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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
10,547Searchable applications
955Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,259 approved or refused records
438Refused applications

7,821 approved · 438 refused · 392 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/01517/FPA

    Erection of timber garage

    Plot 1 Stephens Road Murton

    Received 9 May 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/01518/FPA

    Demolition of existing shed/garage and erection of new double garage to rear

    22 Greville Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 5EX

    Received 10 May 2016
  3. DecidedDRC/16/00151

    Discharge of conditions in relation to planning permission for residential development granted on appeal by Reference APP/X1355/W/15/3137449

    67 Front Street Pity Me Durham DH1 5DE

    Received 10 May 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/01519/FPA

    Change of use of general amenity land to domestic garden and erection of fence

    16 Lichfield Close Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4QH

    Received 10 May 2016
  5. UnknownDM/16/01520/PNC

    Prior notification application for the change of use from shop (A1) to Dwellinghouse (C3) and associated development

    42 Gibbon Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7DL

    Received 10 May 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/01521/FPA

    Erection of pitched roof scooter store to front of existing building

    Hawkshead Court Hawkshead Place Newton Aycliffe DL5 7PE

    Received 9 May 2016
  7. DecidedDRC/16/00152

    Discharge of condition 8 relating to drainage

    JBT Waste Services Westline Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street County Durham DH2 1AU

    Received 9 May 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/01522/OUT

    Outline application (all matters reserved except partial means of access, to, but not within the site) for the erection of up to 125 dwellings, associated landscaping and parking, plus demolition of existing buildings

    Land At The Former Sedgefield Community Hospital Salters Lane Sedgefield County Durham

    Received 10 May 2016
  9. DecidedDRC/16/00153

    Discharge of condition 4 of Planning Permission DM/15/03807/VOC relating to the screening of AC Plant

    Premier Inn West Auckland Road Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland DL14 9AP

    Received 10 May 2016
  10. DecidedDRC/16/00154

    Discharge of conditions 3, 5 and 7 of planning permission DM/15/01840/FPA relating to samples, drainage and coal mining legacy - plot 1 Fines House, Fines Road, Consett DH8 6QS

    Busty House Fines Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QS

    Received 9 May 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/01523/PNC

    Prior notification for change of use from A1 (retail) to A3 (cafe)

    236 Park Road South Moor Stanley DH9 7AW

    Received 9 May 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/01524/PNT

    Prior notification for the installation of a 12m high monopole (14.8m with antenna) and equipment cabinet with associated development

    Road Verge East Of Junction With Crime Rigg Bank And On South Side Of Durham Lane Durham DH6 1LA

    Received 9 May 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/01525/FPA

    Erection of agricultural building and horse walker

    Derecroft Low Woodside Farm Woodside Bank Lanchester Consett DH8 7TG

    Received 10 May 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/01526/FPA

    1no. detached dwelling

    East Deanery Mill Lane South Church DL14 6SQ

    Received 11 May 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/01527/FPA

    Conversion of existing warden's house into 2 No. two bedroom apartments, and conversion of existing store room and library within building to 1 No. one bedroom apartment

    Maften Court House Matfen Court Chester-le-Street DH2 2TX

    Received 10 May 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/01528/AD

    Replacement fascia advertisements

    39 Front Street Stanley DH9 0JE

    Received 11 May 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/01529/FPA

    Erection of 3 no. buildings to be used as storage facilities and a loading bay (part retrospective)

    Smurfit Kappa (uk) Ltd Darlington Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9PE

    Received 11 May 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/01530/FPA

    Installation of pitched roof to front elevation above existing bay window.

    14 Carrowmore Road Chester-le-Street DH2 3DY

    Received 9 May 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/01531/FPA

    Retrospective planning permission to retain boundary walls and gates

    Land North Of Pittington Bridge High Pittington DH6 1AA

    Received 11 May 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/01532/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission DM/15/00542/FPA to allow dormer windows and alterations to windows

    Land To The West Of Fir Tree Inn Durham Road Wingate TS28 5HS

    Received 10 May 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/01533/FPA

    New electric supply building

    JKL Mouldings St Johns Road Meadowfield Industrial Estate Meadowfield Durham DH7 8XQ

    Received 11 May 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/01534/FPA

    Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

    14 Fife Road Barnard Castle DL12 8AU

    Received 11 May 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/01535/HPN

    Prior notification for the erection of a single storey extension to rear which extends beyond the original rear wall of the dwelling by 8m, has a maximum height of 3.5m and eaves height of 2.6m

    Ridding Cottage Ridding Court Esh Winning Durham DH7 9HY

    Received 11 May 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/01536/FPA

    Agricultural Building

    AWSM Farms Lane Head Farm Lanehead Lane Hutton Magna Richmond DL11 7HF

    Received 11 May 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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