7 Warwick Gardens Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7BD
Pending Consideration
DM/26/00657/VOC
Description
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to DM/24/02738/FPA to remove external staircase and slight increase to footprint
Historical activity at this location
11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Approved
Byers Green Methodist Church High Street Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PG
Change of use of former chapel (Use Class F1) to a retail shop and auction house (Use Cla…
2020
Approved
24 Green Rise Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PL
Change of use to workshop for leather work and french polishing (Class B1(c) Business), a…
2019
Approved
24 Green Rise Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PL
Change of use of from former doctors surgery to convenience store including associated ex…
2019
Approved
9 High Street Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PQ
Porch to front
2016
Approved
Thomas Wright House High Street Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PF
Discharge of condition 6 (extraction/ventilation) pursuant to planning application DM/15/…
2016
Approved
Plot 7 Warwick Gardens Byers Green Spennymoor County Durham DL16 7BD
1 No. detached dwelling including temporary siting of static caravan during build period…
2016
Approved
Thomas Wright House High Street Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PF
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Joinery Details) relating to planning permis…
2016
Approved
Thomas Wright House High Street Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PF
Change of use of outbuildings into beauty therapy/hairdressers and craft furniture sales…
2016
Approved
Thomas Wright House High Street Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PF
Variation of condition 2 of planning approval ref: DM/15/02844/FPA relating to adherence…
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#134 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Durham ranks #185 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% 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
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Durham decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 292
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #27 of 292
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #185 of 292
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #212 of 292
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
44 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
190 decided
1,693
Total decisions
107 refused in 2025