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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

9,649Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,493 approved or refused records

416Refused applications

7,077 approved · 416 refused · 333 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

DecidedDM/16/00645/FPA
Erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear
The Byre 5 Red House Farm Pity Me Durham DH1 5RZ
Received 24 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00646/TCA
T1 and T2 Ash, T3 Sycamore and T5 Silver Birch - fell trees in conservation area
Field East Of The Haven Hawcroft Lane Cotherstone DL12 9PQ
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00647/PNC
Prior approval of proposed change of use of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling house (use class C3).
Barn 2 Todhills Farm Todhills Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8BB
Received 26 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00648/PNC
Prior approval of proposed change of use of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling house (use class C3)
Barn 3 Todhills Farm Todhills Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8BB
Received 26 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00649/PNC
Prior approval of proposed change of use of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling house (use class C3)
Barn 4 Todhills Farm Todhills Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8BB
Received 26 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00650/FPA
Erection of holiday cottage
Land To The East Of Bents Farm Cowshill County Durham DL13 1DG
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00651/FPA
Conservatory to side elevation
21 Oakfields Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6PQ
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00652/FPA
Erection of conservatory to front elevation of dwelling
38 Ivy Avenue Seaham County Durham SR7 8NF
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00653/FPA
Erection of energy centre building
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NR
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00654/LB
Erection of energy centre including part demolition of existing structures
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NR
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00655/FPA
Proposed New Detached Dwelling
Hill Crest 15 North Bitchburn Terrace North Bitchburn Crook County Durham DL15 8AL
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00656/LB
Creation of ramped path and wooden bridge, refurbishment of boundary fence and replacement of boundary gates with steel gates
Bowes Castle Back Lane Bowes County Durham
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00657/OUT
Outline application for single detached 3 bed dwelling
Old County View Hett Hills Pelton Fell Chester-le-street DH2 3JU
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00658/FPA
Front elevation conservatory
11 Third Street Crookhall Consett DH8 7LT
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00659/FPA
Creation of ramped path and wooden bridge, refurbishment of boundary fence and replacement of boundary gates with steel gates
Bowes Castle Back Lane Bowes County Durham
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00660/FPA
Change of use from cafe (A3) to residential dwelling (C3) including external alterations
20 Market Place Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 0QG
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00661/PNC
Prior notification for change of use from A1 (retail) to A3 (cafe)
75 - 76 High Street Willington Crook DL15 0PF
Received 26 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00662/FPA
7 no. private garages
Grange Farm House Old Cassop Durham DH6 4QA
Received 25 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00664/FPA
Side extension and replacement conservatory to rear
23 Fenwick Close Chester-le-Street DH2 3SU
Received 1 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00665/NMA
Non material amendment of applicaiton DM/15/03707/FPA to allow sliding folding doors to be to be installed in the side elevation of the single-storey extension.
Beech Cottage 4 Beech View Sherburn House Durham DH1 2SF
Received 1 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00666/FPA
Erection of part two-storey/part single-storey extension at rear of dwelling.
6 Eight Houses Hutton Henry Hartlepool TS27 4RS
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00667/FPA
RETENTION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AND SITE ACCESS AND THE ERECTION OF BARN, STORE AND ANIMAL STIES (Amended Description)
Land To The South Of Mickle Hill Road Mickle Hill Road Hesleden
Received 29 Feb 2016
DecidedDM/16/00668/FPA
Provision of cedar cladding to existing dwelling
27 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA
Received 1 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00669/FPA
Garden room extension to rear
The Old Exchange Flint Hill Bank Dipton Stanley DH9 9JD
Received 1 Mar 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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