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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

10,556Searchable applications

955Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,267 approved or refused records

438Refused applications

7,829 approved · 438 refused · 393 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/01537/FPA
Demolition of existing Rear Extension. New 2 Storey Extension and loft conversion.
14 Rosemead Avenue Willington Crook DL15 0AX
Received 11 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01538/FPA
Erection of kitchen extension
Burnhope Hall Holmside Lane Burnhope Durham DH7 0DP
Received 11 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01539/FPA
Erection of porch to front and detached garage to rear of existing dwelling
3 Millbank Close Seaham SR7 0GA
Received 11 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01540/FPA
Creation of dropped kerb to front of property
14 Pont Road Leadgate Consett DH8 6HE
Received 10 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01541/FPA
Erection of garage and retention of existing outbuilding
Land To Rear Of 1 Relly Path Durham DH1 4JG
Received 6 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00155
Discharge of condition 3 of planning permission DM/15/03610/FPA relating to the submission of a contaminated land risk assessment
Land At The West Of Aycliffe Quarry Aycliffe Village DL5 6NB
Received 11 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01542/FPA
Change from general dealers to dog grooming salon.
24 Catherine Terrace New Kyo Stanley DH9 7TP
Received 11 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01543/FPA
Siting of one 20m high lattice tower on a concrete base with associated equipment cabinets and works.
Durham College Houghall Campus Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Received 10 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01544/FPA
Change of use of land to trailer parking area and new building for stores.
Evenwood Industrial Estate Copeland Lane West Auckland
Received 10 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01546/FPA
Erection of 1 no. dwelling with integral garage
Land To The East Of 12A St Charles Road Tudhoe Village County Durham DL16 6JY
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01547/FPA
Alteration and extension to front and alterations to existing fenestration
Burnside Stockton Road Seaham SR7 0PF
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01548/FPA
First floor extension to the rear.
9 Cone Terrace Chester-le-Street DH3 3QH
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01549/OUT
5 no. dwellings
Land To Rear Of 22-29 Wharton Street Coundon
Received 10 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01550/FPA
Change of use of part of existing office area to ancillary living accommodation for company staff visiting factory.
Unit 46 Number One Industrial Estate Consett DH8 6TX
Received 10 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01552/FPA
Demolition of store and oil tank within service yard, siting of new boiler plant room and pellet store, erection of dormers to workshop. Provision of new packaged Biomass Boiler plant.
Barnard Castle School Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8UN
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01553/FPA
Demolish cattle shed and hay barn, construction of general storage and cattle shed.
Aller Gill House Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2LL
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01554/TCA
Crown reduction and reshape 1no. willow tree by 2-4m
Hoppy Acres The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EL
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01555/FPA
Erection of storage unit and 4no. shipping containers
Sacriston Depot Acorn Close Lane Sacriston DH7 6AN
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00157
Discharge of condition 3 of listed building consent DM/16/00484/LB (Internal Doors)
11 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett County Durham DH8 0HD
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01556/AD
Display of 4 No. applied vinyl window graphics relating to New Look.
New Look 15/20 And 21 Prince Bishops Durham DH1 3UL
Received 11 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01557/FPA
Demolition of 2no agricultural buildings and the erection of a single replacement agricultural building for the housing of livestock
East Mellwaters Stainmore Road Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9RH
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00158
Discharge of Conditions 3 and 7 of Planning Permission reference DM/15/01281/FPA relating to materials and landscaping
Sedgefield Community College Hawthorn Road Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3DD
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01558/PNA
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building
New Hummerbeck Farm Hummerbeck Lane West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9PQ
Received 11 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01559/NMA
Non material amendment to Planning Permission reference DM/14/00921/FPA
Chapel Heights Gilesgate
Received 6 May 2016

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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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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