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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
9,884Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,694 approved or refused records
421Refused applications

7,273 approved · 421 refused · 349 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedDRC/16/00097

    Discharge of conditions for DM/15/01743/FPA

    Site Of Former Cheveley House Brackendale Road Belmont DH1 2AD

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/00998/FPA

    Change of Use from Retail Unit and First Floor Flat to Domestic Residential Use and external alterations.

    Wingate House Fifth Street Horden SR8 4BU

    Received 29 Mar 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/00999/TCA

    Trim one Beech Tree by approximately 1.5m, and reduce height by approximately 1.5m, to reduce protrusion over road and near telephone wires

    Avondell Wheatley Well Lane Plawsworth Chester-le-Street County Durham DH2 3LE

    Received 29 Mar 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/01000/HPN

    Prior notification for the erection of conservatory to rear, measuring 3.8m in length, 2.4m to eave height and 3.5m in overall height

    19 Simpson Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9JP

    Received 29 Mar 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/01002/TCA

    Remove overhanging branch of 1no. Ash Tree

    Melkridge House 95 Gilesgate County Durham DH1 1JA

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/01003/FPA

    New Dwelling and Double Garage

    Land And Biuldings Opposite 43 And 44 Woodside Witton Park DL14 0DS

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/01004/FPA

    Change of use to a tattoo studio (sui generis) (retrospective)

    Urban Ink Tattoo Unit 10 Turn Park Station Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3DY

    Received 29 Mar 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/01005/AD

    Retention of two non-illuminated fascia signs (retrospective)

    Urban Ink Tattoo Unit 10 Turn Park Station Road Chester-le-Street County Durham DH3 3DY

    Received 29 Mar 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/01006/TPO

    T1, T2, T14, T16 and T17 Sycamore - Crown raising to 4.5m and crown tipping to not exceed 0.5m, T8, T11, T12, T15 and T21 Crown raising to 4.5m, T18 and T19 Sycamore - Crown raising to 4.5m, crown tipping to not exceed 0.5m and pruning of selected branches and T4, T9 and T13 Sycamore and T20 Horse Chestnut - fell. Trees protected by TPOs.

    Joss House Brookside Evenwood Bishop Auckland DL14 9RA

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/01007/RM

    Application for the approval of reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to Planning Permission 3/2009/0426 and the discharge of conditions 5 (External Materials), 6 (Details of Surface Treatment), 7 (Means of Enclosure), 8 (Landscape Detail), 11 Means of Access), 12 (Potable Water), 13 (Surface and Foul Water) and 14 (Noise) relating to the same permission

    Former Cemex Concrete Batching Plant St Helen Way St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9AJ

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/01009/FPA

    Change of use of a home office and barn into two holiday lets

    Steele House Farm Copley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 5SA

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  12. DecidedDRC/16/00098

    Discharge of conditions 4 (landscaping), 5 (trees) and 6 (temporary tree protection) pursuant to permission DM/15/01868/FPA

    Delves House Delves Lane Consett DH8 7ES

    Received 1 Apr 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/01010/FPA

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension.

    32 Barford Drive Chester-le-Street DH2 3HR

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/01011/HPN

    Prior notification for the erection of conservatory to rear measuing 3.5m in length, 2.4m in height to eave level and 3m in overall height

    32 Belford Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 7PT

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/01012/FPA

    Change of use of land for used car sales, levelling of site, laying of hard-core and erection of office and boundary treatment

    Land To The East Of 51 Darlington Road West Auckland Co Durham

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/01013/PND

    Demolition of Derelict Farmhouse, Byres and Outbuilding

    Spainsfield Farm Eastgate DL13 2HX

    Received 1 Apr 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/01014/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to permission DM/14/03506/FPA to alter materials on first floor east and west elevations from render to cedar cladding

    1 Lane Head Copley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 5ND

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/01015/FPA

    Erection of first floor extension at rear of dwelling.

    87 Park Avenue Coxhoe Durham DH6 4JJ

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/01016/NMA

    Non material amendment to planning permission DM/15/02397/FPA to brick up a door and replace with window to front, and replace window with French doors to rear

    6 Rosewood Close Sacriston Durham DH7 6PG

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  20. DecidedDRC/16/00099

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 pursuant to planning permission DM/16/00226/VOC

    1 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/01017/VOC

    Variation of Condition 5 (hours of working) of approved planning reference 4/11/00713/FPA from 9am - 11pm Mon - Sun To 9am - 11pm Sun - Thurs and 9am - 3am Fri - Sat.

    Wok Next 97 Claypath Durham DH1 1RG

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/01018/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4.8 metres, an eaves height of 2.2 metres and a total height of 3.2 metres

    25 Turnberry Ouston Chester-le-Street County Durham DH2 1LS

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/01019/FPA

    Demolition of garage and erection of single storey side and rear extension

    4 Lindom Avenue Chester-le-Street DH3 3PP

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/01021/FPA

    Single storey extension to west elevation (nursery)

    Oakley Cross Primary School New Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9JQ

    Received 31 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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