44 Chestnut Avenue Spennymoor DL16 7SP

1. 28 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 24 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 19 October 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.

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• 23 Beech Avenue Spennymoor DL16 7ST

  DM/21/02118/FPA Submitted 9 Jun 2021 150 yards away

  Detached garage to rear (Retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• The Oaks Secondary School Rock Road Spennymoor DL16 7DB

  DM/22/02313/FPA Submitted 10 Aug 2022 150 yards away

  Extension to Sixth Form Centre to include a cafe, kitchen and charity shop, ancillary accommodation, ramps, extraction equipment and associated external alterations

  Granted Full applications Extension 19 docs

• 39 Cragside Close Spennymoor DL16 7SD

  DM/25/02490/FPA Submitted 8 Sep 2025 150 yards away

  Single storey extension to side and rear of the property

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 71 Chestnut Avenue Spennymoor DL16 7SW

  DM/23/00524/FPA Submitted 23 Feb 2023 200 yards away

  Detached Garage and storage complex to rear with hardstanding and single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Chestnut Avenue Spennymoor DL16 7SP

  DM/21/01305/FPA Submitted 9 Apr 2021 200 yards away

  Two storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs

• Lothian House Care Home Clyde Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7SG

  DM/25/02931/TPO Submitted 17 Oct 2025 350 yards away

  T1. and T2. Sycamore - reduce to previous pruning points up to 2m and remove epicormic growth from the stem

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications