Planning application
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
Relates to DM/26/01234/FPA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of statutory BNG condition in conjunction with condition 5 pursuant to DM/26/01234/FPA.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02420/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02420/DRC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 2 Nov 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01234/FPA Granted
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
Change of use of agricultural land to allow the erection of a substation compound and associated infrastructure and engineering operations to extend the existing substation.
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DM/25/02428/FPA Granted
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
Engineering operations including the installation of underground electricity cables, erection of gate and creation of internal service footpath
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by County Durham
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21 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Nov 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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2 Nov 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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DM/26/01234/FPA Granted
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
Change of use of agricultural land to allow the erection of a substation compound and associated infrastructure and engineering operations to extend the existing substation.
What this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 2 November 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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.