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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

10,617Searchable applications

955Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,324 approved or refused records

442Refused applications

7,882 approved · 442 refused · 394 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/01687/FPA
New access road
Nook House Farm East View Helmington Row Crook DL15 0RP
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01688/FPA
Erection of single-storey extension at rear of dwelling.
26 St Bedes Close Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4AB
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01689/NMA
Non-material minor amendment to approval DM/15/00285/FPA to re-orientate 2 No. roof lights on west facing roof slope and add 2 No. further roof lights to east facing roof slope
10 Hackworth Street Shildon DL4 1LX
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01690/FPA
Single storey rear extension
46 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DD
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00174
Discharge of planning condition 4 (drainage system record) pursuant to application DM/15/01119/FPA
Millburngate House Framwelgate Waterside Durham DH1 5TL
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01691/FPA
2 storey rear extension for a C4 HMO to provide 3 additional bedrooms.
40 Hawthorn Terrace Durham DH1 4EL
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01693/FPA
Single storey extension to front, garage extension and replace flat roof with pitched roof (Resubmission of previously approved application DM/16/00252/FPA)
21 Fairfield Road Barnard Castle DL12 8EB
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01695/PNT
Prior notification for the provision of a 12m high smart metering pole, 1no. omni antenna located at the top of the pole (overall height of the installation with the omni antenna is 15m) and 1no. associated equipment cabinet to the pole's base
Land To The North Of Bus Shelter West Of 85 Pelaw Crescent South Pelaw Chester-le-Street DH2 2HX
Received 23 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01696/FPA
Erection of two-storey extension at side of dwelling and single-storey extension to rear, including demolition of existing garage
2 Millford Way Bowburn Durham DH6 5DE
Received 23 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01698/FPA
Erection of a timber shed and extension to agricultural storage unit
Low Meadows Farm Kitswell Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0RE
Received 23 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01701/LB
Listed Building Consent for Biomass Boiler and associated works
Barnard Castle School Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8UN
Received 19 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01702/FPA
Conversion of former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel into three bedroom dwelling
Former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Front Street South Hetton Durham DH6 2UA
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00175
Partial discharge of condition 3 of reserved matters approval ref: DM/15/02911/RM relating to the creation of Phase 1 of the landscape green spine
Durham Gate (Plot C) Green Lane Spennymoor County Durham DL16 6JG
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01703/FPA
Erection of extension to front of dwelling, porch to side, new door and canopy to other side and alterations to windows.
58 Archery Rise Durham DH1 4LA
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01704/TCA
Remove significant deadwood and aerially inspect the canopy of one Oak tree labelled T1 on plan and reduce 2 lowest limbs overhanging the building by 2.5m and significant deadwood of one Oak tree labelled T2 on plan, trees protected by a conservation area (section 211 notice).
White House Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3BB
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01705/FPA
Erection of detached dwelling
Eastview Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PP
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01706/FPA
Erection of porch to front and single storey rear extension.
10 Tamworth Close Etherley Dene Bishop Auckland DL14 0RN
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01707/FPA
Alterations to front elevation including new shopfronts
47 Fore Bondgate Bishop Auckland DL14 7PE
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01708/FPA
Alterations to existing garage including provision of a pitched roof
1 Louisa Terrace Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6QS
Received 25 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01709/FPA
Erection of single-storey extension at front and side of dwelling and conservatory to rear (partly retrospective).
1 Ann Avenue Kelloe Durham DH6 4NF
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01710/FPA
Conversion of attached byre to form additional ancillary living accommodation
Chestergarth Rookhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2AF
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01711/FPA
Change of use from communal rooms (use class D2) to physiotherapy centre, shop and flat (mixed use D1, A1 and C3)
Communal Room Gairloch Drive Perkinsville Chester-le-street DH2 1JA
Received 24 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01712/FPA
Erection of two detached dwellings to rear
Bord Cottage 1 Iveston Lane Iveston Consett DH8 7TB
Received 25 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/01713/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4.2 metres, an eaves height of 2.5 metres and a total height of 2.7 metres.
129 Medomsley Road Consett DH8 5HL
Received 25 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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