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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
9,300Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,201 approved or refused records
403Refused applications

6,798 approved · 403 refused · 308 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/16/00216/FPA

    Single storey extension to front and retention of two storey extension to rear

    6 Lister Terrace Crook DL15 9JL

    Received 20 Jan 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/00218/FPA

    Stables & machinery store building (resubmission)

    Bankside House Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD

    Received 20 Jan 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/00219/FPA

    Demolition of existing extension and erection of single storey extension to the rear, resurfacing of yard area, works to boundary and refiguration of windows and doors to front elevation. Remove and replace surface in yard.

    14 Arthur Terrace Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9SL

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/00220/FPA

    Single storey extensions to side and rear

    16 Fife Road Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8AU

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/00221/TPO

    Felling of one Ash tree in the very corner of the woodland next to the roadside within G1, felling of two small stem trees which are located between the main Ash tree in the corner and T10 shown on the plan. (TPO 6)

    Land To The West Of Gibside Court Front Street Burnopfield NE16 6LU

    Received 20 Jan 2016
  6. DecidedDRC/16/00012

    Discharge of condition 3 of planning approval ref: DM/15/03314/FPA relating to surface water drainage details

    Spenco Limited Tudhoe Industrial Estate Tudhoe Colliery County Durham DL16 6TG

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/00222/FPA

    Conversion of byre to form annex

    Low Fawnlees Farm Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3LP

    Received 20 Jan 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/00223/HRN

    Removal of hedgerow (in three sections)(land to the North East of Crossroads)

    Hope House Farm Bishop Middleham Ferryhill County Durham DL17 9DW

    Received 19 Jan 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/00224/HRN

    Removal of hedgerow (land to the North East of Crossroads)

    Hope House Farm Bishop Middleham Ferryhill County Durham DL17 9DW

    Received 19 Jan 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/00226/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 of permission DM/14/01735/FPA for addition of bay window, addition of roof terrace/balcony, reduction of overall building footprint, revised floor plans and roof levels, and changes to external detailing.

    1 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/00227/TCA

    Fell 1no. conifer tree and replace with 1no. fruit tree

    5 Albert Street Durham DH1 4RL

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/00228/FPA

    Single storey pitched roof extensions, new entrance and external alterations and service yard

    Masonic Hall Middleton Road Shildon DL4 1NJ

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/00229/FPA

    Erection of two storey and single storey extensions to rear, boundary wall to side and rear and rendering to existing dwelling and proposed extension

    20 Dene View High Hesleden Hartlepool TS27 4QE

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/00230/FPA

    Erection of single storey extension to rear and conversion of existing garage to form habitable room

    16 Hastings Avenue Durham DH1 3QQ

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/00232/LB

    Replacement windows and door to south elevation

    Church Cottage Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NQ

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/00233/FPA

    Conversion and extension of former Smithy to 1 no. dwelling

    The Smithy New Broomielaw Marwood Barnard Castle County Durham

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/00234/FPA

    Alterations to shopfront and front elevation

    9 - 10 Kensington South Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6JA

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/00235/TCA

    Removal of large dead oak tree that was blown down in December 2015 and pruning of overhanging branches from one Cedar and one Yew to be carried out sympathetically so overall shape is not compromised

    The Hall Burn Hall Durham DH1 3SR

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/00236/FPA

    Erection of workshop

    Garage Site Land To Rear Of 10 Alum Waters New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7JL

    Received 22 Jan 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/00237/TCA

    T1 Sycamore - crown reduce by 3m in conservation area

    The Hotts Hotts Lane Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1HB

    Received 22 Jan 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/00238/NMA

    Non material amendment to planning permission DM/15/03158/FPA to amend siting of garage.

    Stanhope Grange Crawleyside Bank Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2DU

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/00239/FPA

    Retention of CCTV camera, window and door, ramp, gate and fence and external alterations

    Byers Green Working Mens Club North Street Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PU

    Received 21 Jan 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/00240/VOC

    Removal of condition 4 of permission 1/2011/0035 to permit the use of the residential annex as a dwelling (use class C3)

    The Granary Woodlea Lanchester Durham DH7 0RP

    Received 22 Jan 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/00242/FPA

    Erection of 2 No. 38 metre high zip wire towers with 1 No. bungee jump platform

    Cumbie Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6BQ

    Received 22 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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