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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

10,526Searchable applications

955Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,239 approved or refused records

437Refused applications

7,802 approved · 437 refused · 391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/16/01463/FPA
Erection of storage building for storage of plant and materials including retention of boundary enclosures
Land To East Of Unit 1 Fishburn Industrial Estate Fishburn
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01464/FPA
Proposed replacement entrance doors to front of church.
Methodist Church North Burns Chester-le-Street DH3 3TF
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01465/PND
Prior notification for the demolition of redundant school farm buildings / sheds.
Sedgefield Community College Hawthorn Road Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3DD
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01466/VOC
Variation of condition no. 2 pursuant to 2/13/00059/FUL to allow change of housetypes to 9 no. plots to include drawing Site Layout 244/A/GA/001/36A
Newfield Farm Newfield Road Newfield DH2 2SX
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01467/FPA
Erection of house in multiple occupation (HMO) dwelling (Use class C4) to side of existing HMO with internal alterations to existing premises.
1 And 2 Peartree Cottages High Wood View Durham DH1 3FL
Received 6 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01468/FPA
Single storey rear extension
26 Low Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DS
Received 6 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01469/FPA
Erection of single storey pitched roof extension to rear of existing dwelling
Hagg House Farm Harvest View Hag House Farm Pity Me Durham DH1 5RN
Received 6 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01470/FPA
Erection of side extension, part conversion of garage to habitable room and raise roof to existing garage.
12 Pendragon Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4NA
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01471/FPA
Erection of detached garage.
Land To Rear Of 2 Flass Terrace Esh Winning Durham DH7 9QA
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01472/FPA
Proposed erection of 4no 2 storey houses and external works.
Land Adjacent To 32 Beechwoods Chester-le-Street DH2 2HR
Received 29 Apr 2016
DecidedDM/16/01473/TCA
Felling of two Birch trees (Section 211 Notice)
10 Woodlands Lanchester Durham DH7 0NS
Received 6 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01474/TCA
Felling of 2no. Birch trees
Hatfield Cottage Hatfield College North Bailey Durham DH1 3RQ
Received 6 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01475/FPA
Erection of first floor rear extension
57 Attwood Terrace Tudhoe Colliery Spennymoor County Durham DL16 6TE
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01476/FPA
Erection of timber outbuilding to rear (RETROSPECTIVE)
36 Griffiths Court Bowburn Durham DH6 5FD
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01477/FPA
Erection of detached timber summerhouse to rear
13 Melgrove Way Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2JN
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01478/FPA
Demolition of two buildings and erection of detached dwelling with commercial shop on ground floor and side garage
Hoof And Heels Durham Gardens Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6RP
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01479/FPA
Construction of 2 no new build houses on land to the west of 20 Oswald Drive
Land Adj 15 St Oswalds Drive Durham DH1 3TE
Received 5 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01480/FPA
Erection of two-storey extension at rear of dwelling.
17 Rutland Street Seaham SR7 0AR
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01482/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension and demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey side extension.
5 Ashfield Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0RF
Received 6 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01483/TCA
Felling of one Silver Birch tree (Section 211 Notice)
Millrace Cottage Lintzford Newcastle Upon Tyne NE39 1NB
Received 6 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01484/FPA
Retrospective application for single garage with sun-room/gym and toilet on the ground floor and hobby/storage space on first floor with access door and balcony to garden at first floor.
Bracken Cottage Bank Foot Shincliffe Durham DH1 2PD
Received 6 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01485/FPA
Construction of raised decking and Gym located in rear garden (retrospective)
39 Redwood Seaham SR7 7RS
Received 9 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01486/FPA
Extension to existing factory
Prima Cheese Limited 13 Partnership Court Seaham Grange Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 0PX
Received 9 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01487/HPN
Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 3.6 metres in length and 3.6 metres in height
73 Bewick Crescent Newton Aycliffe DL5 5LJ
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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