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Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

Granted County Durham DM/26/01985/NMA Amendments

Relates to DM/25/01790/FPA

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

Proposal

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).

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01985/NMA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01985/NMA
Category
Amendments
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Sep 2026
Decided
16 Oct 2026
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/26/01644/DRC Granted

    Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    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

    Decided 31 Jul 2026
  • 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. 30 Jul 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 17 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 16 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  5. 16 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Consideration.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 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

What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 16 October 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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

    DM/26/01644/DRC Submitted 25 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    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

    Granted 3 docs
  • 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
    Small domestic
  • 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
    Small domestic

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02701/NMA Granted

    Land To The North Of Oakenshaw Farmhouse Stockley Lane Oakenshaw DL15 0TG

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/15/02058/FPA to adjust the window positions to suit minor plan amendments; detail revisions to site layout.

    Received 8 Oct, published by the council 15 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/02729/NMA Granted

    Land West Of Marley Fields Wheatley Hill DH6 3BF

    Non material amendment of planning application DM/23/02656/FPA to allow substitution of Detached Clifton House Type to replace Knaresborough House Type, Amendments to Semi-Detached Clifton House Type external appearance, elevations and floorplans to allow space for a M4(2) toilet, Amendments to the Lythe House Type Floor Plan and elevations to accommodate the addition of a hot water tank associated with an Air Source Heat Pump resulting in the ground floor layout changing, with a tweak to the entrance door location and a first floor window location has been slightly amended, Minor amendments to footpaths near to plots 59, 60, 17, 22 and 30, 32 to reflect S38 discussions with the Council, changes to the proposed bricks due to a change in the brick supplier; and amendment to Condition 16 to make it a compliance condition, rather than require the submission of a verification report before the occupation of each M4(2) dwelling.

    Received 12 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/02733/NMA Granted

    Manor House 16 Sycamore Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2AG

    Non material amendment pursuant to DM/26/00792/FPA for the replacement of garage door to bay window, replace timber fencing with brick wall and roof changes to the side extension to form one gable

    Received 12 Oct, published by the council 15 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/02676/NMA Granted

    2 Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW

    Non material amendment to condition 6 of planning permission DM/23/02526/FPA to allow the bat licence requirement to be amended to the commencement of works affecting the bat roosts/existing building.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 13 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/02952/VOC Awaiting decision

    Electricity Substation To The East Of High West House Farm Hedleyhill Lane Tow Law DL13 4DE

    Variation of conditions 1,2 and 3 of DM/26/00231/FPA (utility infrastructure) to extend the fixed term of the permission from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030, to allow the continued operation of High Hedley 1 wind farm and to vary the date by which a scheme for the restoration of the land shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority and to regularise the position of as built transformer housing.

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Amendments