Planning application
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of agricultural land to allow the erection of a substation compound and associated infrastructure and engineering operations to extend the existing substation.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01234/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01234/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Required
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bowburn And Coxhoe
- Parish
- Croxdale And Hett
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02420/DRC Granted
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
Discharge of statutory BNG condition in conjunction with condition 5 pursuant to DM/26/01234/FPA.
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DM/25/02428/FPA Granted
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
Engineering operations including the installation of underground electricity cables, erection of gate and creation of internal service footpath
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by County Durham
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18 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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DM/26/02420/DRC Granted
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
Discharge of statutory BNG condition in conjunction with condition 5 pursuant to DM/26/01234/FPA.
Who's behind it
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Northern Powergrid Limited Applicant, registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Active · incorporated 1996 · Newcastle Upon Tyne
27 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- FAST TRACK
- APPROVAL FPA - BNG REQUIRED
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN
- LANDSCAPE
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- BNG CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT
- ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT
- BNG CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT
- THE COAL AUTHORITY
- SITE NOTICE
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT
- COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT
- SUPPLEMENTARY MINING INVESTIGATION
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- PROPOSED BAY AND SECTION LAYOUT
- APPLICATION FORM (REDACTED)
- COVER LETTER
- ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT, IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND METHOD STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 9 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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