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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
10,388Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,120 approved or refused records
433Refused applications

7,687 approved · 433 refused · 383 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. DecidedDM/16/01093/FPA

    Demolition of existing barn and erection of detached dwellinghouse and garage/stables

    Doublegait Pinfold Lane Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5PX

    Received 5 Apr 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/01095/FPA

    Change of use from offices (use class A2) to House of Multiple Occupation (use class C4).

    2 High Chare Chester-le-Street DH3 3PX

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/01096/FPA

    Change of use into A1 Convenience store and division into a further two units for permitted commercial retail, office, restaurant, pub uses or A5 takeaway use, residential flat above and associated extensions and alterations.

    Black Diamond Delves Lane Consett DH8 7EX

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/01097/FPA

    Erection of two and single storey pitched roof extension to rear and conservatory to side of existing dwelling

    11 Park Hill Coxhoe Durham DH6 4JH

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/01098/FPA

    Installation of 1.2m high wooden bi-fold farm gates to front/side of site.

    The Byre Red House Farm Hartside Durham DH1 5RJ

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/01099/FPA

    Removal of unit B from 5/PL/2009/0074 for 3 no. Houses, revision of conversion of barn to dwellings and erection of garage

    Bowes Court Monk Hesleden Hesleden TS27 4TH

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/01100/TCA

    Proposed felling of 1no. Ash tree

    164 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QH

    Received 4 Apr 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/01101/FPA

    Erection of first floor extension above existing garage at side of dwelling, erection of single-storey extensions at side and rear and construction of pitched roof to front.

    69 Alnwick Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5NN

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/01102/FPA

    Erection of two storey side extension.

    172 Blackton Close Newton Aycliffe DL5 7EY

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/01103/FPA

    Erection of single storey rear extension and detached outbuilding

    57 Valley View Sacriston Durham DH7 6NX

    Received 4 Apr 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/01104/FPA

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    20 High Escomb Escomb Bishop Auckland DL14 7ST

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/01105/FPA

    Erection of pitched roof to existing single storey rear extension and alterations to existing openings

    4 Queens Garth Croxdale Durham DH6 5HN

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/01106/FPA

    Refurbishment and Reconfiguration of the Restaurant including alterations to Drive Thru and Car Park, including extensions to retail floorspace

    McDonalds Newton Park Coatham Mundeville Darlington DL1 3NL

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/01107/FPA

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    13 - 15 Staindrop Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9JU

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/01109/FPA

    Erection of two storey extension to side and rear and erection of porch to front

    55 St Helens Drive Seaham SR7 7PU

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/01110/FPA

    Conversion of part of listed building to form a separate dwelling including the insertion of new fenestration

    Morley Farm Morley Lane Brancepeth Brandon Durham DH7 8DS

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/01111/LB

    Conversion of part of listed building to form a separate dwelling including the insertion of new fenestration

    Morley Farm Morley Lane Brancepeth Brandon Durham DH7 8DS

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/01112/HPN

    Single storey rear extension which would project beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.3m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m

    29 Balmer Hill Gainford Darlington DL2 3EJ

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/01113/FPA

    Erection of single storey front and rear extension, roof alteration to side, pitched roof to ground floor front canopy, and hipped roof to front porch

    2 Sherborne Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4ND

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/01114/NMA

    Non-material amendment to make changes to approved fenestration

    Wellgarth Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PP

    Received 8 Apr 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/01115/TCA

    T1 Sycamore - Remove 12 branches to east and T2 Sycamore - Remove 1 stem, 2 major branches and up to 8 minor branches to east in conservation area

    Unthank Hall Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2PQ

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/01116/FPA

    Erection of a multi purpose agricultural building for animal housing and storage

    Hill House Farm Woodland Bishop Auckland DL13 5RY

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/01117/FPA

    Erection of double bay cricket practice nets

    Seaham Park Cricket Club Stockton Road Seaham SR7 0HX

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/01118/FPA

    Single storey demountable building, glazed link corridor and fenced playground (south of main building). External works, new entrance, alterations to car park and access path

    Trimdon Junior School Elwick View Trimdon Village Trimdon Station TS29 6JU

    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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