Planning application
Newtown Farm Cottage Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7QS
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Proposal
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 9 (arboricultural impact assessment), 12 (parking layout), 16 (landscape strategy) and 19 (drainage strategy) to incorporate changes to the design of Plots 3 and 4, Discharge of Conditions 6 (Archaeology), 7 (Bin Stores), 11 (EV Charging Points), 15 (Public Open Space Maintenance) and Partial discharge of Conditions 5 (Biodiversity Management and Monitoring Plan) and 10 (broadband connection) pursuant of planning permission DM/24/02940/VOC
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01774/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01774/VOC
- Category
- Amendments
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Spennymoor
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL16 7QS
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/01126/VOC Granted
Newtown Farm Cottage Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7QS
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 12 (parking layout) to cover extension to garage and external materials to barn of Plot 2 and 19 (Drainage Strategy) to update drainage scheme and reword condition in accordance with updated strategy pursuant of planning permission DM/24/02940/VOC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by County Durham
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10 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/24/02940/VOC (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Blake Hopkinson Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in North Shields
Dissolved · incorporated 2007 · North Shields
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- COVERING LETTER
- LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE PLAN
- SOFTWORKS DETAIL - SHEET 1
- DRAINAGE STATEMENT
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - PLOT 3
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - PLOT 4
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - PLOT 4 - GARAGE
- OUTLINE SOFT LANDSCAPE SPECIFICATION
- BIODIVERSITY METRIC 4.0 CALCULATION TOOL
- PROPOSED BIN STORE DETAILS
- PLOT 2 BROADBAND CONNECTION
- R0LEC EVO DATA SHEET
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PLOT 2
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL FINISHES PLAN
- PROPOSED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS PLAN
- PROPOSED PARKING LAYOUT
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ADDENDUM OF ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- GAS MEMBRANE VERIFICATION REPORT
- OASIS ID ALLENARC
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About amendment applications
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Newtown Farm Cottage Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7QS
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 12 (parking layout) to cover extension to garage and external materials to barn of Plot 2 and 19 (Drainage Strategy) to update drainage scheme and reword condition in accordance with updated strategy pursuant of planning permission DM/24/02940/VOC
Granted Amendments Extension 15 docs
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