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Newtown Farm Cottage Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7QS

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/01774/VOC Amendments

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

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
Postcode
DL16 7QS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 10 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided amendment applications in a median of 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

In County Durham

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    27 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/02075/NMA Granted

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    Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03617/FPA to allow all window colours to be anthracite grey and alterations to Plots 46-48 rear boundary type.

    7 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/02096/NMA Granted

    Land South West Of 43 West End (Formerly 41 West End) Wolsingham DL13 3DJ

    Non material amendment to planning approval DM/24/03020/FPA to include additional windows on eastern and western elevations, remove rooflights, increase overall height of main dwelling by 250mm and offshoot to north by 700mm

    10 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/02078/NMA Granted

    Meadow Farm Park Ramshaw Lane Ramshaw Bishop Auckland DL14 0NB

    Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03333/VOC to allow additional details to external elevation treatment to the amenity block buildings including repositioning of door and window openings and minor adjustment to the siting of statics of plots 18 -21 to avoid an exclusion zone around the NPG 'Sandbed Stables' power pole.

    7 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01888/VOC Granted

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    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of permission DM/25/02841/FPA for design changes and to adjust the ground level of each unit

    21 Jul 2026 Amendments