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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
9,193Searchable applications
955Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,101 approved or refused records
399Refused applications

6,702 approved · 399 refused · 305 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/15/03923/FPA

    Demolition of garage building and erection of dwelling with car port and garage (amended plans received 22/02/2016)

    Nursery Garage Stangarth Lane Staindrop Darlington DL2 3LR

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  2. DecidedDM/15/03924/FPA

    Raising of eaves and construction of new roof to form first floor level with dormer windows to front and rear.

    The Oaks 5 The Crescent Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4LH

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  3. DecidedDM/15/03925/FPA

    Change of use from general industrial (B2) to dog grooming, hydrotherapy, daycare and small retail section (sui generis)

    Site 7 Cold Hesledon Industrial Estate Cold Hesledon Seaham SR7 8ST

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  4. DecidedDM/15/03926/OUT

    Outline application for the erection of a drive through fast food restaurant with access, layout and scale considered

    Land Adjacent To Central Avenue Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 5QG

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  5. DecidedDM/15/03927/FPA

    Demolition of existing double garage (retrospective) and glasshouse extension and erection of replacement garden room extension (resubmission)

    Bankside House Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  6. DecidedDM/15/03929/FPA

    Change of Use from respite cottages to form 3 No Holiday lets

    Laing House High Ling Close Haswell Durham DH6 2BY

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  7. DecidedDM/15/03930/FPA

    Bungalow

    Land To The East Of Weardale Park Patton Walk Wheatley Hill DH6 3QQ

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  8. DecidedDM/15/03931/FPA

    Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwelling to replace existing conservatory.

    1 Ashwood Meadows Horden Peterlee SR8 4BF

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  9. DecidedDM/15/03933/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/15/00421/FPA to allow minor internal and external alterations and changes to external layout.

    Former Pets At Home Car Park Arnison Retail Centre Pity Me DH1 5GB

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  10. DecidedDM/15/03934/FPA

    Extension to existing garage/showroom to form workshop and change of use of land adjacent to the A690 to form additional parking.

    A690 Specialist Cars Ltd Belmont Bridge Carrville Durham DH1 1LU

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  11. DecidedDM/15/03935/FPA

    Change of use from (C3) first floor residential to (A1) hair and beauty salon (part change of use at ground floor) and associated works including fenestration, render and roller shutter

    69 North Road West Wingate TS28 5AP

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  12. DecidedDM/15/03936/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/15/01041/FPA to reposition cattle and sheep shed and increase height of cattle shed by 600mm

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  13. DecidedDM/15/03937/FPA

    Construction of an access drive across public right of way to 4 dwellings adjacent with internal changes

    Land North Of 32 Fair View Burnhope DH7 0AR

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  14. DecidedDM/15/03938/TPO

    Felling of one sycamore tree and one birch tree (both labelled T1 on plan) protected by a tree preservation order.

    6 Parklands Drive Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TG

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  15. DecidedDM/15/03939/VOC

    Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission 928/18(11) to extend siting of temporary building for 5 years

    Teesdale School Prospect Place Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8HH

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  16. DecidedDM/15/03940/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 of DM/14/02541/FPA which was for demolition of bungalows and erection of 37 new dwellings in order to alter the approved materials altering the colour of render and replacing cladding panels with render and to relocate visitor parking to Wood Street and minor changes to layout to increase gaps between parking areas and walls.

    5-16 Vicarage Close And 1-24 The Garth Pelton Chester-le-Street DH2 1EF

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  17. DecidedDM/15/03941/FPA

    Demolition of rear store building, erection of side extension and block paving, and replacement boundary walls

    25 Pennine Avenue Chester-le-Street DH2 3AX

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  18. DecidedDM/15/03942/FPA

    Erection of new build A3/A4 Public House with associated parking, landscaping and access

    The Dancing Betty Dalton Park Murton SR7 9HU

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  19. DecidedDM/15/03943/FPA

    Two storey extension to north

    Pinder House Farm Ford Dike Lane Gainford Darlington DL2 3HG

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  20. DecidedDM/15/03945/FPA

    Proposed residential development of 6 No. linked dwelling houses.

    67 Front Street Pity Me Durham DH1 5DE

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  21. DecidedDM/15/03946/FPA

    Proposed alterations and extensions to existing 2 no. dwellings to form 3 no. 1 bed dwellings.

    3 & 4 Gladstone Terrace Station Town Wingate TS28 5DA

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  22. DecidedDM/15/03947/FPA

    Pitched roof over existing side and front flat roof extensions (amended description 19/01/2016).

    21 Alnwick Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5NL

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  23. DecidedDM/15/03949/TPO

    Various works to one Lime tree and one Sycamore tree protected by a tree preservation order.

    6 The Forge Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EW

    Received 22 Dec 2015
  24. DecidedDM/15/03950/FPA

    Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extensions

    6 Holindale Spennymoor County Durham DL16 7UN

    Received 23 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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