Planning application
43 Cheapside Spennymoor DL16 6QF
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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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See their track recordNim Patel Applicant, registered in Cardiff
Dissolved · incorporated 2015 · Cardiff
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- FULL DELEGATED
- PN56 REQUIRED + GRANTED (NEW)
- GYPCEILING MF CEILING SYSTEMS
- TIMBER STUD PARTITION SYSTEMS
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
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Open the documentsWhat 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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