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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

9,309Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,210 approved or refused records

404Refused applications

6,806 approved · 404 refused · 308 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/00265/FPA
Change of Use from former shop premises to 2no. residential flats
24 Strangways Street Seaham SR7 7LN
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00266/FPA
Erection of conservatory style porch at rear of dwelling.
7 Front Street East Coxhoe Durham DH6 4DB
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00267/FPA
Single storey extension to form University gym facility with access to rear outdoor garden & paving area.
Durham University Trevelyan College Elvet Hill Road Durham DH1 3LN
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00268/FPA
Erection of single storey front extension
20 Bywell Drive Peterlee SR8 1LY
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00269/LB
Conversion of byre to form annex
Low Fawnlees Farm Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3LP
Received 25 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00270/FPA
Retention of smoking shelter within rear car parking area
Sainsburys Local 26 Front Street Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5EJ
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00271/VOC
Application to remove condition 3 (occupancy restriction) of application 6/2009/0144/DM
Little Owl Lodge Lynesack Butterknowle Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 5QG
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00017
Discharge of condition 16 (archaeology) of planning approval DM/14/00920/FPA
Wolsingham School And Community College Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DN
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00018
Discharge of condition 7 of DM/15/00186/FPA
Wolsingham School And Community College Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DN
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00273/LB
Repair and re glazing of existing bay window to front elevation, installation of timber framed double glazed units and replacement of rooflight to rear roofslope. Replacement rainwater goods and replacement roof coverings to existing outbuildings.
1 Bath Terrace Seaham SR7 7EZ
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00274/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 6 metres, height to ridge 3.15m and height to eaves 2.25m
44 Bell Avenue Bowburn DH6 5PJ
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00275/FPA
Change of use of land to domestic curtilage, demolition of outhouse and erection of a single storey side and rear wraparound extension
57 Edenfield West Pelton Stanley DH9 6SS
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00276/NMA
Non-material minor amendement of application CE/13/01145/FPA to allow a reduction in scale of rear extension.
96 Hastings Avenue Durham DH1 3QQ
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00277/NMA
Amendments to treatment of covered passageway
The Mews 2B King Street Barnard Castle DL12 8EP
Received 26 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00278/FPA
Erection of single storey extension to side of existing dwelling
29 Hopper Terrace Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2HH
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00279/VOC
Variation of condition 2 of planning approval ref: DM/15/02844/FPA relating to adherence to approved plans
Thomas Wright House High Street Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PF
Received 25 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00280/TCA
Works to 1no. Ash Tree
Whitegates Shadforth Durham DH6 1LG
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00281/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension, pitched roof to single storey principal elevation, and conversion of garage to habitable room
45 Deneside Sacriston Durham DH7 6DE
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00282/FPA
Demolition of conservatory and replacement with rear ground floor extension
2 The Paddock Coxhoe Durham DH6 4SF
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00283/FPA
1no. dwelling
Site Of Former 14 Church Street Coundon County Durham DL14 8PJ
Received 25 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00284/FPA
Erection of garden room to front
12 Lea Side Delves Lane Consett DH8 7AA
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00285/FPA
Formation of temporary haul road and new access.
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NR
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00286/LB
Formation of temporary opening through Grade II listed stone boundary wall and access road
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00287/AD
Retention of 4 no. non illuminated fascia signs
Showroom Adjacent To Bondgate House Finkle Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PL
Received 27 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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