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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

10,518Searchable applications

955Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,231 approved or refused records

435Refused applications

7,796 approved · 435 refused · 391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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

DecidedDM/16/01438/FPA
Permanent retention of traveller site pursuant to planning approval ref: 7/2010/0348/DM
Land East Of Salters Lane Trimdon Village Trimdon Station TS29 6GB
Received 3 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01439/FPA
Amendments to windows
Agricultural Buildings Ouston Springs Farm Milbanke Close Ouston DH2 1JL
Received 3 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01440/FPA
Additional wood log storage building
Unit 4 Morrison Industrial Estate North Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7RU
Received 3 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01441/LB
Replacement of existing roof
2 The Old School Broomside Lane Carrville Durham DH1 2QW
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01442/WAS
New Household Waste Recovery Centre including sorting facility, resale shop and staff facilities.
Durham County Council Civic Amenity Site The Green Stainton Grove DL12 8UH
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01443/TCA
Crown reduction by 3m from the furthest point overhanging the car park of 1no. Beech Tree
20 Old Gardens Brandon Village Durham DH7 8RX
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01445/FPA
Single storey extension to rear
3 Abbeywood Fir Tree Crook DL15 8JQ
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01446/FPA
Proposed demolition of existing garage and erection of 7 No. 2 storey terraced houses
Pinewoods The Close South Pelaw Chester-le-Street
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01447/LB
Internal alterations and new structural openings, creation of new accessible W.C. New timber screen, seating and lighting to beer garden.
The Green Tree 13 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6EN
Received 3 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01448/FPA
Removal of existing canopy and erection of porch to front, single storey extension to rear, rooflights to each slope and replacement of bathroom casement window with oriel window to first floor side elevation.
1 Belle Vue Court Claypath Durham DH1 1XD
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01449/FPA
Erection of replacement conservatory at rear of dwelling
4 The Wynds Esh Winning Durham DH7 9DT
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01450/OUT
Resubmission of refused application DM/14/02318/OUT, proposed residential development with all matters reserved (indicative 34 dwellings).
Land South Of Beacon Avenue Beacon Lane Sedgefield
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01451/FPA
Erection of pitched roofs at ground floor to front and rear
12 Barford Drive Chester-le-Street DH2 3HR
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01452/FPA
Erection of first floor extension to side, provision of pitched roof over existing flat roofed elements to front; erection of detached garage and boundary wal to front and side of existing dwelling
59 Grinstead Way Carrville Durham DH1 1LY
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00147
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials) and 4 (land contamination) of planning permission DM/16/00389/FPA.
Land To The Rear Of The Ridges Front Street Station Town TS28 5PE
Received 3 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01453/FPA
2 no. private dwelling houses
Land To The West Of The Bungalow Moor View Wheatley Hill DH6 3NQ
Received 29 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01454/VOC
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission DM/14/00433/FPA.
Redmires Farm Witton Road Fir Tree Crook DL15 8EA
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01455/FPA
Erection of single storey extension
The Coach House (Former Hare And Hounds) Garmondsway Ferryhill DL17 9DT
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01456/FPA
Replace timber windows and doors with upvc
5 Kirk Rise Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2SF
Received 28 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01457/OUT
Outline Application with all Matters Reserved for Residential Development.
Land To The East Of The Sportsman PH Toft Hill DL14 0JE
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01458/FPA
Provision of handrail and balustrade to external steps and path to the Fellows Garden
Durham University Palace Green Library Palace Green Durham DH1 3RN
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01460/FPA
Erection of 1no. detached dwelling
Land At Crawley Edge Crawleyside Bank Crawleyside DL13 2DX
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01461/FPA
Erection of detached garage/workshop with outdoor working area
6 Gloucester Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2EG
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01462/TCA
T2 Ash - remove dead wood, T3 Sycamore - crown thin by 15%, T4 Sycamore - remove epicormic growth, T5 Ash - remove 3 lowest small horizontal branches over neighbours garden, T6 Ash - remove small lowest branch over neighbours garden, T7 Sycamore - prune back large low branch and three minor branches over neighbours garden, T8 Ash - suppressed by adjacent trees, fell to ground level, T10 Sycamore - prune back low branches over neighbours garden, T12 Ash - leaning towards neighbours and suppressed by adjacent trees, fell to ground level, T14 Sycamore - suppressed by adjacent trees, fell to ground level, T16 Ash - remove lowest branch over neighbours. (Section 211 Notice)
Pelham House Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HE
Received 5 May 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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