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Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

Granted County Durham DM/26/01644/DRC

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

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 15 (Play Area Details), 16 (Play Area Maintenance), and 17 (Amenity/Natural Green Space Maintenance) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01644/DRC

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01644/DRC
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Decided
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Spennymoor
Parish
Spennymoor
Postcode
DL16 7RQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 8 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01985/NMA Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to reflect relocation of substation to northern site edge (Amended Description 14/10/2026).

    Decided 16 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01139/DRC Awaiting decision

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Discharge of Condition 19 (BNG HMMP) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA.

    Submitted 6 May 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/01013/NMA Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to update the Construction Environmental Management Plan

    Decided 27 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/00821/DRC Awaiting decision

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Coal Authority Verification), 6 (Final Travel Plan), 12 (Landscaping), 27 (Drainage), 28 (Drainage Timetable), 32 (Footpath Connection Fixed Lighting), 33 (Electric Substation), and 34 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA (Amended Description 20/07/2026).

    Submitted 31 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00654/DRC Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Coal Authority Site Investigation), 4 (Coal Authority Verification), 5 (Dust Management Plan/CEMP), 24 (Bird and Bat Boxes), 28 (Drainage Construction Timetable), 29 (Contamination), and 31 (Soil Management Strategy) pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA (Amended Description 30/03/2026).

    Decided 2 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00544/NMA Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to substitute house types at Plots 152, 153, 157, 158, 159, 160, 195 and 196; and to relocate 8 Affordable Home Ownership units from the eastern part of the site to the western part of the site

    Decided 19 Mar 2026 Amendments
  • DM/25/01790/FPA Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    Construction of 299 dwellings with access from Allerton Way and associated parking, roads, infrastructure, landscaping and SuDS.

    Decided 5 Nov 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 26 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 31 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  5. 9 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Consideration.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/25/01790/FPA (Decided)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

  • DRC OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 31 Jul 2026
  • APPROVAL DRC Decision · 31 Jul 2026
  • OVERALL MANAGED AREAS PLAN REV A Drawing · 27 Jul 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 31 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 this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/01985/NMA Submitted 30 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/25/01790/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to reflect relocation of substation to northern site edge (Amended Description 14/10/2026).

    Granted Amendments

  • 11 Dalemain Close Spennymoor DL16 7FT

    DM/25/00924/FPA Submitted 1 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Single storey rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
    Small domestic

  • 12 Gibside Way Spennymoor DL16 7GQ

    DM/21/01033/FPA Submitted 23 Mar 2021 150 yards away

    To build a small porch on the front of the property.

    Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
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  • Land To The North West Of 32 Sledmore Drive Spennymoor DL16 7GP

    DM/22/02180/FPA Submitted 26 Jul 2022 200 yards away

    Change of use from open space to garden. Erection of garage, sunroom, pagola, shed and fencing (part retrospective)

    Granted Full applications 17 docs
    Small domestic

  • 43 Ripley Close Spennymoor DL16 7FJ

    DM/22/02662/FPA Submitted 9 Sep 2022 200 yards away

    Single story rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs

  • 9 Rosedale Spennymoor DL16 6SB

    DM/24/02908/FPA Submitted 23 Oct 2024 250 yards away

    Single storey rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
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