Planning application
Unit 22 Enterprise City Green Lane Industrial Estate Spennymoor DL16 6JF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from a joiners workshop to a mixed use development comprising recreation and fitness facilities (Use Class E(d)) and education facility (Use Class F1)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01226/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01226/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Tudhoe
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL16 6JF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by County Durham
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15 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 August 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
D2 Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bristol
Active · incorporated 2004 · Bristol
89 applications on PlanIndex · across 38 councils · 84% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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