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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

10,496Searchable applications

955Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,210 approved or refused records

434Refused applications

7,776 approved · 434 refused · 390 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/16/01388/FPA
Replace existing timber front door with UPVC 'Torridon' model
2 Toad Pool West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9LB
Received 26 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01389/FPA
Demolition of existing semi-detached dwelling and erection of 2 new dwellings.
4 St Leonards North Road Durham DH1 4NH
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01390/FPA
Resubmission of application for the erection of 1no dormer bungalow with access
Land To The West Of Woodend Laneside DL12 0RY
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01391/FPA
Twin portal, steel framed general purpose agricultural building.
Sprucely Farm Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2BD
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01392/FPA
Erection of first floor extension to rear of existing dwelling
18 Whindyke Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4JZ
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01393/FPA
Erection of two and single storey extension to the rear
7 Cross Street Crook DL15 0UW
Received 26 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01394/FPA
Erection of single storey front extension
6 Annfield Place Greencroft Stanley DH9 8NW
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01396/AD
Erection of non-illuminated sign
Sun Inn Garage Wackerfield Bishop Auckland DL2 3AS
Received 27 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01399/FPA
Demolition of existing conservatory to rear and erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extensions to front and rear
138 Devonshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2BL
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00142
Discharge of conditions 3, 7 and 8 of 1/2013/0080 relating to the erection of a detached dwelling
31 Queens Road Blackhill Consett DH8 0BL
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01400/FPA
Conversion of existing dwelling into 4no apartments and conversion of store/workshop to rear to 1no separate dwelling including the erection of 1.8 metre fencing and parking to rear.
40 Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8BH
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01401/LB
Listed building application for the conversion of existing dwelling into 4no apartments and conversion of store/workshop to rear to 1no separate dwelling including the erection of 1.8 metre fencing and parking to rear.
40 Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8BH
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01402/FPA
Construction of one two storey detached dwelling house.
Wooley Terrace Methodist Church High Road Stanley Crook Crook DL15 9SG
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00143
Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 of planning permission DM/15/01344/RM relating to samples of external walling and roofing for proposed dwelling.
North View Farm Hill Top Esh Durham DH7 9RL
Received 25 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01404/FPA
Use of 4no. Holiday Lets as Permanent Residential Dwelling Houses (Use Class C3)(Application amended 18/01/2018 showing three units retained for holiday lets)
11 - 18 Ruffside Cottages Ruffside Edmondbyers Consett DH8 9PE
Received 29 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01405/FPA
Extension to front of garage including bow window, conversion into habitable space and installation of pitched roof above garage
62 Bowes Grove Spennymoor DL16 6LT
Received 29 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01406/FPA
Change of Use of a Section of Paddock into Garden
67 Staindrop Road Staindrop Road West Auckland
Received 27 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01407/OUT
2no. bungalows (Outline - All matters reserved).
Land Between 12 And 14 Westmorland Close Spennymoor
Received 29 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01408/OUT
Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of 3 no. bungalows
Land To The West Of 15-17 Wykes Close Sedgefield TS21 2DY
Received 29 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01409/FPA
Erection of first floor extension to front
7 Countess Close Seaham SR7 7DW
Received 29 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01410/FPA
Two 2 storey extensions to the western and eastern elevations, and an area for car parking to the west of the site
1 Huntshieldford St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1RQ
Received 29 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01411/VOC
Variation of conditions 2(plans), 8 and 9(landscaping), 12(access), 16(lighting), 17 and 18(drainage), 19(archaeology) and 27(materials) of 6/2011/0034/DM to enable a phased approach to development
Witton Castle And Country Park Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0DE
Received 29 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01412/FPA
Construction of a 2 storey bay window at front of dwelling and external chimney stack to side, new windows and internal alterations.
The Beacon Coast Road Blackhall Rocks Hartlepool TS27 4BH
Received 29 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01413/FPA
Single storey garden room extension to rear.
The Cottage East Pethrow Farm Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5HQ
Received 29 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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