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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

9,613Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,459 approved or refused records

415Refused applications

7,044 approved · 415 refused · 333 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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.

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

DecidedDM/16/00572/FPA
Erection of side extension over existing garage and rear single storey extension, creation of additional parking to front
16 Lapwing Court Crookgate Bank Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6LP
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00573/FPA
Site share upgrade to existing equipment
Telecoms Site High Jobs Hill Farm Rumby Hill Lane Crook DL15 0SF
Received 23 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00574/FPA
Garage conversion to habitable space (Partially retrospective) and widening of driveway
5 Primrose Drive Shildon DL4 2JQ
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00575/FPA
Erection of two storey side extension
19 Maple Grove Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3DH
Received 23 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00576/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension, pitched roof over garage and partial conversion of garage to habitable space
11 Esthwaite Grove West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9LU
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00577/FPA
New roof covering, works to chimney and external alterations
14 North End Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3BS
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00578/FPA
Conversion of existing garage into habitable room and single storey extension to rear
50 Woodlands Avenue Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3LG
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00579/FPA
New window opening to north and replacement windows
1 Redgate House Redgate Bank Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3HH
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00580/LB
New window opening to north and replacement windows and internal alterations
1 Redgate House Redgate Bank Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3HH
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00581/FPA
Replacement Windows to Property
Town Hall Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AF
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00582/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment involing the installation of 5no. photo-voltaic panels onto the west facing roof of Block 3 of approval 2/13/00283/FUL
Development Site North Of Plawsworth Mews Wheatley Well Lane Plawsworth DH2 3LD
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00583/FPA
Single storey rear extension
6 Winston Road Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NN
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00584/FPA
Two storey side extension
11A Pinfold Lane Butterknowle Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 5NX
Received 23 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00585/FPA
Conversion of garage into habitable room and single storey front extension
42 Redmires Close Ouston Chester-le-street DH2 1SB
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00586/FPA
Erection of metal statue on existing war memorial
Tursdale War Memorial Cornforth Durham DH6 5PA
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00587/PNC
Change of use of post office area into domestic use
Post Office 2 Bewley Terrace New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7HT
Received 23 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00588/FPA
Removal of front door canopy and erection of full width front canopy, replacement of front windows with uPVC equivalents, installation of soffit lighting and new downpipes to front (retrospective)
17 Graythwaite Chester-le-Street DH2 2UH
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00590/FPA
Installation of ATM machine (retrospective application).
Freshcos Bakery Potto Street Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2LA
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00591/AD
Display of signage to advertise ATM machine at front of shop (retrospective application).
Freshcos Bakery Potto Street Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2LA
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00592/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension in place of existing porch
3 Village Close Newton Aycliffe DL5 4UD
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00593/FPA
Single storey extensions to front and rear of number 6
6-7 Stewarts Buildings Hunwick Crook DL15 0JL
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00594/TPO
T1 Sycamore, T5 Sycamore, T6 Sycamore, T7 Lime - fell and replant, T2 Lime, T3 Sycamore, T4 Sycamore, T8 Sycamore - crown lift and clean. Trees protected by a TPO
9 Coppice Mount Crook DL15 9NY
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00595/FPA
Renewal of planning permission 6/2012/0338/DM for the erection of 1no detached bungalow and the retention of a fence enclosure
Land To The Rear Of Manor House Front Street Ingleton DL2 3HS
Received 23 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00596/FPA
Erection of side extension
28 Abington Ouston Chester-le-street DH2 1RD
Received 24 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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