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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
10,577Searchable applications
955Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,285 approved or refused records
439Refused applications

7,846 approved · 439 refused · 393 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.

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

  1. DecidedDM/16/01582/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4.375 metres, an eaves height of 2.85 metres and a total height of 4 metres.

    21 Osprey Close Esh Winning Durham DH7 9JP

    Received 13 May 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/01584/TPO

    Felling of 1no. Sycamore (T6) and 1no. Beech tree (T8)

    3 Ninefields Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RG

    Received 16 May 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/01585/FPA

    Domestic garage and workshop with external staircase (resubmission of application reference DM/15/03358/FPA)

    Rainton Lodge North Street West Rainton Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6NU

    Received 16 May 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/01586/FPA

    Erection of bungalow with garage in basement level (Amended FRA)

    The Old Stables Fair View Esh Winning Durham DH7 9LE

    Received 17 May 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/01587/FPA

    Installation of a bow window to front and erection of a single storey extension to side incorporating an access ramp

    102 Raby Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5NH

    Received 17 May 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/01588/FPA

    Erection of double garage to front of existing dwelling

    8 Apperley Avenue High Shincliffe Durham DH1 2TY

    Received 17 May 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/01589/FPA

    Replace timber sliding sash windows with upvc sliding sash windows and retention of upvc doors

    15 Old School Close Demesnes Barnard Castle DL12 8PS

    Received 17 May 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/01590/FPA

    Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwelling.

    36 Baliol Square Durham DH1 3QH

    Received 17 May 2016
  9. DecidedDRC/16/00164

    Discharge of condition 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 12 of planning permission DM/16/00372/FPA.

    Farm Building 2 Struthers Farm Edmundbyers

    Received 17 May 2016
  10. DecidedDRC/16/00165

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 for DM/14/03683/LB

    Beamish Park Gardens Beamish Stanley DH9 0RH

    Received 8 Feb 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/01591/TPO

    Remove deadwood, reduce back from building by 1-2 metres, crown lift to 5 metres and remove epicormic growth on stems and crown thin remaining parts by 10% of two lime trees located within the front garden area protected by a tree preservation order.

    3 The Forge Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EW

    Received 17 May 2016
  12. DecidedDRC/16/00166

    Discharge of Condition 2 (drainage), 3 (bus stop shelter details), 4 (one way system details) and 6 (landscaping) relating to Planning application reference DM/15/01757/VOC for the variation of conditions 2 and 3 pursuant to DM/14/02320/FPA relating to demolition of existing public house and erection of retail and office building.

    Site Of Former Cooperage PH Durham Road Bowburn DH6 5AT

    Received 17 May 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/01592/TPO

    Crown reduction not exceeding 1 metre to suitable pruning points of 1no. Cherry tree

    14 Turnpike Walk Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3NP

    Received 17 May 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/01593/FPA

    Single story extension to rear

    5 Aspen Close Spennymoor DL16 7YQ

    Received 17 May 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/01594/FPA

    Demolition of garage unit. Erection of bungalow.

    Garage Adjacent 10 Albion Terrace Witton Park DL14 0EL

    Received 18 May 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/01595/FPA

    Proposed demolition of existing single storey extension and replace with double storey extension.

    22 Denebridge Row Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0HN

    Received 16 May 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/01596/FPA

    Conversion of garage/workshop to one two bedroom cottage

    67 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AY

    Received 18 May 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/01597/FPA

    Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwelling to replace conservatory.

    43 Ashbourne Drive Coxhoe Durham DH6 4SW

    Received 17 May 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/01599/FPA

    Replacement shop front

    130A Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EH

    Received 17 May 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/01600/FPA

    Detached garage

    4 West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BL

    Received 18 May 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/01601/FPA

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    2 Bonnie Grove Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7QH

    Received 18 May 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/01602/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4 metres, an eaves height of 3 metres and a total height of 3.4 metres.

    11 Spring Close Ebchester Consett DH8 0QL

    Received 17 May 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/01603/FPA

    Part demolition of existing house and erection of new rear/side extension and new replacement double garage (resubmission)

    141 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RN

    Received 18 May 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/01604/AD

    Two free standing signs

    Land At Corner Of Redmire Drive And Delves Lane Consett County Durham

    Received 17 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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