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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

10,439Searchable applications

955Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,159 approved or refused records

433Refused applications

7,726 approved · 433 refused · 389 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/01237/FPA
Agricultural Barn and associated access/hardstand
Land To The West Of Eden Terrace Kirk Merrington DL16 7JP
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01238/FPA
Erection of first floor side extension
8 North Road Spennymoor County Durham DL16 6EW
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01239/FPA
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey pitched roof extension to side and rear of existing dwelling
7 High Carr Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AT
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01240/FPA
Change of Use from Former Coffee Shop to Dwelling (1 Bedroomed Flat)
7 Dene Terrace Horden Peterlee SR8 4JF
Received 7 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01241/PNC
Prior approval for conversion of agricultural building to residential property
Barn At Seaham Grange Farm Stockton Road Seaham SR7 0PB
Received 15 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01242/VOC
Construction of bridge across Black Cleugh and external landscaping and alteration to windows material to dwelling (description amended 25/05/2016)
Black Cleugh Wearhead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1DJ
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01243/FPA
Demolition of no.43 North Street and erection of 2no. detached dwellings
(Hadley House No 44 And Hillcrest House No 43) Land At 43 North Street Ferryhill County Durham DL17 8HX
Received 15 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01244/FPA
Single storey rear extension
5 Hertford Place Peterlee County Durham SR8 2DA
Received 14 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01245/FPA
Erection of a single storey side extension
5 Carlton Close Ouston Chester-le-street DH2 1UA
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00127
Discharge conditions 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8-10 of DM/15/00075/VOC relating to the construction of holiday lets
Black Horse Red Row Beamish Stanley DH9 0RW
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01246/FPA
Erection of replacement side extension
14 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett County Durham DH8 6TZ
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01247/FPA
Erection of two storey side/rear extension and front porch
6 Cosgrove Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 6PT
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01248/AD
Advertisement consent for retention of fascia sign to south wall of surgery
Great Lumley Surgery Front Street Great Lumley Chester-le-Street County Durham DH3 4LE
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01249/FPA
Demolition of workshops and erection of 6 no. 3 bedrooms, 2 storey terraced houses
Former British Telecom Workshop Victoria Street Consett DH8 5EP
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01250/TCA
Removal of two Beech trees (labelled T12), Crown lift to 6m of two Pine trees (labelled T13). Crown reduce one Ash tree by 5m and crown lift to 2m and remove deadwood of a group of mixed sycamore and cherry (labelled G15) protected by a conservation area (section 211 notice) (all other trees not given consent as require a separate tree preservation order application).
Tollgate House Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD
Received 15 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01251/FPA
Resubmission of application for porch to front, single storey rear extension, single storey front and side extension and new vehicular access and driveway
The Gables Front Street Winston Darlington DL2 3RH
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01252/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a sun room to the rear with a projection of 5m, width 3.8m, eaves height of 2.6m and a total height of 3.3m
10 Antrim Gardens Seaham SR7 7BN
Received 15 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01253/FPA
Erection of single detached two storey dwelling with loft accommodation
Bridge House Wood Street Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0JE
Received 13 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01254/FPA
Erection of dormer window to rear
2 St Michaels Rise Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8BY
Received 15 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01255/FPA
Two storey extension to side and rear, single storey extension to rear and single storey extension to front with pitched roof over new and existing front extensions
9 Peterborough Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5QX
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00128
Discharge of Condition 14 (Archaeology) of permission DM/14/03842/FPA
18 Claypath Durham DH1 1RH
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01256/FPA
Erection of first floor side extension
73 Heatherburn Court Newton Aycliffe DL5 4UZ
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01257/VOC
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission DM/14/01490/FPA to change access position and external appearance
Land And Allotments Adjacent To West Terrace Westgate DL13 1JJ
Received 18 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01258/FPA
Conversion of 2 existing garage blocks into 2 residential dwellings.
Garage Blocks North Of Both 7 & 22 Hamsterley Gardens Annfield Plain
Received 18 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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