Land In The West Of The Thinford Park Redevelopment Thinford Park Thinford Durham DH6 5JQ Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01027/NMA - Non Material Amendment Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Non-material amendments to approved plans for (retail units) to move Building eastwards by 2.5 metres, move Road and car parking east by 0.5m, provision of a 5m wide path in front of retail units, Reorientation of short stay cycle park , amendment to to bin store for unit 6 , amendments to Retaining walls, Incorporation of seating area outside southern-most unit , Render to principle elevation changed to feature facing brick up to window heads and cladding panels above , Rear elevation amended with steps added to fire escapes, Bin storage to Units 5 and 6 adjusted and Window added to north west (side) elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Validated
23 Apr 2026
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Consultation
27 Apr 2026
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Approved
18 May 2026

Approved on 18 May 2026 · NMA Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NMA REPORT Delegated Report · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER INCLUDING SUPPORTING INFORMATION REGARDING NON-MATERIAL AMENDMEN Supporting Information · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Spennymoor built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Non Material Amendment
Postcode
DH6 5JQ
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Bowburn And Coxhoe
Parish
Croxdale And Hett
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 May 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
18 May 2026
Decision level
NMA Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14749802
Planning Portal ref
PP-14749802
Consultation
27 Apr 2026
Comments by
18 May 2026
Statutory expiry
21 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Durham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #52 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #29 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #190 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #213 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
49 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
201 decided
1,706
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings