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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
9,604Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,452 approved or refused records
415Refused applications

7,037 approved · 415 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. DecidedDM/16/00546/FPA

    Change of use to touring caravan site

    Bonners Lodge Waskerley Consett DH8 9HW

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/00547/FPA

    Demolition of single storey offshoot extension and erection of single storey dining room and entrance vestibule

    The Old Vicarage Church Square High Etherley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0HN

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/00548/FPA

    Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

    14 Brookside Avenue Crook County Durham DL15 8LB

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/00549/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4 metres, an eaves height of 2.1 metres and a total height of 3.1 metres

    34 Hazel Leigh Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4NL

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/00550/AD

    Erection and display of 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign, 2no. internally illuminated hanging signs

    Royal Bank Of Scotland 30 - 31 High Street Durham DH1 3UL

    Received 23 Feb 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/00551/PNC

    Change of use of building to residential dwelling

    Edge Knoll Farm Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PF

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/00553/FPA

    Field Shelter for 2 pet horses

    Land To The West Of Highsteads Medomsley DH8 6QA

    Received 23 Feb 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/00554/HPN

    Single storey extension projecting 3.7m from the rear elevation

    17 Durham Moor Crescent Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AW

    Received 22 Feb 2016
  9. DecidedDRC/16/00054

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Landscaping) and 7 (Details of Windows, Doors and Garage Doors) of Planning Permission DM/14/03062/FPA

    Acrum Lodge Staindrop Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9PB

    Received 23 Feb 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/00556/FPA

    New 5 bedroom detached house

    Land To The North Of 10 Church View Quebec DH7 9DQ

    Received 23 Feb 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/00557/VOC

    Removal of condition 4 (Agricultural Occupancy) from planning permission 5/86/698

    Sheraton Hill Farm Bungalow Sheraton Hartlepool TS27 4RE

    Received 23 Feb 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/00559/FPA

    Extension and Remodel of Existing Farmhouse.

    High Grange Farm Shincliffe Durham DH1 2TD

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/00560/FPA

    Application for relevant demolition of 2no garage blocks in a conservation area

    Garage Block 1-11 And 22-24 Main Road Gainford Darlington County Durham DL2 3DZ

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/00561/TCA

    Crown reduction and reshape of 1no. Ash tree

    Caselaw Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/00562/FPA

    Change of use from Hairdressers to Ice Cream Parlour (Class A3)

    Ground Floor 8 Church Street Crook DL15 9BG

    Received 23 Feb 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/00563/AAC

    Adjacent authority consultation regarding outline application for the development of upto 14 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated landscaping, highways and infrastructure works with all matters reserved

    Land At Wynyard Park

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/00564/FPA

    1no. dwelling

    Site Of Former 14 Church Street Coundon DL14 8PJ

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/00565/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 of planning approval ref: DM/15/00451/FPA to alter the approved design for converting existing 4no. retail units into library with relocation of customer access

    Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre Greenwell Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 4EH

    Received 19 Feb 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/00566/FPA

    Two storey side extension and single garage to rear

    52 Finings Avenue Langley Park Durham DH7 9UH

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/00567/FPA

    Single Storey Extension to the Rear

    St Cuthberts Church High Etherley County Durham

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  21. DecidedDRC/16/00055

    Submisision of details pursuant to Conditons 3a (noise monitoring scheme); 3b (dust action plan); 3c (planting details); 3d (drainage arrangements during site preparation); 3e (fencing details); 3f (new site access details); 3g (details of surfacing of internal haul roads); 3h (temporary car parking details); 3i (wheel cleaning details); 3j (details of site compound, processing area, buildings, fixed plant and machinery including drainage arrangements); 3k (details of crossing of new bridleway in relation to new access); 3l (details of Harperley Station Bridleway crossing); 3m (illumination details); 3n (signage details); 3o (emergency flood evacuation plan); 3p (scheme for the provision and management of a standoff alongside existing watercourses, proposed ponds and wetlands); 3q (plan for the protection and/or mitigation of damage to pale bristle moss sites, and otter populations); 3r (scheme to secure an acceptable means of dewatering the site); 3s (scheme for monitoring water levels in the wet woodlands) of Planning Permission No. CMA/3/31

    Low Harperley Farm Durham Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL15 8DY

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/00569/FPA

    Change of use of first floor and second floor to Softplay facility with a cafe.

    2 - 4 Wesley Street Consett DH8 5BJ

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/00570/FPA

    Conversion of existing agricultural buildings to create 1no. dwelling with detached garage, including demolition of existing stables

    Buildings To Rear Of High Croft Farm Leasingthorne Lane Kirk Merrington Spennymoor County Durham DL16 7JW

    Received 24 Feb 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/00571/LB

    Proposed internal alteration, refurbishment, and external shop front improvements (amended plans).

    89 Elvet Bridge Durham DH1 3AG

    Received 24 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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