Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
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Proposal
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.
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Decision due
- 13 July 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Bowburn And Coxhoe
- ReceivedReceived15 May
- ValidatedValidated18 May
- Consult.Consultation10 Jun
- TargetTarget Date13 Jul
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Bowburn And Coxhoe. We hold 1,182 applications in total for the DH6 postcode area.
95% of full 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 5JZ
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Croxdale And Hett
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 May 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 11 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 20 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 10 June 2026
- Last date for comments
- 11 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The Lumen St James' Boulevard Newcastle Helix Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 5BZ United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 21 May 2026
- Site notice end
- 11 June 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14585785
- Documents
- 13
Site constraints
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)
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Associated applications
- 202621 Sep
Discharge of statutory BNG condition in conjunction with condition 5 pursuant to DM/26/01234/FPA
PendingDischarge of conditionsDM/26/02420/DRC - 202618 May
Change of use of agricultural land to allow the erection of a substation compound and associated…
This applicationPendingFullDM/26/01234/FPA
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Durham
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