Spennymoor planning approval rate
Spennymoor ward in County Durham has a 98.1% approval rate based on 54 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 94.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
98.1%
ward approval rate
54
Decisions
53
Approved
1
Refused
94.0%
County Durham average
Spennymoor sits slightly above the County Durham average, with a 4.1 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Spennymoor compares
Spennymoor ward
98.1%
County Durham overall
94.0%
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Recent decisions in Spennymoor
Retention of detached gazebo in rear garden curtilage of host dwelling · Fri 14 Aug 2026
Single storey flat roofed extension to rear of property, with roof lantern · Tue 04 Aug 2026
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Other wards in County Durham
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic) (93.3%)
Barnard Castle West (Historic) (97.3%)
Weardale (Historic) (95.7%)
Barnard Castle East (Historic) (96.7%)
Neville's Cross (Historic) (92.2%)
Sedgefield (Historic) (97.3%)
Lanchester (Historic) (93.1%)
Belmont (Historic) (96.7%)
Evenwood (Historic) (93.7%)
Coxhoe (Historic) (95.0%)
Leadgate And Medomsley (Historic) (93.7%)
Framwellgate And Newton Hall (Historic) (97.3%)