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Durham County Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Durham County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
9,154Searchable applications
955Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,063 approved or refused records
397Refused applications

6,666 approved · 397 refused · 304 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jan 2015 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas92 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/15/03578/COL

    Application for certificate of lawful proposed development for the erection of a rear ground floor extension and internal alterations.

    7 Hallgarth View Durham DH1 3BH

    Received 18 Nov 2015
  2. DecidedDM/15/03609/FPA

    Conversion to workshop, storage and public toilets

    Lanchester Garden Centre Bargate Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0SS

    Received 23 Nov 2015
  3. DecidedDM/15/03612/FPA

    Erection of single storey side extension, detached car port, walls and gates, and widened access

    Longmeadow House Beamishburn Road Beamish Stanley DH9 0RL

    Received 23 Nov 2015
  4. DecidedDM/15/03614/FPA

    Retention of external works to existing managers house

    Lanchester Garden Centre Bargate Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0SS

    Received 23 Nov 2015
  5. DecidedDM/15/03615/FPA

    Erection of 5 no. detached dwellings and 4no. semi detached dwellings (amended plans received 1st June 2016)

    Land To The Rear Of 7 And 8 Meadow Close Middleton-in-Teesdale County Durham DL12 0TW

    Received 23 Nov 2015
  6. DecidedDM/15/03616/FPA

    Conversion of former nursery to dwelling including the erection of side conservatory, two storey rear extension and detached garage with new access

    Land At The East Of Parklands Residential Care Home New Road Crook County Durham DL15 8LN

    Received 23 Nov 2015
  7. DecidedDM/15/03618/FPA

    Erection of detached double garage/workshop.

    Greenbank Seaton Lane Seaton Seaham SR7 0LT

    Received 19 Nov 2015
  8. DecidedDM/15/03619/FPA

    Conversion and extension to barn to form dwelling

    Barn At Briar Dykes Hury Barnard Castle DL12 9UU

    Received 23 Nov 2015
  9. DecidedDM/15/03650/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/14/02594/FPA to amend the width, fenestration details and roof

    2 Reservoir Terrace Stanley Crook Crook County Durham DL15 9RX

    Received 24 Nov 2015
  10. DecidedDM/15/03655/OUT

    Outline application for 4no detached dwellings

    Land At The Rear Of Eldersfield Green Lane Barnard Castle DL12 8LE

    Received 24 Nov 2015
  11. DecidedDM/15/03683/RM

    Reserved matters in relation to DM/15/03620/VOC relating to layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for Phases 2, 3 and part Phase 4, comprising 86 houses and 62 bungalows and associated infrastructure.

    Berry Edge South Abbotts Way Consett

    Received 26 Nov 2015
  12. DecidedDM/15/03696/FPA

    Two storey extension

    25 Oswald Court Durham DH1 3DH

    Received 27 Nov 2015
  13. DecidedDM/15/03697/FPA

    Proposed upgrade of existing poultry unit including the demolition of 12 existing poultry sheds and the erection of 4 poultry sheds.

    Hurworth Burn Farm Wingate TS28 5NP

    Received 27 Nov 2015
  14. DecidedDM/15/03706/FPA

    Erection of first floor side extension with front and rear dormers

    17 Holyrood Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4LY

    Received 30 Nov 2015
  15. DecidedDM/15/03734/VOC

    Variation of condition 1 pursuant to DM/15/03555/VOC in relation to Phase 1 of the development, comprising alterations to hard and soft landscaping, layout, and substitution of housetypes on plots 18, 19, 21 and 39 (amended description)

    Mount Oswald (Phase 1) South Road Durham DH1 3TQ

    Received 1 Dec 2015
  16. DecidedDM/15/03738/FPA

    Detached Outbuilding (Retrospective)

    St Giles Service Station Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA

    Received 2 Dec 2015
  17. DecidedDM/15/03757/FPA

    64 ground mounted solar panels

    Harehill Farm Haswell Plough Durham DH6 2BA

    Received 3 Dec 2015
  18. DecidedDM/15/03760/FPA

    Conversion of existing basement rooms to form 6no. bedrooms including engineering works to form a lightwell and alteration of ground level. The accommodation is in association with ground and first floor residential accommodation (to form 15 bedroom unit in total)

    Red Hill Villas Durham DH1 4AY

    Received 3 Dec 2015
  19. DecidedDM/15/03767/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 pursuant to 11/00290/FPA for additional bollards in relation to the traffic management of Palace Green.

    Land At And Adjacent To Palace Green Durham DH1 3RL

    Received 3 Dec 2015
  20. DecidedDM/15/03779/FPA

    Erection of 14 residential properties, associated highways and landscaping works

    Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY

    Received 4 Dec 2015
  21. DecidedDRC/15/00387

    Discharge of conditions 5 (archaeology), 7 (contaminated land), 8 (arboricultural method statement), 10 (construction management strategy), 13 (carbon reduction), and 15 (landscape maintenance) relating to application DM/15/02243/FPA

    Land East Of Agnew Community Centre And North Of Woodham Way Newton Aycliffe

    Received 7 Dec 2015
  22. DecidedDM/15/03802/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 and removal of conditions 5, 7, 9 and 12 pursuant to DM/14/00041/FPA

    Site Of Former Durham County Council Offices Seaside Lane Easington Village SR8 3TN

    Received 4 Dec 2015
  23. DecidedDM/15/03808/OUT

    Application in outline with all detailed matters reserved except access for up to 220 dwellings (class C3) and detailed application for a further 80 dwellings (class C3) with associated access, landscaping and works

    Land To The South Of Eden Drive Sedgefield

    Received 9 Dec 2015
  24. DecidedDM/15/03811/NMA

    Non material amendment to application DM/14/02398/FPA to introduce new window to south elevation and addition of 1no. rooflight

    The White Swan Bridge End Startforth Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 9BE

    Received 8 Dec 2015

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Durham County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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