DM/26/00810/FPA (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Glasper Lee Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Bishop Auckland

Active · incorporated 2018 · Bishop Auckland

137 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 97% granted

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Nim Patel Applicant, registered in Cardiff

Dissolved · incorporated 2015 · Cardiff

2 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

  • FULL DELEGATED Delegated Report · 22 May 2026
  • PN56 REQUIRED + GRANTED (NEW) Decision · 22 May 2026
  • GYPCEILING MF CEILING SYSTEMS Supporting Information · 20 May 2026
  • TIMBER STUD PARTITION SYSTEMS Supporting Information · 20 May 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 20 Apr 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 15 Apr 2026
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT Supporting Information · 30 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 30 Mar 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 30 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 30 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 30 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 22 May 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 43 Cheapside Spennymoor DL16 6QF

    DM/26/00810/FPA Submitted 30 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Alterations to the shopfront, new advertisements and signage, reinstatement of ATMs, changes to fenestration, and provision of a new external first floor door onto the fire escape.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 9 docs
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    Granted Advertising 10 docs
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