Spennymoor planning approval rate
Spennymoor ward in County Durham has a 100.0% approval rate based on 28 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 95.0%.
Last updated: April 2026
100.0%
ward approval rate
28
Decisions
28
Approved
0
Refused
95.0%
County Durham average
Spennymoor sits slightly above the County Durham average, with a 5.0 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Spennymoor compares
Spennymoor ward
100.0%
County Durham overall
95.0%
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Recent decisions in Spennymoor
Two storey side extension, bay window extension to front and pitched roof over e · Tue 24 Feb 2026
Retention of front and side boundary fence with gate · Thu 12 Feb 2026
Construction of 299 dwellings with access from Allerton Way and associated parki · Wed 11 Feb 2026
Single storey rear extension · Wed 28 Jan 2026
Erection of a general purpose livestock building · Tue 13 Jan 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In County Durham, 1 in 20 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in County Durham
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
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✓ Common refusal reasons in County Durham
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 14,377 decisions.
Other wards in County Durham
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic) (93.4%)
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%)