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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

9,492Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,358 approved or refused records

409Refused applications

6,949 approved · 409 refused · 323 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/00409/AAC
Hybrid planning application for the erection of up to 153 dwellings (in detail) and up to 55 self build dwellings (in outline, all matters reserved), a sales area (in detail to include cabin and car parking) and associated access, landscaping and engineering works.
Land South Of Elwick Road Hartlepool
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00410/PND
Prior notification for the demolition of three glasshouses and two polytunnels
Annfield Plain Community Centre Fairview Terrace Greencroft Stanley County Durham DH9 8PP
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00411/HPN
Prior notification for the erection of single storey extension to rear measuring 5.44 metres in length, 2.1 metres to eave height and 2.63 metres in height to the apex of the roof
28 Bollihope Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0SA
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00412/PNA
Prior Notification for a general purpose agricultural store building
Land To The North Of Collierley Lane Dipton DH9 9HJ
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00413/TCA
Felling of one Cypress tree protected by a conservation area (Section 211 notice).
17 St Johns Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4NU
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00035
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 for DM/14/03684/FPA
Beamish Park Gardens Beamish Stanley DH9 0RH
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00036
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 of Planning Permission DM/15/02290/FPA relating to archaeology and highways
Land To The North Of North West Industrial Estate Peterlee
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00037
Discharge of conditions pursuant to permission DM/15/02242/FPA
Land South Of 58 Cuthbert Avenue Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2ED
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00414/FPA
Erection of detached garage to rear
7 Friars Row Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HF
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00415/FPA
Erection of conservatory to front of dwelling
19 High Road Bishop Middleham Ferryhill County Durham DL17 9BB
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00416/FPA
Erection of single storey extension and dormer window to rear and rooflights to front
1 Newhouse Avenue Esh Winning Durham DH7 9JH
Received 9 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00417/FPA
All weather outdoor m�nage
Land South Of Dene View High Hesleden TS27 4PZ
Received 9 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00418/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension to garage and conversion to habitable space
2 Rookery Gardens Rushyford Ferryhill County Durham DL17 0LR
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00419/FPA
Retention of shed for hot tub.
6 Station Terrace Ramshaw Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0NH
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00420/FPA
Construction of detached structure within rear garden area (partly retrospective).
19 Woodland Crescent Kelloe Durham DH6 4LU
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00421/TPO
Various tree works
Caswell North Crescent Durham DH1 4NE
Received 9 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00422/FPA
Erection of shed (Retrospective)
17 Forster Square Wingate TS28 5JG
Received 9 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00423/FPA
Two storey rear extension with balcony (amended plan)
2 Rose Acre Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NT
Received 8 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00424/FPA
Erection of single storey extension to rear
35 Taylor Grove Wingate TS28 5PA
Received 9 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00425/FPA
Change of use from retail storage area (A1) to cafe (A3) (retrospective)
88 North Road Durham DH1 4SP
Received 10 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00426/FPA
Two storey extension to rear and alterations to front elevation.
2 Stone Row Butterknowle Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 5PF
Received 9 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00427/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 5.3 metres, an eaves height of 3.0 metres and a total height of 4.0 metres
12 Coronation Terrace Chester-le-Street DH3 3LA
Received 10 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00428/TCA
Various works to 8no. trees
6 Foxes Row Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DH
Received 9 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00429/FPA
Installation of 2no. dipole antennas for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) on a support pole on the top of the existing 25m high lattice tower, along with 2no. GPS antenna mounted to existing gantry support poles at ground level and development ancillary thereto.
Telecommunications Mast Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA
Received 10 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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