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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

10,405Searchable applications

955Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,135 approved or refused records

433Refused applications

7,702 approved · 433 refused · 385 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/01166/FPA
Retaining wall, associated engineering operations and amendment to boundary treatment
Site Of Former County Durham And Darlington Fire And Rescue Service Headquarters Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor DH1 5JR
Received 8 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01169/FPA
Erection of two storey extension to side.
1 Charters Crescent South Hetton Durham DH6 2TP
Received 12 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01171/AD
Erection and display of 1no. internally illuminated totem sign
Salutation Inn Dryburn View Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AP
Received 12 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01172/AD
Proposed fascia, awning, branded breeze screens and menu board.
Frankie And Bennys Restaurant Unit 2 Dalton Park Murton Seaham SR7 9HU
Received 12 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01173/TCA
T1 sycamore tree crown lift and thin the crown by 10%.T2 conifer and laburnum trees touching neighbouring property prune back to boundary.T3 conifer tree has failed and a large branch has snapped and split the trunk fell for health & safety reasons.TT4 laburnum hanging over neighbors property prune back to boundary.
Moorfield Collierley Vicarage Bourne Terrace New Front Street Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8QS
Received 12 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01174/TPO
Reduce height by 20% to 16 Yew Trees and reshape/prune overhanging branches over vegetable plot and walkways (covered by TPO CLS-25 - G1)
Pelton House Front Street Pelton Chester-le-street DH2 1LU
Received 12 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01175/TPO
Thinning and crown lift (6-7m) of 1 no. pine (T1), 1 no. sycamore (T3), 1 no. horse chestnut (T5) and removal of 1 no. beech (T2) and 2 no. horse chestnut (T4 and T26)
Land Between The Bryn And Burncroft Burn Lane Newton Aycliffe DL5 4PG
Received 12 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01176/FPA
Convert conservatory to sun lounge to front
7 Kirkfield Gardens Catchgate Stanley DH9 8SB
Received 11 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01177/TCA
Felling of 8 No. trees in conservation area
50 North Green Staindrop Darlington DL2 3JP
Received 12 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01179/LB
Replacement fascia sign and canopy (retrospective)
Simons Butchers 1A North Green Staindrop Darlington DL2 3JN
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01180/FPA
Raising of roof height and installation of two dormer windows to front of site and single-storey extension to rear
2 Plough Cottages Haswell Durham DH6 2AZ
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01181/FPA
Single storey rear extension . Single storey front extension and addition of bow window (amended description)
Beechgrove Thorpe Larches Stockton On Tees TS21 3HH
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01182/FPA
Garage conversion and change of use of land to rear to enlarge domestic curtilage
10 Amble Way Trimdon Grange Trimdon Station TS29 6DZ
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01183/TCA
Various works to 3 no. trees
East Field Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD
Received 8 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01184/PNA
Prior notification for the erection of a general purpose agricultural building (resubmission)
High Sharpley Farm Salters Lane Seaton Seaham SR7 0NN
Received 12 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01185/AD
Erection and display of 1 No. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 No. internally applied window vinyl signage.
Unit 3 Dragonville Retail Park Dragon Lane Durham DH1 2WP
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01186/FPA
Change of use of agricultural land to paddock
Land To The South Of Binchester Crag Farm Newfield Bishop Auckland DL14 8DQ
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01187/FPA
Erection of 1 no. dwelling (revised scheme)
9 Jobson Meadows Stanley Crook Crook DL15 9GW
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01188/FPA
Erection of agricultural building for lambing purposes and agricultural storage
Land To The North West Of Fox Covert Grove Howden-le-Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8JA
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01189/FPA
Agricultural storage building with outside loading and testing facility for cattle
Land To The North Of Collierley Lane Dipton DH9 9HJ
Received 11 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01190/LB
Listed Building Consent to apply render to dwelling.
9 Crossgate Durham DH1 4PS
Received 11 Apr 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00120
Discharge of conditions 4 and 5 of Planning Permission reference DM/15/02682/FPA
Bogg House Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AX
Received 12 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01191/FPA
Application to render the rear external wall of main house and new rear extension. Addition of concrete steps from rear yard up to new rear extension door.
239 Medomsley Road Consett DH8 5JR
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01192/FPA
Conservatory to rear.
15 Prebends Field Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HH
Received 13 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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