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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
9,815Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,636 approved or refused records
421Refused applications

7,215 approved · 421 refused · 344 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/16/00878/FPA

    Erection of two storey and single storey extension to rear

    3 Corbett Street Seaham SR7 0AW

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/00879/PNA

    Prior Notification of intention to erect Agricultural building for livestock.

    Rare Dean Farm Cornsay Durham DH7 9EN

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/00881/FPA

    Extend existing basement, rebuild garage with apex roof and create patio and sunroom at rear of house

    Hill Garth North Road Harelaw Stanley DH9 8DA

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/00882/FPA

    Change of use from retail store (A1) to tanning and beauty salon (sui generis) and shopfront changes (part retrospective) (resubmission)

    41B Front Street Stanley DH9 0ST

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/00883/FPA

    Erection of building for use as holiday accommodation (Retrospective)

    Hollincroft Cote House Lane Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EL

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/00884/WAS

    Proposed relocation of existing and construction of 1no new storage building.

    Denhams Scrap Merchant Coppy Crooks Yard West Auckland Road Shildon Bishop Auckland DL4 1PY

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/00885/FPA

    Removal of the existing 15 metre high pole, and installation of a 15 metre high Phase 5 monopole and 2no. equipment cabinets

    Telecommunications Mast (Orange) Tursdale Road Bowburn DH6 5NP

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/00886/FPA

    Conversion of farm buildings into coffee shop and small animal centre with new access road

    Lane House Farm Pit House Lane Leamside Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QQ

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/00887/FPA

    Two storey side extension

    8 Satley Close Crook DL15 9PS

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  10. DecidedDRC/16/00084

    Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 of DM/15/03503/FPA relating to materials and details of access.

    Land West Of Black Boy Bridge Black Boy Road Chilton Moor DH4 6PY

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/00888/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 6 metres, an eaves height of 2.4 metres and a total height of 3.9 metres.

    11 Hampton Court Chester-le-Street DH3 4BG

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/00889/FPA

    Erection of a first floor side extension.

    11 Embleton Drive Chester-le-Street DH2 3JS

    Received 17 Mar 2016
  13. DecidedDRC/16/00085

    Discharge of conditions 3, 6, 7 and 8 pursuant to DM/15/03317/VOC plot 3

    Site Of Former Weardale Building Supplies 70 Lydgate Lane Wolsingham DL13 3EZ

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/00891/VOC

    Variation of condition no.2 (compliance with approved plans) to amend estate entrance boundary treatment and relocate plot 17 parking bay pursuant to planning permission CE/13/00918/FPA for the erection of 58 dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping.

    Land At Former ITEC Site Neville Road Peterlee Co Durham SR8 1DB

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/00892/FPA

    Construction of two new residential care buildings

    Land To The East Of 74 High Street South Langley Moor DH7 8EX

    Received 17 Mar 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/00893/FPA

    Change of use from doctors surgery (D1) to dwelling house (C3) including two storey side extension with balcony and accommodation in the roof, and single storey rear extension

    Belgrave House Station Road East Coxhoe Durham DH6 4AT

    Received 17 Mar 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/00894/TPO

    Removal of significant deadwood/stubs and crown reduce/reshape by 2.5m of one lime tree (T1) protected by a tree preservation order.

    8 Barley Rise New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7EF

    Received 17 Mar 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/00895/FPA

    Single storey side and rear extensions

    14 Woodside Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8DX

    Received 17 Mar 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/00896/TPO

    Felling of one Horse Chestnut tree, remove two lowest bows - 1 from each of the two Beech trees overhanging the lawn and crown lift adjacent Sycamore tree to the same height removing minor branches. (TPO 218)

    Alderdene House Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HD

    Received 17 Mar 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/00897/FPA

    Erection of first floor extension to front, pitched roof to existing single storey extension tor ear and 3/4 render to all elevations

    23A Fieldhouse Lane Durham DH1 4LP

    Received 17 Mar 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/00898/FPA

    Loft conversion including installation of 2no. dormer windows to front roof slope and 3no. dormer windows to rear roof slope

    31 St Lukes Crescent Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3NL

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/00899/PND

    Demolition of detached redundant swimming pool

    Kelloe Primary School And Sure Start Centre Front Street Kelloe Durham DH6 4PG

    Received 17 Mar 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/00900/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 7.14 metres, an eaves height of 2.51 metres and a total height of 3.76 metres.

    The Old Exchange Flint Hill Bank Dipton Stanley DH9 9JD

    Received 16 Mar 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/00901/NMA

    Non material amendment application to reduce size of ground floor window to south elevation, removal of wrap around window to ground floor north west corner, centralising glazed doors and side glazing on ground floor west elevations, removal of all high level glazing above glazed door unit opening on to balcony at first floor level on west elevation.

    1 West Promenade Consett DH8 5NH

    Received 16 Mar 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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