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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
9,215Searchable applications
955Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,121 approved or refused records
400Refused applications

6,721 approved · 400 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. DecidedDRC/15/00396

    Discharge of conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Means of Disposal of Foul and Surface Water) and 9 (Site Investigation) of Planning Permission DM/15/02634/FPA (Condition 6 landscaping not being discharged)

    Land At Toft Hill Lane Toft Hill Bishop Auckland County Durham

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  2. DecidedDM/15/03951/FPA

    Change of use to 3no. A1 retail units including new shop frontages

    14 Maughan Terrace Fishburn Stockton On Tees TS21 4BY

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  3. DecidedDM/15/03952/PNT

    Prior notification for the installation of 1 no. slimline pole mounted omni antenna attached to existing communications apparatus and 1 no. small scale equipment cabinet (both to rooftop) with ancillary works

    Telephone Exchange Parliament Street Consett DH8 5DH

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  4. DecidedDM/15/03953/FPA

    Proposed Detached House.

    Land To The South Of Coachmans Lodge West Law Road Shotley Bridge DH8 0SZ

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  5. DecidedDM/15/03954/FPA

    Change of use from Plant Hire Depot to Car Wash

    Connaughton Contractors Plant Hire Ltd Chilton Lane Ferryhill Station Ferryhill DL17 0EA

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  6. DecidedDM/15/03955/FPA

    Single storey front and rear extensions and two storey side extension

    37 Barley Mill Road Bridgehill Consett DH8 8JS

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  7. DecidedDM/15/03956/PNA

    Prior notification for the erection of agricultural building storage building

    Glebe Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RX

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  8. DecidedDM/15/03957/VOC

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans CE/13/01671/FPA) for the introduction of a second floor including increase in height of the dwelling, introduction of velux rooflights, alter facing bricks, and amend condition 6 for surface water drainage to use public drains rather than soakaways.

    WJM Quigley 1 Brandon Road Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PH

    Received 21 Dec 2015
  9. DecidedDM/15/03958/RM

    Reserved Matters Application relating to DM/14/03787/OUT (277 bed student accommodation) and discharge of conditions 8 (materials), 13 (sustainability) and 15 (Landscaping).

    Berendsen Laundry Newcastle Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4JE

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  10. DecidedDM/15/03959/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    7 Hill Terrace Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 0SL

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  11. DecidedDM/15/03960/FPA

    Change of use from A2 to D1 (clinic/pregnancy scanning)

    Unit 3 Turn Park Station Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3DY

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  12. DecidedDM/15/03961/PNA

    Erection of general purpose agricultural storage building

    Low Thornberry Thornberry Lane Bowes Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 9JJ

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  13. DecidedDM/15/03962/TPO

    Felling of one Horse Chestnut tree (TPO CLS 7)

    8 Woodlands Chester-le-Street DH3 3TR

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  14. DecidedDM/15/03963/FPA

    Single storey extension to rear and side of existing factory

    Unit 20 Ever Ready Industrial Estate Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9QF

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  15. DecidedDM/15/03964/CLU

    Certificate of Lawful Existing Use for continued occupation of dwelling without agricultural occupancy condition

    Low Deanery Farm Adelaide Bank Shildon Co Durham DL4 1BQ

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  16. DecidedDM/15/03965/FPA

    Erection of pitched roof extension to side of existing dwelling

    10 Lea Rigg West Rainton Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6SR

    Received 23 Dec 2015
  17. DecidedDM/15/03966/FPA

    Erection of access ramp to front of existing building

    Easington Social Welfare Centre Seaside Lane South Back Easington Peterlee SR8 3PL

    Received 24 Dec 2015
  18. DecidedDM/15/03967/LB

    Conversion of study to bedroom and insertion of extractor terminal

    The Old Hall South Bedburn Hamsterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3NN

    Received 24 Dec 2015
  19. DecidedDM/15/03968/FPA

    Retention of already constructed horse riding arena and continued use of land for equestrian purposes.

    Land To The South Of Bolams Buildings Tantobie DH9 9SF

    Received 24 Dec 2015
  20. DecidedDM/16/00001/VOC

    Use of land without complying with condition 1 (temporary consent) of planning permission 2/13/00135/FUL to allow the permanent use of the land as a residential caravan site for gypsies and travellers

    15 Drum Lane Traveller Site Drum Road Chester-le-Street Chester-le-street DH3 2AF

    Received 4 Jan 2016
  21. DecidedDRC/16/00001

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Sample Materials and External Finished) of Planning Permission 3/2012/0457

    Blackets Furniture Store 81 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW

    Received 4 Jan 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/00002/VOC

    Amendment to house design for plot 1 (amended design received 04th April 2016) (further amended design received 10th May 2016)

    Moat House 3 Chapel Walls Uppertown Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EA

    Received 4 Jan 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/00003/TCA

    T1 Ash - fell tree in conservation area

    3 West Cottages Cotherstone Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 9NU

    Received 4 Jan 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/00004/FPA

    Erection of part two-storey/part single-storey extension at rear of dwelling.

    40 Thornley Close Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7NN

    Received 4 Jan 2016

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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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