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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

10,562Searchable applications

955Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,273 approved or refused records

438Refused applications

7,835 approved · 438 refused · 393 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/16/01560/NMA
Amendment to condition 11 of CE/13/01061/VOC relating to realtime bus information
Dalton Park Murton SR7 9HU
Received 11 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00159
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3,4 and 6 of planning permission DM/15/02499/FPA relating to materials, coal mining legacy details and access details.
Land On The West Side Of Middle Row Woodstone Village
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01561/PNA
Prior notification for the erection of a general purpose agricultural building
Bowbank House Farm Merrington Road Kirk Merrington Spennymoor County Durham DL16 7HY
Received 11 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01562/FPA
Erection of 3 no. B1A office blocks comprising of 14 two storey studios with associated vehicular and pedestrian access, car parking and associated works
Land At Junction Of Durham Way South And Durham Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01563/TPO
Crown lifting and thinning, and fell 4no. trees
Woodifield House 56 High West Road Crook County Durham DL15 9NT
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01564/LB
Listed Building Consent for internal works to allow the creation of a bathroom (retrospective consent).
Leazes Cottage Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01565/NMA
Non material amendment of CE/13/01569/FPA relating to footpath provision
Land To The South Of Wellfield Road South Wingate TS28 5JX
Received 11 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01566/TPO
Felling of one Birch tree and root pruning of one Cypress tree (CLS 14)
12 Coronation Terrace Chester-le-Street DH3 3LA
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01567/VOC
Variation of Condition 22 of planning permission DM/15/01626/FPA to extend the permitted construction/demolition working hours so as to allow night time working
The Gates Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00160
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Materials) and 29 (Extraction) relating to planning permission DM/15/01765/OUT
Site Of Former Thinford Inn Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5JY
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01568/FPA
Change of use from 3 No, apartments to single residential dwelling
3 Tempest Road Seaham SR7 7BA
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01569/FPA
Change of use from Hotel to single residential dwelling
5 Tempest Road Seaham SR7 7BA
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01570/FPA
Erection of single-storey extension at side of dwelling to provide a garage.
27 Horton Crescent Bowburn Durham DH6 5EJ
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01571/FPA
Proposed change of use of upper floor to retail & part of ground floor to takeaway plus external facade changes including new shop frontages and roller shutters.
66 - 68 Medomsley Road Consett DH8 5HP
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00161
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 4n (scheme of working for Phase 2), 4o (planting and translocation in respect of Phase 2), 4p (restoration and habitat management in relation to Phase 2) & 4q (aftercare in relation to Phase 2) of Planning Permission No. MRA/4/1(1) for the Review of old mining permissions application for the determination of new planning conditions for working and restoration
The Quarry Old Quarrington Durham DH6 5NN
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00162
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3n (scheme of working for Phase 2), 3o (planting and translocation in respect of Phase 2), 3p (restoration and habitat management in relation to Phase 2) & 3q (aftercare in relation to Phase 2) of Planning Permission No. CMA/4/47 for the Extension to Cold Knuckle Quarry
The Quarry Old Quarrington Durham DH6 5NN
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00163
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3n (scheme of working for Phase 2), 3o (planting and translocation in respect of Phase 2), 3p (restoration and habitat management in relation to Phase 2) & 3q (aftercare in relation to Phase 2) of Planning Permission Nos. CMA/4/48 at Old Quarrington Quarry
The Quarry Old Quarrington Durham DH6 5NN
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01573/FPA
Erection of detached garage to side
86 Etherley Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6TU
Received 16 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01574/OUT
Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of a detached dwelling house
71 Queens Road Blackhill Consett DH8 0BW
Received 13 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01577/FPA
Erection of detached double garage to front and single storey rear extension.
7 North Terrace New Kyo Stanley DH9 7LD
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01578/FPA
Erection of 1no. dwelling and garage
Land To The West Of Whorlton Grange Westwick Road Whorlton Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8XA
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01579/FPA
Extension to existing garage and conversion to form habitable accommodation
3 Caister Close Seaham SR7 7WP
Received 12 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01580/FPA
Single storey side extension
27 Trefoil Road Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9PH
Received 16 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01581/VOC
Proposed variation of condition to allow inclusion of As-Built Units 225, 225a, 226-229 and 231
Newfield Farm Newfield Road Newfield DH2 2SX
Received 16 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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