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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

9,325Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,223 approved or refused records

405Refused applications

6,818 approved · 405 refused · 309 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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/16/00288/FPA
Retention of roller shutters (to 2 no. doors)
Bishop Trains 3 Bob Hardisty Drive Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7TL
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00289/FPA
Erection of single storey pitched roof extension to front of existing dwelling including conversion of existing garage to form habitable room
17 Staffordshire Drive Belmont Durham DH1 2DW
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00290/FPA
Erection of first floor and single storey rear extensions, and installation of 2no. roof lights in front roof slope
15 The Green Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9JQ
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00291/TCA
Reduce height by 2-3 metres of one Maple tree, reduce by 3-4 metres of one Sycamore tree (Section 211 notice)
19 Fenhall Park Lanchester Durham DH7 0JT
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00292/FPA
Proposed new dwelling. Renewal of planning approval 4/07/00427/FPA which has now lapsed.
Valley House Nevilles Cross Bank Durham DH1 4JN
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00293/FPA
Erection of two storey extension to front, single storey rear and side wraparound extension, render building and alter windows
Swandale Lindisfarne Avenue Chester-le-Street DH3 3PT
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00294/FPA
Alterations to existing dwelling to provide reconfigured doors and windows, proposed pitched roof over and conversion of existing garage with bow window to front.
19 Brentwood Court East Stanley Stanley DH9 6XW
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00019
Discharge of condition 20 (A3, A4 and D2 use opening hours) pursuant to planning permission DM/15/1626/FPA
The Gates Framwelgate Bridge Durham DH1 4SJ
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00020
Submission of Coal Mining Risk Assessment pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission DM/15/03684/FPA
Novatech Unit 2 Angel Park Drum Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street DH2 1AQ
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00295
Discharge of conditions pursuant to permission CE/13/00849/FPA
Rennys Court Car Park Rennys Lane Gilesgate DH1 2JE
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00021
Discharge of planning condition 3 pursuant to application DM/15/03714/LB
1 Boldron Lane Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AR
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00296/AD
Display of non illuminated projecting sign, alterations to the existing fascia sign on the front elevation and display of non illuminated fascia sign on the gable elevation
1 White House Drive Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3BX
Received 22 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00297/FPA
Change of use from a C3 HMO (6 bedrooms) to a sui generis HMO (7 bedrooms)
46 Hawthorn Terrace Durham DH1 4EL
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00298/AD
Erection of an illuminated sign
Morrisons St Cuthberts Walk Chester-le-Street DH3 3YQ
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00299/LB
Introduction of window and rooflight and internal alterations
The White Swan Bridge End Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BE
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00300/FPA
Second Floor Gable Window
26 Marquess Point North Terrace Seaham SR7 7EA
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00301/FPA
Single storey rear extension
3 Western Hill Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2RW
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00302/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension, loft conversion including hip to gable roof alteration, insertion of 2 no. rooflights to rear and new window to gable, and erection of replacement detached garage to rear
43 Diamond Street Shildon County Durham DL4 1HX
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00303/FPA
5no. Park Homes
Finchale Abbey Farm Brasside Durham DH1 5SH
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00304/FPA
Detached garage
Low Trough Farm Low Trough Copley Bishop Auckland DL13 5LZ
Received 28 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00305/FPA
Retention of refrigeration building, erection of canopy and resurfacing of existing access
Durham Animal Feeds Windlestone Park Ferryhill DL17 0NF
Received 29 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00306/FPA
Erection of single-storey extension to school to provide two classrooms with required ancillary space connecting to the existing sports hall and entrance to the south east of the school and improvements to the existing car parking to the north east of the site.
Ropery Walk Primary School Ropery Walk Seaham SR7 7JZ
Received 29 Jan 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00022
Discharge of conditions 5 (External Lighting) and 6 (Street Furniture) of Planning Approval DM/15/02457/FPA
Car Park North Bondgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PG
Received 27 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00309/TPO
Crown reduction by 2m and reshape of one ash tree (T1), crown reduction and reshape to 1.5m and removal of epicormic growth of one oak tree (T2) and crown reduce and reshape by 1m of a sycamore tree (T3) all protected by a tree preservation order.
5 Kirbys Drive Bowburn Durham DH6 5GA
Received 27 Jan 2016

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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Guides to planning records

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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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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