Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/00297/DRC - Details Reserved by Condition Decided
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Discharge of condition 14 (M4(2) standards) and partial discharge of conditions 4 (Phase 4 Verification) relating to Plots 1-25 and 54-65 inc pursuant to planning permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Feb 2026
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Consultation
6 Mar 2026
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Part APV/REF
13 May 2026

Part APV/REF on 13 May 2026 · DRC Delegated · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

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Associated applications 4

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    Conditions , , 14, 16, , , varied

Site constraints 2

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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
DL16 7RS
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Tudhoe
Parish
Spennymoor
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
Part APV/REF
Decision date
13 May 2026
Decision level
DRC Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
P+HS Architects

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14680711
Planning Portal ref
PP-14680711
Consultation
6 Mar 2026
Comments by
20 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Erection of metal sculpture of two 3D greyhounds in Corten Steel (rust brown).
DM/25/02939/FPA
2025 Approved
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 12 (means of enclosure) and 29 (attenuation m…
DM/25/00807/VOC
2025 Approved
Discharge of Conditions 9 (photovoltaics and air source heat pumps) 13 (PROW improvements…
DM/25/00495/DRC
2024 Approved
Discharge of conditions 3 (construction management plan), 4 (contaminated land), 6 (engin…
DM/24/02250/DRC
2024 Approved
Discharge of Conditions 10 (walling and roofing materials) and 11(hardstanding details) p…
DM/24/02820/DRC
2023 Approved
Erection of 65no. dwellings with associated access, infrastructure, and landscaping.
DM/23/01358/FPA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Refused
Telecommunications Mast Edmar Tyres Coulson Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS
Prior Notification for the installation of a replacement 20m monopole, 6No. antennas, 15N…
DM/23/00905/PNT
2023 Approved
Treadmark Tyres Brookland Garage Coulson Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS
Erection of single storey building for use as a MOT Testing Centre, to run alongside the…
DM/23/00538/FPA
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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