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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
9,368Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,260 approved or refused records
405Refused applications

6,855 approved · 405 refused · 312 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/16/00361/FPA

    Change of use from offices to beauty and hairdressing services (retrospective)

    21-21A Newmarket Street Consett DH8 5LQ

    Received 2 Feb 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/00362/FPA

    Change of use from holiday accommodation to a residential dwelling

    The Old Byre Town Head Farm Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3QF

    Received 2 Feb 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/00363/FPA

    Single Storey Building to House/Display Electronic Score Board and for Storage of Club Equipment

    Land At The South Of Hunwick Cricket Club Rough Lea Recreation Ground Hepworth Lane Hunwick DL15 0LW

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/00364/FPA

    Oil tank to rear

    1 The Square Greta Bridge Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 9SD

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/00365/FPA

    Change of Use of first floor from flat to beauty therapy rooms (retrospective)

    Root 66 Hair Studio And Visage Beauty Salon 34 Quebec Street Langley Park Durham DH7 9UU

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/00366/FPA

    Erection of a side extension and extended front canopy

    Aldi Picktree Lane Picktree Chester-le-Street DH3 3SN

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/00367/FPA

    Change of use to Class B8 (Storage or Distribution), together with minor external alterations.

    Rear Of Magnet Osborne Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3AU

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/00368/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    2 Diamond Terrace Butterknowle Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 5PE

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/00369/FPA

    Erection of detached double garage to side, single storey extension to rear and application of external render to existing dwelling.

    Eden Acre Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/00370/FPA

    Demolition of ground floor rear garage and construction of single storey extension

    79 High Street South Langley Moor Durham DH7 8EX

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/00371/FPA

    Change of use of agricultural land to domestic curtilage and single storey rear extension

    Bramble Cottage Barnard Castle DL12 8QW

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/00372/FPA

    Conversion and extension of barn to form new dwelling with erection of garage.

    Plot 2 Struthers Barns Edmundbyers

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/00374/TCA

    Felling of all trees within the area outlined on the submitted plan (Section 211 notice)

    Larkspur Cottage Lanchester County Durham DH7 0LF

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/00375/FPA

    Timber Framed Bird Hide

    Land At The South Of Crimdon Park Crimdon Park Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BL

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/00376/LB

    Replace two upvc windows with timber windows

    Thyme Cottage 2 Grange Terrace Whorlton Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8UY

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/00379/LB

    External refurbishment to include; roof - structural rectifications, re-roofing and rainwater goods; windows - replace single glaze with double glazed units . Alterations and refurbishment to existing modern dormer windows.

    Hollingside House Hollingside Lane Durham DH1 3TL

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/00380/FPA

    Erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear

    Chilton House The Village Seaton Seaham SR7 0LY

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  18. DecidedDRC/16/00029

    Discharge of condition 3 of planning approval DM/15/02572/FPA relating to materials.

    Southernwood 17 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/00381/FPA

    Single storey extensions to side and rear

    4 Woodlands Road Barnard Castle DL12 8DP

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/00382/FPA

    Creation of new field access to comprise roadside entrance gates and track to field

    Ramshaw Farm 13 Ramshaw Row Ramshaw Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0NQ

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/00383/FPA

    Change of use of part of residential curtilage to Private Carrier Vehicle operating centre for 3 vehicles (Sui Generis)

    Vehicle Storage Land At Thorpe Grange Cottage Greta Bridge DL12 9TZ

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  22. DecidedDRC/16/00030

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in relation to application DM/15/02201/FPA

    Plantation Inn 40 High Street Howden-le-Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8EZ

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  23. DecidedDRC/16/00031

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (windows) pursuant to DM/15/02465/FPA - Single storey rear extension, internal alterations, re-rendering of property, replacement and roof alterations to windows (resubmission)

    51 South Street Durham DH1 4QP

    Received 4 Feb 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/00384/FPA

    Retention of London Routemaster bus refurbished to single unit hotel accommodation, with ancillary building and enclosure, and erection of adjacent aviary.

    South Causey Inn And Equestrian Centre Causey Road Stanley DH9 0LS

    Received 4 Feb 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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