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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
10,470Searchable applications
955Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,186 approved or refused records
434Refused applications

7,752 approved · 434 refused · 390 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/16/01341/FPA

    Erection of single storey side extension and raising of roof height of garage by300mm (Retrospective)

    18 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QE

    Received 21 Apr 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/01342/FPA

    Erection of wall to front and widening of drive

    21 Penshaw View Sacriston Durham DH7 6UX

    Received 25 Apr 2016
  3. DecidedDRC/16/00134

    Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (windows) and 8 (enclosures) of planning apprval DM/15/02710/FPA (change of use of building to offices)

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

    Received 25 Apr 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/01343/FPA

    Erection of pitched roof to existing flat roofed property

    53 Balliol Close Peterlee SR8 2NX

    Received 22 Apr 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/01344/PNC

    Prior Notification for the change of use from estate agent (A2) to cafe/sandwich bar (A3)

    3 Durham Road Ferryhill DL17 8LD

    Received 22 Apr 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/01345/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.6 metres, an eaves height of 2.25 metres and a total height of 3.5 metres

    1 Myrtles South Pelaw Chester-le-Street DH2 2HP

    Received 25 Apr 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/01346/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4.9 metres, an eaves height of 2.2 metres and a total height of 3.2 metres.

    25 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

    Received 25 Apr 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/01347/TCA

    Felling of one Birch and one Norway Spruce tree (Section 211 Notice)

    Snows Green House Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0EW

    Received 23 Apr 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/01348/LB

    Improvements to doors

    Castle Lodge Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP

    Received 25 Apr 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/01350/FPA

    Change of use from equine riding arena to wedding venue, erection of kitchen extension, associated alterations to grounds and building including formalisation of car parking

    South Causey Farm Causey Road Stanley DH9 0LS

    Received 25 Apr 2016
  11. DecidedDRC/16/00135

    Discharge of condition 8 on planning permission DM/14/03255/FPA relating to footway provision and street lighting (amended details)

    Land To The East Of Whitfield Court(Postal - 1 Butterfly Court) St Johns Road Meadowfield Industrial Estate Meadowfield DH7 8XL

    Received 25 Apr 2016
  12. DecidedDRC/16/00136

    Discharge of Conditions 11 (Noise mitigation scheme), 12 (contaminated Land, part discharge), 18 (external Plant) and 19 (Employment and skills plan) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/14/03787/OUT for the demolition of the existing on-site laundry and the creation of a sustainable student residential development of 277 en-suite studio bedrooms, including social spaces, cycle storage, car parking and other ancillary accommodation (outline, to include scale, layout and access with matters of appearance and landscaping reserved).

    Sunlight Service Group Limited Newcastle Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4JE

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/01352/FPA

    Erection of single storey rear extension and car port

    17 Canterbury Close Spennymoor County Durham DL16 6XY

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/01354/FPA

    Erection of freestanding garage block with associated new link walls to the main building, erection of conservatory to south elevation and patio area

    Hamsterley Hall Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NJ

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/01355/LB

    Listed building consent for the erection of a freestanding garage block with associated new link walls to the main building, erection of conservatory with patio area adjacent

    Hamsterley Hall Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NJ

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/01356/FPA

    Proposed retail store and associated works.

    Site Of Peterlee Building Supplies Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 4RD

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/01357/FPA

    Replacement 14.7 metre high telecommunications monopole involving removal of existing

    Telecommunications Mast All Saints Industrial Estate Shildon County Durham DL4 2RD

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/01358/FPA

    Erection of first floor extension to side of existing dwelling

    49 Whitehouse Court Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7NH

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/01359/FPA

    Erection of agricultural building to house livestock

    Pilmore Farm Old Cassop Durham DH6 4QB

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/01360/FPA

    Demolition and erection of single storey side extension

    73 St Barnabas Bournmoor Chester Le Street DH4 6EU

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/01361/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4 metres, an eaves height of 2.8 metres and a total height of 4 metres.

    1 Newhouse Avenue Esh Winning Durham DH7 9JH

    Received 25 Apr 2016
  22. DecidedDRC/16/00137

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Joinery Details) relating to planning permission DM/15/02844/FPA

    Thomas Wright House High Street Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PF

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/01363/FPA

    Installation of ATM to the right hand side of the entrance.

    H Spence Butchers 11 Standerton Terrace The Middles Stanley DH9 6DD

    Received 26 Apr 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/01364/AD

    Proposed installation of reflective collar surrounding new ATM.

    H Spence Butchers 11 Standerton Terrace The Middles Stanley DH9 6DD

    Received 26 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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