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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
9,894Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 7,702 approved or refused records
421Refused applications

7,281 approved · 421 refused · 350 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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/16/01045/LB

    Listed Building Consent to replace 3no. doors and 6no. windows to rear

    Whorlton Croft Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XD

    Received 4 Apr 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/01046/FPA

    Erection of replacement conservatory at rear of dwelling.

    12 Bromley Close High Shincliffe Durham DH1 2TZ

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/01047/FPA

    Erection of single storey extension and boundary wall to rear (Resubmission)

    20 Dene View High Hesleden Hartlepool TS27 4QE

    Received 30 Mar 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/01048/FPA

    Demolition of derelict hotel and erection of a four storey mixed use development

    Harbour View Hotel 18 North Terrace Seaham SR7 7EU

    Received 5 Apr 2016
  5. DecidedDRC/16/00104

    Part discharge of conditions 3 (extraction system), 4 (noise mitigation measures) and 6 (materials and colour) of approved planning reference DM/15/03743/FPA

    21 North Terrace Seaham SR7 7EU

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/01049/FPA

    Erection of first floor extension to side of existing dwelling

    3 Mossdale Belmont Durham DH1 2AZ

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/01050/FPA

    Conversion of redundant agricultural building to residential use, including the removal of an existing barn and the creation of residential curtilage and associated works and infrastructure.

    Binchester Crag Farm Newfield Bishop Auckland DL14 8DQ

    Received 1 Apr 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/01051/PNT

    Prior notification for the replacement and relocation of the existing 13m monopole for a 15m monopole with associated equipment cabinets and development.

    Site DH0023 Hutchinson 3G Lowland Road Brandon DH7 8NN

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/01052/FPA

    Detached dwelling and alterations to existing bungalow

    11 Carville Estate Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0HH

    Received 5 Apr 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/01053/FPA

    Conversion of a commercial enterprise resource centre to 2 residential houses

    3 - 4 Bede Street Easington Peterlee SR8 3RT

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  11. DecidedDRC/16/00105

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and 13 pursuant to planning approval ref: DM/16/00117/FPA

    Land To The South Of St Johns Presbytery West Park Lane Sedgefield TS21 2BX

    Received 5 Apr 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/01055/FPA

    Demolish existing ground floor rear extension with replacement part two storey and single storey rear extensions and bay window to front

    Montrose Seaside Lane Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3TW

    Received 1 Apr 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/01056/TCA

    T1 Sycamore - Crown raise by 2.5-3m in conservation area

    Recreation Ground West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP

    Received 4 Apr 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/01057/FPA

    Erection of first floor dormer extension to side, single storey extension and first floor extension to existing detached garage to rear

    17 Wraith Terrace Horden Peterlee SR8 4AT

    Received 4 Apr 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/01058/FPA

    Retention of summerhouse and erection of fence to south and east

    1 Masterman Place Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 0ST

    Received 5 Apr 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/01059/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission 3/2008/0227 to extend the time period for the first reserved matters application until 28th June 2018

    Site Of Former Weardale Works And Quarry Eastgate DL13 2LG

    Received 24 Mar 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/01061/LB

    Single storey extension to the north elevation (involving the removal of 2 no. Stone Piers) and new pathway

    St Helen Church Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/01064/FPA

    Single storey extension to the north elevation (involving the removal of 2 no. Stone Piers) and new pathway

    St Helen Church Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

    Received 31 Mar 2016
  19. DecidedDRC/16/00106

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials), 4 (method statement) and 5 fenestration details) pursuant to DM/15/02325/LB

    5 Framwelgate Bridge Durham DH1 4SJ

    Received 1 Apr 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/01065/FPA

    Erection of stables for domestic use

    Firtree Farm Bradbury Stockton On Tees TS21 2EW

    Received 4 Apr 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/01066/AD

    Erection and display of free standing internally illuminated double sided pylon sign

    Lidl Wesleyan Road Spennymoor County Durham DL16 6DF

    Received 4 Apr 2016
  22. DecidedDRC/16/00107

    Discharge of condition 3 (external finish) pursuant to planning permission DM/16/00304/FPA

    Low Trough Farm Low Trough Copley Bishop Auckland DL13 5LZ

    Received 5 Apr 2016
  23. DecidedDRC/16/00109

    Discharge of conditions 5 (Garage details to House 4), 7 (Means of Enclosure), 8 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) and 9 (Window/Door Details) pursuant to planning application 6/2014/0025/DM (AMENDED PLAN RECEIVED 25TH MAY 2016)

    Newton Lodge Cobbler Gate Lane Mickleton Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 0LN

    Received 5 Apr 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/01067/FPA

    Replacement dwelling

    Wether Hill Farm Wether Hill Winston Darlington DL2 3PZ

    Received 4 Apr 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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