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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

10,592Searchable applications

955Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,300 approved or refused records

441Refused applications

7,859 approved · 441 refused · 393 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/16/01631/FPA
Replace shop front and associated new signage
44 Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8BH
Received 18 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01636/TPO
T1 Sycamore - Fell tree protected by a TPO
The Firs 89A Front Street Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2RH
Received 17 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01637/AD
1no. 2.7 metre high triangular totem that is internally illuminated for digital advertising
Adjacent To The Library Millennium Place Durham
Received 30 Mar 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00170
Discharge of condition 4 (enclosures) of planning approval ref: DM/15/02301/FPA
20 Low Dyke Street Trimdon Colliery Trimdon Station TS29 6LN
Received 19 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01638/FPA
Demolition of existing garage and store and erection of rear extension
25 Elmfield Place Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 7BD
Received 19 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01639/FPA
Erection of detached garage to front and single storey extension to rear
16 Office Row Eldon Bishop Auckland DL14 8XA
Received 19 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01640/PNA
Agricultural livestock and storage building
Broom Mill Farm Bildershaw Bishop Auckland DL14 9PJ
Received 19 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01642/FPA
Two storey rear extension with Juliette balcony
19 The Crescent Consett DH8 5JE
Received 20 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01643/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4 metres, an eaves height of 2.8 metres and a total height of 3.5 metres.
19 The Crescent Consett DH8 5JE
Received 20 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01644/FPA
Erection of a MUGA (multi-use games area), with fence, gate and connecting path
Lanchester Roman Catholic Primary School Kitswell Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0JG
Received 20 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00171
Discharge of condition 10 (external lighting) pursuant to DM/15/01710/FPA for the erection of 56 bed residential care home, with associated car parking and infrastructure
Site Of Former Police Station Central Avenue Newton Aycliffe DL5 5RW
Received 20 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01646/TCA
T6 Sycamore - crown lift to 3m and prune to clear adjacent caravan by 2.5m, T7 Beech - crown clean and deadwood, T8 Beech - tidy pruning stubs, T13 Beech - crown clean, deadwood, tidy pruning stubs, T14 Beech - crown clean, deadwood, tidy pruning stubs, T20 Beech - crown clean, deadwood and tidy pruning stubs, T23 Sycamore - crown clean and deadwood, T30 Ash - remove broken hanging branches from the crown, T38 Birch - crown lift to 4m, T39 Birch - crown lift to 4m, T40 Birch - crown lift to 4m, T41 Birch - crown lift to 4m, T43 Birch - crown lift to 4m and crown clean/deadwood in a conservation area
Westgate Caravan Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1LN
Received 20 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01647/FPA
Change of use of land to domestic curtilage and erection of detached garage
Hillside Farm Front Street Ingleton Darlington DL2 3HW
Received 16 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01648/TCA
Trimming of bushes and conifer hedges
The Co-Operative Food 6 High Street Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3AR
Received 19 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01649/TPO
Works to 6 No. trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order
Open Space At Wesley View Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 20 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01650/FPA
Single storey rear extension and detached garage
Porters Cottage Winston Road Staindrop Darlington DL2 3QQ
Received 20 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01651/FPA
Erection of detached garage/store/workshop
13 Rectory Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AJ
Received 20 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01652/TPO
Crown reduce and reshape 4no. Sycamore trees and reduce height and prune canopy to 1no. Cedar Tree (all covered by TPO CLS-1 North Lodge)
21A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA
Received 20 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01653/LB
Internal alterations including the removal of plaster from walls, introduction of new partitions and air extraction unit .
Saddlers 36 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NU
Received 23 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01654/AD
Erection of a fascia sign, projecting sign and logo (internally illuminated) and 3no non-illuminated wall mounted panel signs
The Co-operative Food 1 - 3 Prospect Square Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5ED
Received 23 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01656/FPA
Alterations to frontage comprising new window, door and roller shutter
Chilton Chippy 28 Eden Terrace Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0EJ
Received 23 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01657/FPA
Installation of mono-pitched roof to garage
11 St Johns Court Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7JU
Received 23 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01660/FPA
New timber screen, seating and lighting to rear beer garden
The Green Tree 13 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6EN
Received 20 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01662/FPA
Single storey extension on south elevation
19 Pinfold Lane Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5NX
Received 23 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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