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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

9,718Searchable applications

956Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 7,557 approved or refused records

420Refused applications

7,137 approved · 420 refused · 335 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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/16/00788/TCA
Removal of 1no. Rowan and 1no. American Oak, 1no. Copper Beech - remove lower branches, 1no. Cut Leaf Beech - crown lift; 1no. Blue Cedar - Crown reduction and thinning
30 North Side Shadforth Durham DH6 1LJ
Received 8 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00789/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4.0 metres, an eaves height of 2.75 metres and a total height of 3.9 metres
32 Coquet Drive Perkinsville Chester-le-street DH2 1EW
Received 8 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00790/FPA
Erection of a garage.
Low Rough Lea Farm Rough Lea Farm Hunwick Crook DL15 0RH
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00791/FPA
Barn Extension
Prospect Farm Prospect Farm Road Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0PX
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00792/PNA
Prior notification for the erection of a general purpose agricultural building
High Sharpley Farm Salters Lane Seaton Seaham SR7 0NN
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00793/PNB
Straw Shed
Red House Farm West Roddymoor Crook DL15 9QQ
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00794/TCA
T1 Horse Chestnut - crown lift to 4-5m, prune back from property by 4m and crown clean
7 Waterside Court Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2LU
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00795/OUT
Erection of dwelling
Land To The South Of White-le-Head Garage White-le-Head Tantobie DH9 9SF
Received 8 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00796/FPA
Erection of two storey rear extension
35 Hermitage Gardens Chester-le-Street DH2 3UD
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00797/FPA
Erection of detached 4 bedroomed dwelling with detached double garage.
The Old Vicarage Vicarage Close South Hetton Durham DH6 2SW
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00798/FPA
Erection of office/storage/workshop building (B1 Use Class)
Site Of Former Inkerman Colliery Inkerman Road Tow Law DL13 4HG
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00799/FPA
Erection of loose horse boxes around existing pole barn and alteration of polytunnels to use as tack room and feed store and erection of pitched roofs
Southburn Farm Livery And Stud Chester Moor DH3 4QG
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00800/FPA
Single storey rear extension
31 Front Street Croxdale Durham DH6 5HY
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00801/LB
Single storey rear extension
31 Front Street Croxdale Durham DH6 5HY
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00802/FPA
Change of use from Salvation Army Building into a mixed use development including Dog Groomers, Hair Salon, Office, Barbers and Beauty Salon including additional floor space to first floor
The Salvation Army 4 Tempest Road Seaham SR7 7AY
Received 10 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00803/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension, front porch and garage extension, pitched roof to existing garage and change of use of recreation land to hardstanding parking area to front
1 Hazel Grove Chester-le-Street DH2 2LN
Received 10 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00804/FPA
Change of use of outbuildings into beauty therapy/hairdressers and craft furniture sales including external alterations
Thomas Wright House High Street Byers Green Spennymoor DL16 7PF
Received 10 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00805/FPA
Demolition of outbuildings, erection of 2no. dwellings
Land To The Rear Of 5 North Terrace Aycliffe Village
Received 10 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00806/FPA
Change of use to storage/distribution with retail
Old Colliery Building Trimdon Grange Industrial Estate Trimdon Grange TS29 6EW
Received 10 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00807/FPA
1no. detached dwelling within garden of 16 Durham Road
16 Durham Road Spennymoor DL16 6SH
Received 10 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00808/FPA
Installation of new shop front.
48 Front Street Langley Park Durham DH7 9XB
Received 10 Mar 2016
DecidedDRC/16/00073
Discharge of condition 9 (means of access) and 10 ( one way system) on planning permission 4/13/00243/FPA
The Manse Hallgarth Street Sherburn Village Durham DH6 1DN
Received 10 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00809/PND
Prior notification for the demolition of garage and store
1 Stainton Grove Depot The Green Stainton Grove Industrial Estate Barnard Castle DL12 8UJ
Received 9 Mar 2016
DecidedDM/16/00811/NMA
Non material amendment incorporating slight changes to the layout and position of the substation
Land To The North Of North West Industrial Estate Peterlee
Received 8 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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