Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Durham County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,278 approved · 421 refused · 350 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
24 Hillcrest Place Hesleden Hartlepool TS27 4PN
Received 4 Apr 2016Various Locations In Former Teesdale District Area
Received 1 Apr 2016Plot 3 Nevilles Court The Avenue Durham DH1 4DX
Received 31 Mar 2016Lidl Uk Gmbh Wheatlands Way Pity Me Durham DH1 5GB
Received 1 Apr 2016Hurworth Burn Reservoir Cottage Wingate Durham TS28 5NP
Received 29 Mar 2016Lloyds Bank Plc 28 New Elvet Durham DH1 3AL
Received 31 Mar 2016Elvet Bridge Old Elvet Durham DH1 3AQ
Received 30 Mar 2016Adventure Valley Union Hall Farm Brasside Durham DH1 5SG
Received 31 Mar 201656 Hamsterley Gardens Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8JS
Received 31 Mar 2016Former K Hartwell Factory Site Butchers Race Green Lane Industrial Estate Spennymoor County Durham DL16 6BP
Received 24 Mar 201651 Westhills Tantobie Stanley DH9 9RZ
Received 1 Apr 2016Grampian House Grampian Drive Peterlee SR8 2LR
Received 29 Mar 201625 Station Avenue Brandon Durham DH7 8QQ
Received 30 Mar 2016Land West Of Junction Of Grimdon Way And Long Tens Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe
Received 24 Mar 20161 Rosedale Avenue Benfieldside Consett DH8 0DY
Received 23 Mar 20169 St Oswalds Drive Durham DH1 3TE
Received 1 Apr 2016Durham View Whitesmocks Durham DH1 4LL
Received 31 Mar 2016Playing Field Of Former Roseberry College Pelton DH2 1NW
Received 4 Apr 2016Stanfield House Joicey Square Stanley DH9 0PG
Received 5 Apr 201643 Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HN
Received 30 Mar 2016Sunlight Service Group Limited Newcastle Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4JE
Received 30 Mar 201618 Cavendish Court Brandon Durham DH7 8UW
Received 4 Apr 20162 Stanhope Castle Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2PZ
Received 4 Apr 201635 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Received 30 Mar 2016Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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