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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

9,762Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,597 approved or refused records

421Refused applications

7,176 approved · 421 refused · 336 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2014 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries

Council contacts

Planning enquiries03000262830 Council source

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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

DecidedDM/16/00854/PNT
Prior notification for the installation of 3no. antennas to the crowsnest headload, 2 no. RRU's and 3 no. mha onto the antenna, 2no. dishes on to the existing dish support hold with associated ancillary development and equipment cabinets.
Telecommunications Mast Carr House Drive Newton Hall DH1 5LT
Received 15 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00855/TPO
Various works to 1no. Ash tree
15 Embleton Close Newton Hall Durham DH1 5SW
Received 15 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00856/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4.835 metres, an eaves height of 2.5 metres and a total height of 3.5 metres
111 Holly Crescent Sacriston Durham DH7 6PT
Received 15 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00857/PNA
Erection of a general purpose agricultural shed
Browes Close Mill Lane Mickleton Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 0LS
Received 11 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00858/FPA
12 no. residential apartments
3 - 6 Front Street Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3NJ
Received 10 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00859/FPA
Retention of access gates, peacock house and wildlife pond
Former Hare And Hounds PH Garmondsway Ferryhill DL17 9DT
Received 15 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00860/PND
Prior notification for demolition of a block of three redundant garages.
Garage Blocks Adjacent To 49 Cheviot Place Peterlee SR8 2PG
Received 11 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00861/OUT
Erection of new dwelling to house an agricultural worker
Pesspool Hall Farm Hall Lane Haswell Durham DH6 2AN
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00862/COL
Certificate of lawfulness for the subdivision of Biggen Farm into 2No. dwellings known as Biggen Farm and The Shires.
Biggen Farm Esh Durham DH7 9RP
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00863/AD
Removal of existing signage and introduction of new signage at Durham Cathedral and adjacent buildings as part of a new visitor strategy.
Durham Cathedral The College Durham DH1 3EH
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00864/FPA
Erection of two storey extension to side of existing dwelling
12 North End Durham DH1 4NJ
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00865/FPA
Demolition of garage and utility room to side, and erection of two storey side extension, and pitched roof to the ground floor front elevation
22 Ullswater Road Chester-le-Street DH2 3HG
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00866/FPA
Replacement conservatory to rear.
Lime Garth Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JR
Received 15 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00867/FPA
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of traditional extension with orangery roof windows
Wayside Cottage Stockton Road High Shincliffe Durham DH1 2PB
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00868/AD
Proposed Cineworld signage for New Cinema and 10no. Poster Boxes
Cineworlk Cinema Murton Seaham SR7 9HU
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00869/FPA
Erection of two storey side extension
Margery Flatt Farm Newbiggin Lane Lanchester Durham DH7 0RS
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00870/TCA
Crown reduce/reshape by 3-4 metres and prune to clear the property by 2 metres of one Birch tree (Section 211 Notice)
Hinderwell Durham Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0LP
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00871/OUT
Outline planning permission for residential development (C3) of up to 14 dwellings with all matters reserved except access, including demolition of no. 7 The Paddock
Land To The South Of And Including No. 7 The Paddock Lanchester Durham DH7 0HW
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00872/FPA
Single storey rear extension.
23 Harmire Road Barnard Castle DL12 8DL
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00082
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (enclosures), 5 (contamination), 6 (foul and surface water), 7 (coal) and 8 (landscaping) pursuant to DM/16/00091/FPA for the construction of 5 no. 2 bed bungalows and associated external works
Land To The North West Of 10 Esh Wood View Ushaw Moor DH7 7FE
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00874/TCA
Prune back from driveway and the wall by 3-4 metres of one Sycamore tree, reduce height to that of adjacent boundary wall of one Laurel tree, felling of two Beech trees, prune to clear overhead service cable by 02-05 metres of one Sycamore and Purple Plum trees (Section 211 Notice)
73 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QN
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00083
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (archaeology), 5 (method statement), 6 (fenestration) and 9 (opening hours) pursuant to application DM/15/02324/FPA
Ice N Easy 5 Framwelgate Bridge Durham DH1 4SJ
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00876/PNB
Portal steel frame
Woodlands House Farm Woodside Witton Park Bishop Auckland DL14 0DS
Received 16 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00877/OUT
Outline application for 4 dwellings with all matters reserved.
Land To The Rear Of Brantwood Terrace Bishop Auckland
Received 16 Mar 2016

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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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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