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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

9,355Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,248 approved or refused records

405Refused applications

6,843 approved · 405 refused · 312 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

DecidedDM/16/00338/FPA
Erection of a single dwelling & triple detached garage.
Land At Fleming Field Salters Lane Shotton Colliery
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00339/FPA
Proposed installation of 3m high green mesh electrified fence around rear site boundary.
Land To The South Of Tyne Valley Motorhomes Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6NS
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00340/FPA
Single storey extension to rear
2 Snowden Terrace Willington Crook DL15 0QJ
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00341/FPA
Two storey extension to rear
3 Wear View Crawleyside Bank Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2EQ
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00342/FPA
To allocate part of disused land (former flats which have been demolished) as resident parking. Total number of bays 35
Land At 75 To 88A Shirley Close Evenwood DL14 9RQ
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00343/FPA
Change of use from Residential Care Home (C2) to a Residential Dwelling (C3).
Corn Close House Flatts Road Barnard Castle DL12 8AB
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00344/FPA
Installation of a semi submerged water tank and other associated equipment
Kookaburra 3 Armstrong Road North East Industrial Estate Peterlee County Durham SR8 5AE
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00345/TCA
T1 Common Alder - Fell, T2 Oak - Trim overhanging branches by 1m in conservation area
Beckridge Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00346/FPA
Two storey extension to rear
7 West Row White Kirkley Bishop Auckland DL13 2SS
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00347/AD
Erection of internally suspended illuminated fascia sign
2 - 3 Bridge House North Road Durham DH1 4PW
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00348/FPA
Two storey extension to rear and side of dwelling including conversion of barn to residential with glazed link
Westwood Farm Bowbank Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 0NT
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00349/LB
Two storey extension to rear and side of dwelling including conversion of barn to residential with glazed link
Westwood Farm Bowbank Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 0NT
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00350/TCA
T1 Ash - Fell tree in conservation area
Grove Lodge Hude Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0QW
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00027
Discharge of condition 3 (intrusive investigation works) of planning permission DM/15/01591/FPA
Blessed John Duckett RC Primary School Smith Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4AU
Received 25 Jan 2016
DecidedDM/16/00351/FPA
Demolition of former care home and erection of 20 two bed homes and 2 one bed apartments.
Mendip House Mendip Avenue Chester-le-Street DH2 3AS
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00352/FPA
Erection of second storey pitched roof extension to side and single storey pitched roof extension to rear of existing dwelling
6 Broadmeadows Bowburn Durham DH6 5DA
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00353/PNR
Prior notification for construction of new forwarding tracks within Hagg Wood
Hag Wood Esh Winning County Durham
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00354/FPA
Conversion of existing farm building to 1no cottage
Low Shipley Farm Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 8RL
Received 3 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00355/PNA
Steel portal frame agricultural building to be used as a straw shed
Hill Top Farm Front Street Quarrington Hill Durham DH6 4RB
Received 3 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00356/FPA
Erection of single storey extension in place of existing conservatory
Fairfield House 5A Maude Terrace St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9BB
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00357/FPA
Erection of single storey extension to front, two storey and single storey extensions to rear and pitched roof over existing two storey side extension
11 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY
Received 3 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00358/FPA
Single storey extension to north elevation
1 Burnside Cottages Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2DB
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00359/TPO
Felling of 1no. Beech (T2), 1no. Sycamore (T3) and 3no. Horse Chestnut trees (T4, T5 & T26)
Land Between The Bryn And Burncroft Burn Lane Newton Aycliffe DL5 4PG
Received 2 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00028
Application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 9 and 12 of application DM/15/01751/FPA (description amended 25/02/16) (additional information 23rd March)
Plantation End Lunedale Barnard Castle DL12 0PA
Received 3 Feb 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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