Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Non material amendment to amend the wording of condition 16 of and condition 14 of from a pre-occupation condition to a compliance condition. Replace: A minimum of 43 dwellings shall be built to a standard which meets the requirements set out in M4(2) of the Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document Part M: Access to and use of building (as amended) or any updated version of replacement document. Prior to the occupation of any dwelling constructed to Buildings Regulations M4(2) standard, a verification report compiled by a suitably competent person demonstrating that the dwelling has been constructed to achieve Buildings Regulations M4(2) standard shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the development complies with the requirements of Policy 15 of the County Durham Plan to meet the needs of older people and people with disabilities. With: All dwellings hereby approved shall include 66% of properties built to a standard which meets the requirements set out in M4(2) of the Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document Part M: Access to and use of building (as amended) or any updated version of replacement document, and 10% of properties designed for older persons. Reason: In the interests of meeting the needs of older people and people with disabilities and to comply with Policy 15 of the County Durham Plan and Part 5 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · NMA Delegated · Last checked 11 Jul 2026
Documents 2
Decision & officer reports 1
Other documents 1
Associated applications 4
Site constraints 2
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Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15003974
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15003974
- Consultation
- 17 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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Council archive
Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS
Erection of 65no. dwellings with associated access, infrastructure, and landscaping.
- Received
- 15 May 2023
- Decided
- 11 Jul 2024
- Outcome
- Approved
Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 12 (means of enclosure) and 29 (attenuation measures) to allow omission of proposed substation, adjusted position of plots 18-19, amendment to House type 1 to show cantilever canopy and feature panel,, handed plots 6, 14, and 37. Retaining wall adjacent to plots 49-51 amended, substitution of trellis fencing for close-boarded and submission of attenuation measures as well as removal of conditions 27 (substation details) and 33 (highway management and maintenance plan)…
- Received
- 21 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 18 Jun 2025
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Conditions
