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Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS

Granted County Durham DM/26/01529/NMA Amendments

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Non material amendment to amend the wording of condition 16 of DM/23/01358/FPA and condition 14 of DM/25/00807/VOC from a pre-occupation condition to a compliance condition. Replace: A minimum of 43 dwellings shall be built to a standard which meets the requirements set out in M4(2) of the Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document Part M: Access to and use of building (as amended) or any updated version of replacement document. Prior to the occupation of any dwelling constructed to Buildings Regulations M4(2) standard, a verification report compiled by a suitably competent person demonstrating that the dwelling has been constructed to achieve Buildings Regulations M4(2) standard shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the development complies with the requirements of Policy 15 of the County Durham Plan to meet the needs of older people and people with disabilities. With: All dwellings hereby approved shall include 66% of properties built to a standard which meets the requirements set out in M4(2) of the Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document Part M: Access to and use of building (as amended) or any updated version of replacement document, and 10% of properties designed for older persons. Reason: In the interests of meeting the needs of older people and people with disabilities and to comply with Policy 15 of the County Durham Plan and Part 5 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01529/NMA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01529/NMA
Category
Amendments
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Decided
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Tudhoe
Parish
Spennymoor
Postcode
DL16 7RS

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00297/DRC Split decision

    Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS

    Discharge of condition 14 (M4(2) standards) and partial discharge of conditions 4 (Phase 4 Verification) relating to Plots 1-25 and 54-65 inc pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00807/VOC.

    Decided 13 May 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/02939/FPA Granted

    Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS

    Erection of metal sculpture of two 3D greyhounds in Corten Steel (rust brown).

    Decided 3 Dec 2025 Full applications
  • DM/24/02820/DRC Granted

    Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS

    Discharge of Conditions 10 (walling and roofing materials) and 11(hardstanding details) pursuant to application DM/23/01358/FPA.

    Decided 6 Nov 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jun 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 9 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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P & H S Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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9 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVAL NMA Decision · 10 Jul 2026
  • NMA Delegated Report · 10 Jul 2026
  • COMPLIANCE PLAN GROUND FLOOR AND EXTRACT FROM FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 12 Jun 2026
  • COMPLIANCE PLAN GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN WITH GROUND FLOOR FRONT ELEVAT Drawing · 12 Jun 2026
  • COMPLIANCE PLAN GROUND FLOOR, FIRST FLOOR, SECOND FLOOR AND EXTRACT OF ELEVATION Drawing · 12 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 12 Jun 2026
  • UFM4_APPROVAL_VOC Supporting Information · 12 Jun 2026
  • COMPLIANCE PLAN GROUND FLOOR AND EXTRACT OF FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 12 Jun 2026
  • COMPLIANCE PLAN GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR Drawing · 12 Jun 2026

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What 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.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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