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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

10,667Searchable applications

955Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,367 approved or refused records

443Refused applications

7,924 approved · 443 refused · 396 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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/16/02275/TPO
Crown Reduction of 1No. Beech Tree
20 Old Gardens Brandon Village Durham DH7 8RX
Received 4 May 2016
DecidedDM/16/03862/FPA
Storage building
Thorny Brow Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2AF
Received 1 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/23/01821/VOC
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 9 (habitat creation and management) and 13 (soft landscaping) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/01451/FPA
The 68 Cafe Toft Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 0JF
Received 20 Jun 2023
DecidedDM/23/01833/FPA
Restoration and conversion of existing buildings to form 4no. residential units (use class C3), a farm shop (use class E1) and caf� (use class E1).
Sniperley Farm Durham DH1 5RA
Received 15 Jun 2023
DecidedDM/24/00454/FPA
Front bay window and single storey rear extension
30 Parkside Spennymoor DL16 6RX
Received 19 Feb 2024
DecidedDM/24/01075/FPA
Two storey pool house and function room, single storey gym extension and second floor rear balcony replacement
Pelton Grange Farm Front Street Chester-le-Street DH2 3LA
Received 22 Apr 2024
DecidedDM/24/01457/FPA
Replacement shop front including installation of roller shutter
Paradise Pizza Auton Stile Bearpark Durham DH7 7AA
Received 3 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01459/FPA
Change of use of residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to childrens home (Use Class C2) for max 1 child aged 8-17rs old
Eastholme Salters Lane Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3DY
Received 3 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01460/VOC
Application to remove condition 3 (occupancy restriction) of application 6/2009/0144/DM (Resubmission)
Little Owl Lodge Lynesack Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5QG
Received 3 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01461/FPA
Two storey extension to front, single storey extension to rear, extension to front porch and pitched roof over existing flat roof to side of property.
St Catherines House New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7HZ
Received 3 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01462/HPN
Prior notification for the erection of single storey rear extension with a projection of 5.345 metres, an eaves height of 2.340 metres and a total height of 3.950 metres
2 Bulman Walk Willington Crook DL15 0GU
Received 3 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01464/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Bird Boxes) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/00483/FPA
Forestry Commission England Redford Lane Redford Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3NL
Received 3 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01465/TPO
Tree 1 Oak - Remove the crown leaving a taller stump below fence height/out of site to retain biodiversity value. T2 Oak - Prune the tree by no more that 2m to reduce the extent of the longest branches primarily on the eastern side and provided this does not exceed an overall 25% crown volume reduction. Sever Ivy at the base - TPO - DER-203
7 Ramshaw Close Langley Park Durham DH7 9FP
Received 3 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01466/PN56
Prior notification for the installation of roof-mounted solar panels
Bannatynes Health Club Riverside Chester-le-Street DH3 3QR
Received 3 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01469/FPA
First floor side extension on top of existing garage
26 North Crescent Durham DH1 4NE
Received 3 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01471/FPA
Two storey & part single storey extension to rear and extend drive to front
11 Rowan Oval Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3BY
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01473/LB
Installation of solar panels on flat roof
King James I Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01474/FPA
Replace 1no. ground floor window to front
43-44 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NU
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01475/LB
Replace 1no. ground floor window to front
43-44 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NU
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01476/FPA
Removal of modern front bay; removal of modern render coat and repointing of original stonework; replacement traditional timber windows and doors; reconfiguration of internal arrangement; removal of modern stud framing and plasterboard to expose original stonework and previously boxed voids; replacement of concrete interlocking roof tiles with natural slates in diminishing courses; garden landscaping; construction of 3 no. rooflights to rear elevation.
44 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AP
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01477/AD
Advertisement consent for new shop front signage
54 Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8BH
Received 4 Jun 2024
Pending ConsiderationDM/24/01479/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Biodiversity Net Gain), 5 (Contaminated Land), 7 (Coal Authority), 9 (Landscaping), 10 (Greenhouse Gas Emissions), 12 (Drainage) and 13 (Engineering Details of Roads) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02267/FPA
Land To The West Of Unit 10 Parkhead Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain DH9 7YB
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01480/FPA
Porch to south, single storey extension to north and additional windows in side elevation (east)
Leazes Farm Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DS
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01481/FPA
Replace conservatory with orangery
The Fosters 4B The Causeway Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AZ
Received 4 Jun 2024

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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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