23 Heath Road Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7DT

1. 5 Jun 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 11 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Pending Decision

   Previously Pending Consideration.

5. 14 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

County Durham granted permission on 14 August 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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• 72 Heath Road Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7DS

  DM/25/01690/FPA Submitted 23 Jun 2025 150 yards away

  Erection of detached annex to rear

  Granted Full applications 7 docs

• Land To The South Of 72 Heath Road Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7DS

  DM/25/01675/FPA Submitted 23 Jun 2025 150 yards away

  Change of use of open space to residential curtilage and erection of 1.9m fence

  Granted Full applications 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 60, 62, 64 And 66 Hawthorn Road Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7EW

  DM/26/00933/FPA Submitted 13 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  External alterations to enable conversion of 4no 1 bedroom flats to 2No 2 bedroom semi detached houses.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 7 docs

• 8 South View Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7DF

  DM/21/02715/FPA Submitted 29 Jul 2021 250 yards away

  Amendment to previously approval DM/20/03686/FPA to increase main roof pitch from 30 degrees to 33.15 degrees and overall height by 525mm

  Granted Full applications 18 docs

• 4 South View Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7DF

  DM/21/01866/FPA Submitted 24 May 2021 300 yards away

  Proposed construction of a garage and garden room in rear garden

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• 31 West Terrace Middlestone Moor Spennymoor Co. Durham

  7/2003/0456/DM Submitted 18 Jul 2003 300 yards away

  ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY TO THE REAR

  Granted Full applications Extension

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications