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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

9,273Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,176 approved or refused records

401Refused applications

6,775 approved · 401 refused · 308 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jan 2015 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/00131/AD
Erection and display of 3no. illuminated fascia and 3no. non illuminated totem signs
Marks And Spencer Unit A Arnison Retail Centre Pity Me Durham DH1 5GB
Received 13 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00132/FPA
Retrospective application for single garage with sun-room/gym and toilet on the ground floor and hobby/storage space on first floor with access door and balcony to garden at first floor.
Bracken Cottage Bank Foot Shincliffe Durham DH1 2PD
Received 13 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00133/FPA
Change of use of building, from part of vacant public house (A4) to an A1 retail unit
Salutation Inn Dryburn View Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AP
Received 13 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00134/PNA
Steel framed enclosed corn/fertiliser store measuring 18.3m x 15.24m.
East Grange Farm Shincliffe Durham DH1 2TB
Received 13 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00135/FPA
Retention and provision of aggregate track (amended information submitted 07th March 2016 and 18th July 2016)
Sally Grain Track To The West Of Burnhope Reservoir Wearhead DL13 1AP
Received 14 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00136/COL
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed development for a single storey rear extension and front driveway extension
32 Newcastle Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3TZ
Received 14 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00137/FPA
Installation of new shop front, external plant and satellite dishes
Salutation Inn Dryburn View Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AP
Received 14 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00138/FPA
New shop frontage and roller shutters
Elwick Pharmacy 10 Woods Terrace East Murton Seaham SR7 9AA
Received 14 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00139/AD
Fascia sign
Elwick Pharmacy 10 Woods Terrace East Murton Seaham SR7 9AA
Received 14 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00141/VOC
Variation of condition 2 pursuant to planning permission DM/15/00845/FPA for the addition of a porch extension
Horsley Hall Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LJ
Received 12 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00142/FPA
Provision of use class D1 (Non-Residential Institutions) museum pieces including: (i) 1950s Town comprising road, lighting, drainage, overhead trolley bus cables, cinema, terrace of single house and 3 shops, 8 semi-detached and terraced housing units, terrace of 4 aged miners homes, 3 shop units, bus shelter, gents urinal, lock-up garages, bowls pavilion and bowling green, biomass building, community centre and recreation ground. (Ancillary uses including hot food caf�, fish and chip shop, elderly persons health and wellbeing day centre and school group education rooms); (ii) 1820s Area comprising coaching inn, windmill, pottery, blacksmiths, candle house, lime kiln, heather thatched cottage, biomass building and drainage (Ancillary uses within coaching inn include overnight accommodation comprising 17 guest bedrooms, guest accommodation cottage and 3 accessible guest accommodation cottages, licensed premises serving food and drink); (iii) Two storey stone upland farm house, barns and drainage; (iv) Transport shed and associated infrastructure
Beamish Museum Beamish Stanley DH9 0RG
Received 11 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00143/FPA
Erection of first floor rear extension, amendment of window position in rear elevation and insertion of window to front
7 Poplar Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3DN
Received 13 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00145/FPA
Rear Kitchen/Bathroom Extension and Render All External Walls
43 Stanley Street Seaham SR7 0AU
Received 13 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00146/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission CE/13/01559/FPA involving the inclusion of boiler flue, door and window alterations, curtain walling and parapet alterations, and addition of cable inlet box and external dry riser box.
Freemans Reach Freemans Place Durham
Received 14 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00148/TCA
Fell 1no. Poplar Tree
Recreation Park Eggleston County Durham DL12 0AH
Received 14 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00149/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension and conservatory
23 Haweswater Grove West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9LQ
Received 14 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00150/FPA
Change of use from open space and upgrading of existing hard surfacing to shared use off street parking areas
Land Adjacent To 22-34 Croft Rigg Brandon Durham DH7 8BA
Received 15 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00151/FPA
Reversion of part of public house to two storey dwelling, alterations to 1st floor flat and change of use from ground floor public house to dog grooming parlour.
Coach And Horses 1 St Ives Road Leadgate Consett DH8 7PY
Received 15 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00152/OUT
Outline application for change of use to C3 use and the erection of approximately 43 no. residential units plus infrastructure works including new access
Easington Village Workingmens Club Seaside Lane Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3DY
Received 15 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00154/FPA
Construction of one detached dwelling house
Land Opposite 16 To 17 Aynsley Terrace Consett DH8 5NF
Received 15 Jan 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00010
Discharge of condition 3 of planning permission DM/15/02824/FPA relating to materials
Land To The Rear Of 1 High Road Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9SN
Received 14 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00155/FPA
Creation of additional 9 no. car parking bays.
Evergreen Primary School Warwick Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LS
Received 15 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00156/OUT
2 detached bungalows (outline - all matters reserved)
Land South Of New Brancepeth Between Plantation View And School House Durham DH7 7EY
Received 15 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00157/FPA
Removal of existing front fence panels and construction of double rope style fence to front, using existing posts, and setting back of existing side fence by 1 metre and retention of remaining side fence
8 Matthews Drive St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9GA
Received 15 Jan 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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