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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

9,278Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,181 approved or refused records

401Refused applications

6,780 approved · 401 refused · 308 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/00158/NMA
Non Material Amendment to add approved plans condition to application 3/2008/0473 - (Whole site)
Chapel Walls Uppertown Wolsingham County Durham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EA
Received 13 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00159/FPA
Erection of freestanding information board
Land To The North East Of 8 And South East Of 10 Landsdowne Road Coxhoe Durham
Received 15 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00161/TPO
Various works to 21no. trees protected by TPO SBC-36-2006 (see application form for full details)
Hallgarth Grange Church Close Kirk Merrington County Durham DL16 7HS
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00162/FPA
Erection of detached workshop in place of existing
Harrison House High Street Byers Green Spennymoor County Durham DL16 7NX
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00163/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension
19 Bury Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5DL
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00165/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4.32 metres and an eaves/overall height of 2.905m with a decked level of less than 300mm.
5 Peel Avenue Gilesgate Durham DH1 2HU
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00166/FPA
Extension to existing pattern store.
William Cook Cast Products Bondisle Works Station Road Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YR
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00167/FPA
Removal of existing patient entrance door and entrance lobby with double entrance doors, with openings made good with insertion of windows, matching brick and render. New double entrance door to be installed with raised levels for disabled access. within existing structural opening to match existing adjacent windows style and material, remaining brickwork to be bricked up to match adjacent materials.
Southdene Medical Centre Front Street Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2LT
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00168/FPA
Erection of freestanding information board
Grassed Land Next To 5 Woodland View West Rainton DH4 6RQ
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00169/FPA
Erection of freestanding information board
Land Behind 2 Church View Ludworth Durham DH6 1NB
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00170/FPA
Erection of freestanding information board
Land To The East Of 93 Bradford Crescent Gilesgate DH1 1HL
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00173/FPA
Erection of two storey extension to rear.
22 Newcastle Avenue Horden Peterlee SR8 4BQ
Received 13 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00174/AD
Continued display of 3 no. signs (retrospective)
S Nepali Dental Practice 177 Medomsley Road Consett DH8 5HU
Received 15 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00175/FPA
Erection of a two storey rear extension
8 Crichton Avenue Chester-le-Street DH3 3ND
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00176/FPA
Extension to managers house
Lanchester Garden Centre Bargate Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0SS
Received 15 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00177/FPA
Erection of freestanding information board
Land To The North Of 1 Grove Road Brandon DH7 8AW
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00178/FPA
Erection of freestanding information board
Land To The North West Of 14 Rowley Close New Brancepeth DH7 7JR
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00179/FPA
Erection of freestanding information board
Land To The South East Of 53 Local Avenue Sherburn Hill DH6 1HQ
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00180/FPA
Erection of freestanding information board.
Land Adjacent To 37 Morley Crescent Kelloe Durham
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00181/FPA
Erection of freestanding information board
Grassed Land To The West Of 2 Prince Charles Avenue Bowburn DH6 5DL
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00183/FPA
Erection of freestanding information board
Land To The North Of 2 And To The East Of 3 West Lea Witton Gilbert DH7 6QX
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00184/FPA
Erection of 2 No. detached dwellings and associated detached garages
Land To The East Of Strathlea Stainton Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8RD
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00011
Discharge of conditions 4 (Materials) and 5 (sample panel) relating to application DM/14/02373.
Land Between 57 And 61 Hood Street St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1QW
Received 18 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00185/TPO
Various works to 9no.trees
Friarside Newcastle Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4HR
Received 19 Jan 2016

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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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