27 Claude Road Spennymoor DL16 7GR

1. 20 May 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 27 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 21 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

County Durham granted permission on 21 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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 32 Moore Road Spennymoor DL16 7FY

  DM/25/02318/FPA Submitted 15 Aug 2025 100 yards away

  Garage change of use to a nano brewery

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• 14 Bell Road Spennymoor DL16 7FX

  DM/22/03776/FPA Submitted 21 Dec 2022 200 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Perkins Walk Spennymoor DL16 7FZ

  DM/25/00921/FPA Submitted 1 Apr 2025 300 yards away

  Retention of 1.34m garden fence to front

  Refused Full applications 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Woodrow Way Spennymoor DL16 7WB

  DM/23/03488/FPA Submitted 17 Nov 2023 350 yards away

  Extension to rear of detached garage

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs

• 20 Woodward Road Spennymoor DL16 7US

  DM/26/02305/FPA Submitted 2 Sep 2026 400 yards away

  Conversion of detached garage to garden room with installation of roof lights

  Granted Loft or dormer 9 docs

• Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL

  DM/26/01658/AD Submitted 29 Jun 2026 0.3 miles away

  Display of 2 no. 'V' boards, 9 no. flags, 1 no. illuminated totem, 1 no. hoarding section, 2 no. box signs, and 3 no. sections of wall mounted 'Welcome' text (amended proposals)

  Granted Advertising 9 docs

• DM/26/01703/CPO Granted

  Aycliffe Village Primary School North Terrace Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LG

  Installation of timber playground equipment.

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01615/CPO Withdrawn

  Spital Park Farm Stainmore Road Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9RH

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Met Office installation of a new weather station enclosure (10 metres by 9 metres by 1.2 metres) with meteorological equipment, including a 10 metre collapsible WEC WD10 mast with an anemometer and windvane on the top (with concrete plinth base of 1.8 metres by 2.2 metres).

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01399/CPO Granted

  28 Moor Edge Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HT

  Certificate of Proposed Development for a hip to gable conversion to form loft conversion with rear dormer

  Received 2 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01072/CEU Refused

  21 Young Street Gilesgate Durham DH1 2JU

  Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4).

  Received 23 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/00808/CEU Refused

  3 Southend South Road Durham DH1 3TG

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation.

  Received 30 Mar, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development