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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
10,646Searchable applications
962Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,344 approved or refused records
443Refused applications

7,901 approved · 443 refused · 395 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/16/01740/FPA

    Erection of single storey side extension

    25 St Cuthberts Avenue Benfieldside Consett DH8 0LS

    Received 26 May 2016
  2. UnknownDM/16/01741/PNC

    Prior approval for change of agricultural building to dwellinghouse.

    Pole Barn At Bearpark Hall Farm Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4TJ

    Received 26 May 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/01743/FPA

    Erection of single storey rear kitchen extension

    45 Arthur Terrace Bishop Auckland DL14 6BL

    Received 27 May 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/01744/VOC

    Variation of condition no.2 (approved plans) of DM/15/00973/VOC (erection of office development)

    Former LG Philips Site Belmont Industrial Estate Road Durham

    Received 27 May 2016
  5. DecidedDRC/16/00179

    Discharge of conditions 17 (Flood evacuation management plan) and 20 (noise and sound management plan) of planning approval DM/15/00110/FPA

    Eleven Arches Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7SF

    Received 27 May 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/01745/FPA

    Demolition of public house and residential development of four houses (amended plans)

    The Lord Byron Hawthorn Square Seaham SR7 7DQ

    Received 27 May 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/01746/FPA

    Erection of two storey rear extension

    55 Darlington Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HT

    Received 27 May 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/01747/AD

    Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs, two non illuminated wall mounted panels and erection of one 3.51m high internally illuminated totem sign.

    Salutation Inn Dryburn View Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AP

    Received 27 May 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/01748/FPA

    Erection of additional fence to western boundary.

    St Patricks Roman Catholic Primary School Stanley Street Consett DH8 6LN

    Received 27 May 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/01749/FPA

    Erection of two temporary office / meeting room buildings (retained for 5 years)

    Thomas Swan And Co Rotary Way Consett DH8 7ND

    Received 31 May 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/01751/FPA

    Erection of steel framed grain store.

    Heugh Hall Farm Bowburn Durham DH6 5NJ

    Received 31 May 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/01752/FPA

    Single storey pitched roof extension to side and provision of pitched roof over existing flat roofed area to rear

    18 Friarside Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6RY

    Received 31 May 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/01753/FPA

    Single-storey side and rear extension

    94 York Crescent Newton Hall Durham DH1 5PT

    Received 31 May 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/01754/FPA

    Proposed bungalow

    Land South Of New Brancepeth Between Plantation View And School House New Brancepeth County Durham DH7 7EY

    Received 27 May 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/01755/FPA

    Erection of 1no detached bungalow and the retention of a fence enclosure

    Land To The Rear Of Manor House Front Street Ingleton DL2 3HS

    Received 26 May 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/01756/FPA

    New access and roadway and removal of hedgerow.

    1 Middridge Farms Middridge Newton Aycliffe DL5 7JQ

    Received 31 May 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/01757/FPA

    Proposed internal alterations to No. 31-33 into 9no. student accommodation rooms. Proposed re-build following partial collapse/controlled demolition to rear annex of No. 29, No. 30 & No. 33. proposed change of use to No. 30 to 3no. luxury residential Apartments. Proposed new build to rear to include A3 classification to ground floor and basement kitchen areas inc. external terrace, with 6no. student rooms to first floor.

    29-33 Church Street Durham DH1 3DG

    Received 31 May 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/01758/LB

    Proposed internal alterations to No. 31-33 into 9no. Student Accommodation Rooms. Proposed re-build following partial collapse/controlled demolition to rear annex of No. 29, No. 30 & No. 33. Proposed Change of Use to No. 30 to 3no. Luxury Residential Apartments. Proposed New Build to rear to include A3 Classification to Ground Floor & Basement Kitchen Areas inc. External Terrace, with 6no. Student Rooms to First Floor.

    29-33 Church Street Durham DH1 3DG

    Received 31 May 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/01760/AD

    3 X externally illuminated sets of individual letters with rounded edges, 1 X externally illuminated Marston's logo, 1 X internally illuminated single sided circular pictorial, 2 X externally illuminated double sided twin post signs and 1 X internally illuminated single post sign

    The Dancing Betty Dalton Park Murton SR7 9HU

    Received 31 May 2016
  20. DecidedDRC/16/00180

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Joinery details), 4 (Noise assessment) and 5 (Land contamination) pursuant to planning permission DM/15/01363/FPA

    Queen Street/Birch Street Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8JL

    Received 31 May 2016
  21. DecidedDRC/16/00181

    Discharge of conditions 3 (joinery details) and 4 (Noise assessment) pursuant to planning permission DM/15/03014/FPA

    Queen Street/Birch Street Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8JL

    Received 31 May 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/01761/FPA

    Two storey extension to side of existing dwelling plus conversion of existing detached garage into habitable accommodation

    18 Trinity Gardens Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0UU

    Received 31 May 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/01762/FPA

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of 2 storey extension to side of existing dwelling

    6 Redhills Lane Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4AJ

    Received 31 May 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/01763/FPA

    Pitched roof

    45 St Leonards Close Peterlee SR8 2NW

    Received 31 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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