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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
9,584Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,436 approved or refused records
414Refused applications

7,022 approved · 414 refused · 330 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/00525/PNA

    Erection of extension to agricultural building

    Doe Park Farm Doe Park Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9UQ

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  2. DecidedDRC/16/00051

    Discharge of planning condition no. 6 pursuant to CE/13/01061/VOC

    Dalton Park Murton SR7 9HU

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  3. DecidedDRC/16/00052

    Discharge of planning condition no. 6 pursuant to CE/13/01073/VOC

    Dalton Park Murton SR7 9HU

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  4. DecidedDRC/16/00053

    Discharge of planning condition no. 6 pursuant to DM/14/01428/FPA

    Dalton Park Murton SR7 9HU

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/00526/FPA

    Hybrid application for the erection of a 57 bed care home, community hub/retail units, 20 affordable bungalows and outline permission for 61 residential units.

    Land Near To Hargill Road And Railway Street Howden-Le-Wear County Durham

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/00527/FPA

    External lighting adjoining right of way to east of site.

    Taylormade Timber Products Old Colliery Yard Sherburn Hill Durham DH6 1PS

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/00528/FPA

    Erection of 56 dwellings with associated infrastructure works and access (resubmission).

    Dovecot Hill South Church Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6TA

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/00529/FPA

    Single storey extension and raised decking to the rear.

    14 Myrtle Grove Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6HX

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/00530/FPA

    Erection of a storage barn and a stable building.

    Gorecock Farm Bungalow Gorecock Lane Greencroft Stanley DH9 7SF

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/00531/FPA

    Erection of single storey side extension (garage)

    12A Redworth Grove Auckland Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8QP

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/00532/FPA

    Erection of detached garage and conversion of existing garage to form habitable room

    Wynholme 10 Darlington Road Durham DH1 4PE

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/00533/FPA

    Change of use to mixed equestrian and agricultural use, erection of timber shed and retention of existing container.

    North View Stables Land To The East Of 30 To 62 Broomhill Terrace Medomsley Edge

    Received 18 Feb 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/00534/OUT

    Outline application for 6no. flats with landscaping matters reserved (resubmission)

    Land To The South East Of Fern Meadows Waldridge Road Waldridge DH2 3RB

    Received 16 Feb 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/00535/FPA

    Change of use to fast food preparation delivery service and take away

    Unit 4 Thames Centre Gurney Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6UJ

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/00536/FPA

    Removal of existing front single storey canopies and erection of porch and single storey pitched roof to front

    7 Graythwaite Chester-le-Street DH2 2UH

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/00537/FPA

    Change of use to vehicle repair and storage and 24hr recovery

    Warehouse And Premises Rock Road Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7BP

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/00538/COL

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for B8 (outside storage) use

    Former Barford Depot Site Streatlam

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/00539/FPA

    Erection of single storey extension (resubmission)

    3 Heley Mews Spring Lane Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2HS

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/00540/FPA

    Erection of single storey garden room to rear

    47 Beckett Close Etherley Dene Bishop Auckland DL14 0SU

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/00541/FPA

    Erection of two storey extension to side of existing dwelling

    35 Leyland Close Bowburn Durham DH6 5DD

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/00542/LB

    Listed building consent for replacement of existing roof and improvements and alterations to rainwater goods

    Thorngate Mill Thorngate Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8QD

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/00543/PA

    Prior approval of further details in relation to access, in curtilage parking provision, noise issues and contamination , justification for conversion of the building in this location and further design details of the proposed site layout, elevations, materials and finish (previous ref DM/14/03124/PNC).

    Upper Houses Farm Yeckhouse Lane Lanchester DH7 0RL

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/00544/AD

    Existing banner frame to support vinyl promotional banners

    Site Adjacent The A691 At The Entrance To DLI Museum On The Left Hand Side Of Entrance Road

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/00545/FPA

    Single storey rear extension, new pitched roof over existing garage and replacement porch

    20 Grange Road Carrville Durham DH1 1AW

    Received 23 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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