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Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/00821/DRC Details Reserved by Condition

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Proposal

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).

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00821/DRC

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00821/DRC
Type
Details Reserved by Condition
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Spennymoor
Parish
Spennymoor
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/26/00654/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).

    Decided 2 Jun 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. 31 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 1 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

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

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

  • CONDITION 8 LIGHTING UPDATE LETTER Supporting Information · 14 Oct 2026
  • BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN Supporting Information · 14 Oct 2026
  • BNG HMMP V3.1 Amended Report · 13 Oct 2026
  • IN-PLOT PLANTING SHEET 2 REV C Amended Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
  • IN-PLOT PLANTING SHEET 3 REV C Amended Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
  • PUBLIC OPEN SPACE PLANTING REV H Amended Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
  • BNG METRIC V9 Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2026
  • BNH HMMP V3 Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2026
  • IN-PLOT PLANTING SHEET 1 REV C Amended Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
  • TREE PIT DETAIL Drawing · 19 May 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

Within 0.3 miles

  • 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/26/01013/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

  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/00654/DRC Submitted 16 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    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).

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • 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
    Small domestic

In County Durham

  • DM/26/01610/DRC Granted

    Land North Of The Old Chapel Colliery Road Bearpark DH7 7AU

    Discharge of conditions 6 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 7 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03257/FPA.

    Received 22 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/01596/DRC Granted

    37 - 38 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD

    Discharge of condition 7 (management plan) pursuant to DM/24/01551/FPA

    Received 18 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/01972/DRC Granted

    Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AW

    Discharge of Condition 18 (Archaeological Reporting) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00325/DRC Granted

    1 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

    Discharge of condition 3 (boundary treatments) pursuant to DM/24/03458/FPA

    Received 9 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/01791/DRC Granted

    Caravan Park And Holiday Cottages Hillcrest Berry Bank Caldwell Richmond DL11 7UD

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain) pursuant to planning application DM/25/02699/FPA.

    Received 13 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions