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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

9,545Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,403 approved or refused records

410Refused applications

6,993 approved · 410 refused · 328 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/00479/NMA
Amendment to planning approval 3/2011/0521 (erection of 500 dwellings and community hub) to include variation to obligations of S106 Agreement and amendments to conditions 14 and 20
Land South Of Douglas Crescent Auckland Park
Received 12 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00045
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 of planning permission ref: DM/14/00941/FPA.
Village Farm The Village Murton Seaham SR7 9RP
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00480/FPA
Erection of a stable block and access track
Southburn Grange Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH3 4QG
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00046
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 6 of planning permission DM/15/00697/FPA (agricultural building) relating to materials and coal mining risk assessment.
Land To The Rear Of 3 Templar Mews Medomsley DH8 6QD
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00481/TPO
Felling of three Conifer trees (TPO 66)
3 Lintzford Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HA
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00482/FPA
Erection of green GRP Kiosk (3 metres by 7.4 metres by 2.25 metres) and 2.4 metre high steel security fencing
Gas Holder Station Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland DL14 9SS
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00047
Discharge conditions 3 ,4, and 5 of listed building consent DM/15/03140/LB
Goodwell Field Cottage Brancepeth DH7 8DN
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00483/FPA
Erection of pitched roof over existing flat roofed garage (Retrospective)
8 Staffordshire Drive Belmont Durham DH1 2DW
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00484/LB
Listed building consent to alter internal layout of ground floor flat
The Old Town Hall 13 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge DH8 0HD
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00485/LB
Conversion of 2 barns (one grade II listed) into 3 dwellings
Witton Hall Farm Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6SU
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00486/AD
Erection and display of freestanding sign and wall sign
8 Princess Road Seaham SR7 7SP
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00048
Discharge conditions 3 (access details) and 4 (enclosures) of planning permission 3/2012/0495 .
Highfield House 5-6 Heights Of Alma North Lane Willington Crook County Durham DL15 9QW
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00487/FPA
Erection of detached dormer bungalow (amended 24-03-2016)
Land At The North Of Wellfield House Front Street Craghead DH9 6DU
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00488/FPA
Extension to existing stables to form garage.
Woodbine Cottage Rainton Gate Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QY
Received 16 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00489/AD
New signage
Kip Hill Garage Causey Road Stanley DH9 0LJ
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00049
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials) and 5 (demolition plan) pursuant to permission DM/15/01123/FPA
Pelton Grange Farm Front Street Chester-le-Street DH2 3LA
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00492/LB
Listed Building application for the installation of a roof light, replacement external door together with various external maintenance works and internal renovations
Lartington Station The Woodlands Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9DA
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00493/FPA
Extension to existing garage
17 Holywood Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3HE
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00494/LB
Listed Building Consent to vary planning approval ref: DM/15/00230/LB to create kitchen and WC extension
Hope Inn Front Street Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3AT
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00495/AD
1 x fascia logo
13 - 14 High Street Durham DH1 3UJ
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00050
Discharge of conditions 3 (Bicycle store provision) and 7 (Landscape details) of planning approval ref: DM/15/03322/FPA
Ox Close Primary School Ox Close Crescent Spennymoor DL16 6RU
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00496/HPN
Proposed rear conservatory (HPN)
22 Gallagher Crescent Horden Peterlee SR8 4RW
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00497/HPN
Prior notification for the erection of single storey rear extension measuring 3.96m in length, 2.83m in height to eave level and 3.59m in overall height
42 Stoneybeck Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9BL
Received 17 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00498/FPA
Demolition of side conservatory and erection of side porch and extension.
1 Lime Street Waldridge Chester-le-street DH2 3SG
Received 16 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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