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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

10,380Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,112 approved or refused records

433Refused applications

7,679 approved · 433 refused · 383 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2014 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/01069/FPA
Erection of single storey front extension and first floor side extension
14 Redmires Close Ouston Chester-le-Street County Durham DH2 1SB
Received 4 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01070/FPA
Erection of single storey extension, pitched roof to existing extension and dormer window to rear
6 Wanless Terrace Durham DH1 1RU
Received 4 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01071/TCA
Crown raise of 1no. Beech tree (T16) by 2 metres and proposed 2 metre heigh reduction, 30% crown reduction and 15% crown thin of 1no. Sycamore tree (T39)
8 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY
Received 31 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/01072/FPA
Single storey rear extension
16 Kipling Way Crook DL15 9AJ
Received 5 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01074/TCA
Felling of 2 no. holly trees
23 Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HY
Received 4 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01075/AD
Erection and display of replacement internally free standing pylon sign
Lidl Uk Gmbh Howletch Lane Peterlee SR8 2BL
Received 4 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01077/LB
Replace existing uPVC windows with sapele hard wood.
The Barn Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0JX
Received 4 Apr 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00110
Discharge of conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Surface Water Drainage) 6 (Landscaping Details), 7 (Means of Enclosure and 8 (Hardstanding) for plot 6 pursuant to application 3/2012/0532
Site Of Former Weardale Building Supplies 70 Lydgate Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Co Durham DL13 3EZ
Received 5 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01078/FPA
Single storey rear extension
4 Oakfields Hunwick Crook DL15 0GA
Received 6 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01079/FPA
Erection of single-storey extension to front of dwelling and construction of pitched roof over existing flat roof at side and front.
8 Rowan Tree Avenue Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1DU
Received 6 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01080/NMA
Non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission of DM/15/02857/FPA to allow the installation of a window in the side elevation and two rooflights one to the side and one to the rear.
4 Corriedale Close Pity Me Durham DH1 5GY
Received 5 Apr 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00111
Application for approval of details reserved by condition (relates to previous planning application DM/15/00355/VOC) relating to dust.
Rennys Court Rennys Lane Gilesgate
Received 5 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01081/TCA
T1 Sycamore and T2-T5 Leylandii - Fell trees is conservation area
The Firs 89A Front Street Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2RH
Received 5 Apr 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00112
Discharge of conditions 8 (Coal Mining Risk Assessment) and 9 (Replacement Hedge/Fence) pursuant to planning application DM/15/00259/OUT
Land To The West Of Victoria Cottages Butterknowle Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 5 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01083/FPA
Installation of new shop front
24 Church Street Coxhoe Durham DH6 4HE
Received 5 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01084/TPO
1No. Cherry tree: remove low branch over road, remove 4 low branches on house side of canopy, prune remaining rear bow to give 2m clearance from adjacent building.
8 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU
Received 5 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01085/AD
Advertisement consent for replacement fascia signage and new window vinyls
44 - 46 Middle Street Consett County Durham DH8 5QW
Received 6 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01086/TCA
1no. Mature Sycamore: Crown Raise canopy, Crown Reduction of 10-15% & Crown Thin by 10-15%
9 George Street Durham DH1 4PA
Received 5 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01087/AD
Erection and display of free standing internally illuminated double sided pylon sign
Lidl Tindale Crescent St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9AB
Received 6 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01088/FPA
Single storey rear extension, garage conversion, enlarged porch and additional hardstanding to front
2 McMillan Drive Crook County Durham DL15 9GA
Received 4 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01089/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension, conversion of garage to habitable space and decking to rear
11 Aylmer Grove Newton Aycliffe DL5 4NF
Received 4 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01090/FPA
Proposed erection of replacement porch to the front elevation
West Witton Row Farm West Witton Row Farm Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0DB
Received 6 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01091/FPA
Single storey front and side extensions
33 Clarence Gardens Consett County Durham DH8 5TU
Received 5 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01092/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension in place of existing rear off-shoot
16 Elm Road Shildon DL4 1BH
Received 5 Apr 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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