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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
9,700Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,541 approved or refused records
420Refused applications

7,121 approved · 420 refused · 333 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2014 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/16/00740/TPO

    T1 Beech - fell tree protected by a TPO

    Startforth House Church Bank Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AE

    Received 4 Mar 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/00741/AD

    Display of non-illuminated hanging sign and non illuminated corporate fascia signage to front elevation and illuminated free standing window graphics.

    J Shottons 89 Elvet Bridge Durham DH1 3AG

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  3. DecidedDRC/16/00068

    Discharge of conditions 3(a)&(b) (Contamination) and 4 (Lighting) pursuant to DM/15/02349/FPA (Refurbishment and Redevelopment of Service Station including Replacement of Existing Fuel Storage Tanks and Fuel Pumps, Associated Pipework, Forecourt Resurfacing, Customer Parking and Floodlight Illumination)

    Shell Service Station High Street Carrville Durham DH1 1LU

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/00743/TCA

    Reduce Height to 5m of 3x Conifer trees

    25 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/00744/NMA

    Non material amendment to include changes to the roof design of previous app DM/15/02804/FPA

    Willington Cricket Club Manor Road Willington Crook DL15 0QX

    Received 3 Mar 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/00745/FPA

    Erection of two storey extensions to rear and side, and single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling (revised application).

    17 Black Road Langley Moor Durham DH7 8LW

    Received 3 Mar 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/00746/FPA

    Construction of a B2 industrial unit for manufacture of sheds and associated display of sheds for sale to the rear (amended plan)

    Land To The West Of Polar House Bowburn North Industrial Estate Bowburn County Durham DH6 5PF

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/00747/FPA

    Retention of timber shed to front garden and retention of 1.25m high fence to front

    7 Burn Place Willington Crook DL15 0DP

    Received 3 Mar 2016
  9. DecidedDM/16/00748/FPA

    Single storey extension to existing veterinary practice

    43 Gregson Terrace Seaham SR7 0HS

    Received 4 Mar 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/00749/FPA

    Warehouse extension

    Unit 1 Parkhead Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7YA

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/00750/PNA

    Prior Notification for the erection of a steel frame agricultural building.

    Brandon House Farm Thinford Road Cornforth Durham DH6 5PB

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/00751/FPA

    Demolition of side extension and erection of side extension

    6 Waldridge Lane Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3RP

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  13. DecidedDM/16/00752/FPA

    Demolition of former community centre and proposed Erection of Two Dormer Bungalows with Detached Garages

    Dipton Communal Room Front Street Dipton DH9 9DQ

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  14. DecidedDRC/16/00069

    Discharge of conditions 3 (material samples) and 4 (planting scheme) pursuant to permission DM/15/03554/FPA

    Former Piggeries North Of Great Lumley Lumley New Road Castle Dene DH3 4LU

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/00753/FPA

    Erection of two storey pitched roof extension to side, single storey pitched roof extension to front and rear and provision of pitched roof over existing flat roofed extension to rear

    12 Oxford Terrace Bowburn Durham DH6 5AX

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  16. DecidedDRC/16/00070

    Discharge of conditions 4 and 5 of application DM/15/02143/FPA

    Peases West Sports Centre Peases West Billy Row Crook County Durham DL15 9AF

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/00754/FPA

    Erection of single storey side extension and access ramp and steps to front (Part retrospective)

    7 Eldon Close Langley Park County Durham DH7 9FR

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  18. DecidedDM/16/00755/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 of approval DM/15/01123/FPA to allow elevational changes, dormer windows to front elevation, stair tower to rear, enlarged single storey extensions and detached garage to side

    Pelton Grange Farm Front Street Chester-le-Street DH2 3LA

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/00756/FPA

    Two storey side extension

    1 Dale Terrace Woodland Bishop Auckland DL13 5RU

    Received 8 Mar 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/00757/NMA

    Non material amendment to planning application DM/15/01669/FPA to change the proposed brickwork to stone cladding

    1 Clowes Terrace Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8QN

    Received 4 Mar 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/00758/PND

    Demolition of changing facilities

    Changing Rooms Bridgehill Playing Fields Pemberton Road Consett DH8 8JQ

    Received 8 Mar 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/00759/FPA

    Change of use from shop (use class A1) to restaurant and takeaway (mixed use A3 and A5) and erection of awnings

    1A Arcadia Ouston Chester-le-street DH2 1RF

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/00760/AD

    Erection of two illuminated signs and awnings

    1A Arcadia Ouston Chester-le-street DH2 1RF

    Received 7 Mar 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/00761/FPA

    Erection of extension to porch and side extension

    12 Valley View Sacriston Durham DH7 6NX

    Received 4 Mar 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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