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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

9,529Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,390 approved or refused records

409Refused applications

6,981 approved · 409 refused · 325 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

DecidedDM/16/00456/AD
Erection of non-illuminated sign to side
Ebony Unit 8 Freemans Place Durham DH1 1SQ
Received 12 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00457/FPA
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
2 Holyrood Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4LY
Received 12 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00459/AD
Erection and display of 24 no. non illuminated items of signage (relating to the car park)
Car Park North Bondgate Bishop Auckland DL14 7PG
Received 12 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00460/FPA
Partial change of use of basement and first floor in association with previously approved use of part of the ground floor as Class D1 (Non Residential Institutions), installation of gate and re-surfacing of car park.
Manor House West End Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2BW
Received 12 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00461/LB
Internal alterations to first and second floors, secondary glazing to 4 no. ground floor windows, internal CCTV, new glazing in front door and installation of gate.
Manor House West End Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2BW
Received 12 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00462/TCA
T522-T535 Oaks - Crown Lift to 5.5m over the carriageway, 3m for the remainder of the crowns and remove deadwood
Lower School Wolsingham School And Community College Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DN
Received 12 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00040
Discharge of condition 4 of planning permission DM/15/01024/FPA relating to lighting.
Pit Stop Pizza Durham Place Murton SR7 9JA
Received 12 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00464/FPA
Proposed retention of and extensions to existing stable block.
Eden Stables Busty Bank Burnopfield
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00465/FPA
Change of use from dwelling to guest house (retrospective) & proposed front extension
Eden Garden Plant Nursery Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TF
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00466/TCA
Crown reduce and reshape by 3m of one ash tree (labelled 9 on map) protected by a conservation area (section 211 notice).
142 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QQ
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00467/TCA
Pruning trees
70 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AY
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00041
Discharge of Conditions 10 (community use) and 13 (travel plan) in relation to planning permission DM/14/03657/FPA
St Josephs RC Primary School Victoria Lane Coundon Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8NN
Received 11 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00469/FPA
Agricultural building to house cattle and associated change in land levels to provide extended hardstanding pad to front of building
North Blackhall Farm Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4AL
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00470/FPA
Garage conversion to habitable room and single storey extension to front
20 Orchard Gardens Chester-le-Street DH3 3JY
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00471/AD
Erection of welcome sign
Land On North Side Of Entrance To Brass Castle Farm Waldridge DH2 3SL
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00472/PNC
Prior notification for conversion of agricultural building into single dwelling (amended plans - curtilage)
Land South Of East Coast Mainline Railway Bridge Holmhill Lane Chester Moor DH2 3RQ
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00473/FPA
New 3no. stable block and retention of existing shed plus change of use of fields for horse grazing (resubmission)
Land At The South Of Broomhill South Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester DH8 6RZ
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00042
Discharge of conditions 3 of planning approval DM/15/00186/FPA
Wolsingham School And Community College Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DN
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00043
Discharge of conditions 8 and 9 (highways) of planning approval DM/14/00920/FPA
Wolsingham School And Community College Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DN
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00474/VOC
Variation of condition 2 of planning approval DM/15/02396/FPA to alter layout and design of the approved dwelling.
The Shieling St Johns Road High Pittington Durham DH6 1AY
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00044
Discharge condition 4 of listed building consent DM/15/03454/LB
The Byre 4 Stanhope Hall Stanhope DL13 2PF
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00475/LB
Additional Demolition and Rebuilding of Door and Window Jambs.
The Byre 4 Stanhope Hall Stanhope DL13 2PF
Received 15 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00476/FPA
New and replacement dormer windows to front and rear, and ground floor balcony
22 Albert Street Durham DH1 4RL
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00477/NMA
Non-material amendment to permission 6/2011/0347/DM for revisions to ground levels, boundary walls between plots, windows details and positions together with alterations to approved landscaping scheme
Land To The Rear Of Holme Lea Maurice Close Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9HD
Received 12 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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