32-34 King Street Spennymoor DL16 6QJ Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01609/FPA - Full Planning Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of balustrade to entrance access ramp Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
28 Jul 2026
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Consultation
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FAST TRACK Delegated Report · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Spennymoor Settlement
List entry 1390830 · 28 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
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
Local nature reserve 446 m away: Cow Plantation; Inside the Spennymoor built-up area.
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.

Building

Floor area334 m² (3,595 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 45)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DL16 6QJ
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Tudhoe
Parish
Spennymoor
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved BNG Not Required
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
596decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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Listed Building Consent for the installation of 5 No. CCTV cameras
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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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.