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43 Cheapside Spennymoor DL16 6QF

DM/26/00814/PN56Prior Approval ScenariosAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior notification under Class MA for the change of use of the first floor to 2no. 1 bedroom flats.

Received
30 March 2026
Decision due
25 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tudhoe
Agent
Glasper Lee Design Ltd
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.6 May
  4. Target25 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 43 Cheapside Spennymoor DL16 6QF. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Tudhoe. We hold 163 applications in total for the DL16 postcode area.

89% of outline 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
DL16 6QF
Application type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Spennymoor

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Consultation expiry
11 May 2026
Consultation start
15 April 2026
Consultation end
6 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
15 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 May 2026
Last date for comments
11 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Glasper Lee Design Ltd
Architect profile
GLASPER LEE DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
22 St Aidans Drive Bishop Auckland DL14 6DF

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
20 April 2026
Site notice end
11 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    30 Mar

    Alterations to the shopfront, new advertisements and signage, reinstatement of ATMs, changes to fenestration…

    PendingFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongsideDM/26/00810/FPA
  2. 2026
    30 Mar

    Prior notification under Class MA for the change of use of the first floor to 2no. 1 bedroom flats.

    This applicationPendingOutlineDM/26/00814/PN56

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