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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
10,393Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,125 approved or refused records
433Refused applications

7,692 approved · 433 refused · 383 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/01119/FPA

    Conversion of agricultural outbuildings to create holiday cottage

    Hole House Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2HX

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/01121/TPO

    Reduce height to below damage/dead point of crown by 2-3 metres of one Oak tree, crown clean and deadwood one Oak tree, prune to clear the overhead service cables by 1.5 metres of one Apple tree (TPO 66)

    35 Lintzford Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HG

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/01122/FPA

    Conversion of church and village (D1) to residential dwelling (C3)

    Willington Methodist Church Lydia Street Willington DL15 0AE

    Received 4 Apr 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/01124/FPA

    Erection of single-storey extension to existing garage at front of dwelling.

    14 Beechdale Road Belmont Durham DH1 2AT

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/01125/FPA

    Erection of single storey front porch/garage extension

    13 Ullswater Avenue West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9LP

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/01126/PNT

    Removal of 3 No existing antennas and installation of 3 No. replacement antennas on to the existing 25m high lattice mast

    Communication Station Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  7. DecidedDRC/16/00114

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (access track surface materials), 4 (external joinery), 5 (extent of curtilage), 6 (means of enclosure), 9 (tree protection), 11 and 12 (barn owl boxes), 14 (archaeology recording) pursuant to planning permission DM/15/02914/FPA

    Cart Barn Field Barn Between Demesne Lane And Mire Lane Cotherstone DL12 9PQ

    Received 11 Apr 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/01127/FPA

    Erection of single storey side/rear extension and detached garage to rear (Resubmission of approval DM/14/03847/FPA)

    25 Kenilworth Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 6NH

    Received 8 Apr 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/01128/FPA

    Erection of a steel portal framed building to house cattle and sheep.

    1 Irestone Lane Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1HT

    Received 8 Apr 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/01129/VOC

    Variation of conditions no.2 (approved plans) of planning approval DM/15/00110/FPA (re-development to allow the staging of historical show) to allow changes to site layout, and design of buildings, and condition 13 (restriction of access) and removal of condition no. 9 (car park opening times).

    Eleven Arches Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7SF

    Received 8 Apr 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/01130/FPA

    Change of use of land to create storage compound and parking areas in association with existing site uses - retrospective

    The Old Coal Yard Westerton Binchester Moor Spennymoor DL14 8AH

    Received 8 Apr 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/01131/FPA

    Change of use of land to temporary event parking (600 volunteer and staff spaces) and associated infrastructure

    Land To The South Of Newton Cap Farm And West Of Skirlaw Bridge Newton Cap Bank Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7SD

    Received 8 Apr 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/01132/FPA

    Single storey extension to provide additional internal space and single self contained residential unit

    54B Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AY

    Received 8 Apr 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/01133/FPA

    Change of use of land to private curtilage

    78 Durham Road Spennymoor DL16 6SQ

    Received 11 Apr 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/01134/FPA

    Change of use of land to temporary event parking (1,400 spaces) including coach drop off area and associated infrastructure. Formation of pedestrian access to main event site and change of use of land to event site.

    Land To The East Of Red Barns Farm And North Of A689 Addison Road Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RJ

    Received 8 Apr 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/01137/FPA

    Change of use of land to temporary event parking (450 overflow spaces) and associated infrastructure works.

    Land To The South East Of Barrington Street Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7SA

    Received 8 Apr 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/01138/AD

    Erection and Display of 2no illuminated fascia signs, 2no. illuminated projecting signs and 2no. illuminated menu boards.

    Unit 7 Freemans Place Durham DH1 1SQ

    Received 11 Apr 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/01139/FPA

    Factory extension

    Husqvarna UK Preston Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6UP

    Received 11 Apr 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/01140/FPA

    Erection of first floor rear extension

    1 North Moor Cottages Trimdon Colliery Trimdon Station TS29 6DX

    Received 11 Apr 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/01141/PA

    Demolition of former club building

    The Grange Northside Terrace Trimdon Grange Trimdon Station TS29 6HR

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/01142/WAS

    ELV operation for an existing garage

    Unit 10 Wheatley Hill Workshops Front Street Industrial Estate Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3QZ

    Received 11 Apr 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/01143/FPA

    Two storey side extension

    62 Cavendish Court Brandon Durham DH7 8UW

    Received 8 Apr 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/01145/AD

    Relocated and New Fascia Signage

    McDonalds Newton Park Coatham Mundeville Darlington DL1 3NL

    Received 6 Apr 2016
  24. DecidedDRC/16/00115

    Discharge of condition 3 (enclosures) pursuant to planning permission 4/09/00954/FPA - Erection of two storey pitched roof dwellinghouse with roof accommodation and erection of detached triple garage (revised and resubmitted proposal)

    Cuthbert House High Pittington

    Received 11 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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