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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
9,162Searchable applications
955Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,071 approved or refused records
397Refused applications

6,674 approved · 397 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/15/03814/FPA

    Change of use of public open space to residential curtilage and erection of two storey extension to side of existing dwelling

    41 Morley Crescent Kelloe Durham DH6 4NW

    Received 9 Dec 2015
  2. DecidedDM/15/03820/RM

    Application for reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 105 dwellings (Phase 2) pursuant to planning permission CMA/4/83

    Mount Oswald (Phase 2A) South Road Durham DH1 3TQ

    Received 10 Dec 2015
  3. DecidedDM/15/03821/FPA

    Erection of first floor extension at rear of dwelling (partly retrospective).

    45 Station Road Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7PY

    Received 10 Dec 2015
  4. DecidedDM/15/03823/FPA

    Extension to existing foodstore (Use Class A1) and associated works including reconfiguration of car park and landscaping

    Lidl High Street South Langley Moor Durham DH7 8EU

    Received 10 Dec 2015
  5. DecidedDM/15/03825/FPA

    First floor side extension

    29 Dunelm Road Moorside Consett DH8 8HP

    Received 10 Dec 2015
  6. DecidedDM/15/03848/FPA

    Demolition of farmhouse and erection of replacement dwelling

    Town End Farm High Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AR

    Received 14 Dec 2015
  7. DecidedDM/15/03857/AD

    Erection and display of non illuminated V board hoarding sign and 2 no. flags

    Land To The North Of Roundabout At The Junction Of A689 And A177 Sedgefield

    Received 14 Dec 2015
  8. DecidedDRC/15/00391

    Discharge of conditions 3, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 purusant to application DM/14/03834/FPA and conditions 3, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 pursuant to application DM/15/03673/VOC

    Esh Group Esh House Bowburn North Industrial Estate Bowburn Durham DH6 5PF

    Received 15 Dec 2015
  9. DecidedDM/15/03866/PNS

    Notification for prior approval for the installation, alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of non domestic buildings up to a capacity of 1 megawatt.

    Unit 35A Northfield Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6UF

    Received 15 Dec 2015
  10. DecidedDM/15/03877/FPA

    Installation of a fully carpeted 3 lane 40m Non-Turf Cricket Practice Facility within existing fenced area, currently used as a skateboarding park.

    Riverside Sports Complex Riverside Chester-le-Street DH3 3QR

    Received 15 Dec 2015
  11. DecidedDM/15/03878/VOC

    Variation of Condition 4 of Planning Permission DM/14/02130/FPA to allow deliveries between the hours of 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday only with no deliveries on Sundays/Bank Public Holidays

    Nisa Local Unit 1 Jubilee Road Shildon DL4 2AL

    Received 15 Dec 2015
  12. DecidedDM/15/03879/LB

    Alterations to facilitate wifi installation

    Durham Crown Court Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HW

    Received 11 Dec 2015
  13. DecidedDM/15/03886/FPA

    Erection of New Kiosk

    Hawthorn Pumping Station Sunderland Road Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8RU

    Received 17 Dec 2015
  14. DecidedDM/15/03889/FPA

    Conversion of 2 barns (one grade II listed) into 3 dwellings

    Witton Hall Farm Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6SU

    Received 16 Dec 2015
  15. DecidedDM/15/03890/FPA

    Change of use from post office to residential dwelling

    29 Market Place Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0QA

    Received 16 Dec 2015
  16. DecidedDM/15/03892/FPA

    Extension, re-modelling of entrance area, provision of additional yard area and widening of pedestrian gateway.

    Shotley Bridge Junior School Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0ES

    Received 17 Dec 2015
  17. DecidedDRC/15/00395

    Construction and temporary use of a new building and temporary change of use of existing agricultural building for the recycling of plasterboard for 5 years (both building to be returned to agricultural use at the end of the 5 years).

    Hill Top Farm Hill Top Farm Road Winston Darlington DL2 3RR

    Received 18 Dec 2015
  18. DecidedDM/15/03911/FPA

    Demolition of side garage and utility room, front porch, and rear conservatory, and erection of single storey rear extension, two storey side extension and front porch and garage extension

    28 Carrowmore Road Chester-le-Street DH2 3DY

    Received 18 Dec 2015
  19. DecidedDM/15/03912/OUT

    Outline application with all matters reserved (except for access details of roundabout and internal distributor road) for a maximum of the following; 270 dwellings (class C3), a 70 bed hotel (class C1), a 60 bed residential care home (class C2/C3), a 3.96ha solar farm, change of use of 710m2 of agricultural land to residential garden space, 170,859m2 of general industrial, storage and distribution (class B2/B8), 1,858m2 of restricted goods retail (class A1), 409m2 restaurant/caf�/takeaway (class A3/A5), 613m2 public house (class A4), 450m2 childrens nursery (class D1), 400m2 GP surgery (class D1) and 1860m2 car showroom (class sui generis).

    Land South Of Bowburn Sewage Works And West Of A688 Bowburn DH6 5NP

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  20. DecidedDM/15/03916/FPA

    Demolition of warehouse, erection of 2 No. warehouses

    The Future Business Park Darlington Road Shildon County Durham DL4 2RB

    Received 18 Dec 2015
  21. DecidedDM/15/03918/FPA

    Agricultural livestock building

    East Underhurth Farm Forest-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 0HB

    Received 18 Dec 2015
  22. DecidedDM/15/03919/FPA

    Retention of existing animal shelters including 7 chicken coops and a storage shed and two pig shelters and proposed addition of two additional chicken coops a further storage shed, six pig shelters and two Isolation/sheep shelters for hobby farm.

    Land To The South Of Hillcrest High Elm Park Elm Park Road Shotley Bridge DH8 6SD

    Received 18 Dec 2015
  23. DecidedDM/15/03921/LB

    Erection of fascia sign and internal stud wall

    4B Market Place Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2UJ

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  24. DecidedDM/15/03922/FPA

    Erection of porch and two-storey extension to front to provide an accessible lift, first floor extension above existing garage, installation of rooflights and erection of single-storey extension to rear, alterations to fenestration details, and landscaping changes to provide appropriate access.

    Rokeby Villa 1 Percy Terrace Durham DH1 4DY

    Received 21 Dec 2015

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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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