Land East Of Spennymoor Electricity Substation (South) Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5LB
Proposal
Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 10 (Construction Management Plan), and 11 (Construction Traffic) pursuant to consent DM/23/00745/FPA to establish a new vehicular access
- Received
- 18 August 2025
- Decision due
- 26 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Ferryhill
- ReceivedReceived18 Aug
- ValidatedValidated27 Aug
- Consult.Consultation9 Dec
- TargetTarget Date26 Nov
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at Land East Of Spennymoor Electricity Substation (South) Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5LB. Durham has handled 1,532 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 August 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Ferryhill. We hold 1,182 applications in total for the DH6 postcode area.
100% of conditions applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DH6 5LB
- Application type
- Variation of Condition
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Ferryhill
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 9 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 18 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 9 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 27 August 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 17 September 2025
- Last date for comments
- 25 September 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DWD
- Agent address
- 69 Carter Lane London EC4V 5EQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 September 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 September 2025
- Site notice start
- 27 August 2025
- Site notice end
- 17 September 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14193018
- Documents
- 49
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Associated applications
- 202518 Aug
Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 10 (Construction Management Plan), and 11 (Construction Traffic)…
This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)DM/25/02276/VOC - 202515 Aug
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PendingApplicationFiled alongsideDM/25/02234/FPA
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Durham
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For applicants and trades
Consultants on this application
- DWD · Agent for this application
Contractors near this project
- Durham Electrics & Fire LtdElectrician0.9 mi
- Lord Roofing and Ground worksVelux Window InstallerVelux Window Repairs1.2 mi
- Lord Roofing and Grounds Works LtdRooferRoofers1.2 mi
- ME Electrics LtdElectrician1.3 mi
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