Planning application
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01658/AD
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01658/AD
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ferryhill
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Decision by
- Advertisement
- Postcode
- DL16 7XL
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/00091/DRC Granted
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of condition 3 (critical surface water infrastructure) pursuant to DM/23/02941/RM
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DM/26/00084/DRC Awaiting decision
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of condition 10 (internal highways) pursuant to DM/20/01824/VOC in relation to Phase 2 (as defined by DM/23/02941/RM)
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DM/26/00049/DRC Granted
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of conditions 11 (materials), 12 (boundary treatments) & 13 (surface treatment) pursuant to DM/20/01824/VOC in relation to Phase 2 (as defined by DM/23/02941/RM)
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DM/26/00027/DRC Granted
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of conditions 4 (bat and bird boxes), 5 (broadband), 9 (mechanical ventilation) and 13 (cycle storage) pursuant to DM/23/02941/RM
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DM/26/00026/DRC Awaiting decision
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of condition 15 (lighting strategy) pursuant to DM/23/02941/RM
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DM/25/03587/DRC Granted
Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL
Discharge of condition 6 (CMP) pursuant to DM/20/01824/VOC in relation to Phase 2 (as defined by DM/23/02941/RM)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by County Durham
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30 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
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.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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