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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
9,739Searchable applications
956Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,576 approved or refused records
421Refused applications

7,155 approved · 421 refused · 335 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.

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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/16/00830/LB

    Removal of 2no. signs mounted to existing metal gate on North Porch and replacement with 2no. new aluminium signs fixed to existing metal gate. Installation of 1no. new aluminium sign onto existing external wall of Durham Light Infantry Memorial Garden.

    Durham Cathedral The College Durham DH1 3EH

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  2. DecidedDM/16/00831/LB

    Installation of 1no. new aluminium wall mounted sign to right of existing doorway

    Durham Cathedral The College Durham DH1 3EH

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  3. DecidedDM/16/00832/LB

    Removal of 1no. existing sign mounted to metal gate and installation of 1no. new powder-coated aluminium sign mounted to existing metal gate.

    Durham Cathedral The College Durham DH1 3EH

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  4. DecidedDM/16/00833/LB

    Removal of 1no. existing wall mounted sign. Installation of 1no. new aluminium wall mounted sign and repairs to stonework within arcade of Cathedral Gatehouse.

    1 The College Durham DH1 3EQ

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  5. DecidedDM/16/00834/LB

    Removal of 1 no. existing noticeboard and installation of 1 no. new aluminium noticeboard to arcade within gatehouse.

    Durham Cathedral The College Durham DH1 3EH

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  6. DecidedDM/16/00835/LB

    Removal of 1no existing sign mounted to timber door, installation of 1no powder coated aluminium sign.Removal of 1 no. sign mounted to garden wall, installation of 1 no. powder coated aluminium sign, repointing of wall locally prior to work.

    12 The College Durham DH1 3EQ

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  7. DecidedDM/16/00836/LB

    Removal of 2no. wall mounted signs and installation of 2no. new aluminium wall mounted signs to Chapter Clerk's office.

    Durham Cathedral The College Durham DH1 3EH

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  8. DecidedDM/16/00837/LB

    Removal of 1no. existing sign. Installation of 1no. new aluminium wall mounted sign and repair of 5no. stones to east wall of 16 The College.

    16 The College Durham DH1 3EQ

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  9. DecidedDRC/16/00079

    Discharge of planning condition 3 pursuant to DM/14/01877/RM relating to means of enclosure

    Plots 5, 6 And 7 Eve Lane Spennymoor DL16 6NN

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  10. DecidedDM/16/00838/FPA

    Erection of single storey pitched roof extension to rear of existing dwelling

    29 Salisbury Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5QT

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  11. DecidedDM/16/00839/FPA

    Erection of two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension, front porch and mono-pitch canopy to front

    28 Rothesay Ouston Chester-le-street DH2 1SA

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  12. DecidedDM/16/00840/NMA

    Non-material minor amendment to change the door and window sizes to rear and side elevations of extension (DM/15/02713/FPA)

    The Farmhouse Brandon Lane West Brandon Crook DL15 9AS

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  13. DecidedDRC/16/00080

    Discharge of conditions 1 (time Limit), 2 (approved plans), 3 (materials), 4 (enclosure), 5 (site levels), 6 (ground investigation), 7 (drainage), 8 (landscaping) and 9 (hours of working) of approval DM/15/02993/FPA, former Plawsworth Rd Infant School, Sacriston

    Plawsworth Road Infant School Plawsworth Road Sacriston Durham DH7 6QH

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  14. DecidedDM/16/00841/FPA

    Change of use of open space to residential garden and erection of boundary fencing

    4 Cuthbert Road Cornforth Ferryhill County Durham DL17 9LY

    Received 10 Mar 2016
  15. DecidedDM/16/00842/AD

    Retrospective Advertisement Consent for the Display of Housing Development Advertising Signage

    Rumby Hill Crossroads Rumby Hill Lane Crook

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  16. DecidedDM/16/00843/TCA

    Remove 2nd trunk of mature sycamore as dying

    Holywell Hall Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EQ

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  17. DecidedDM/16/00844/FPA

    Construction of pitched roof over existing flat roof at front and side of dwelling.

    33 Willowtree Avenue Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1EA

    Received 14 Mar 2016
  18. DecidedDRC/16/00081

    Discharge of conditions 10 and 11 of planning permission DM/15/01102/FPA relating surface water drainage and foul water drainage.

    Mill Farm Victoria Terrace Lanchester County Durham DH7 0JB

    Received 10 Mar 2016
  19. DecidedDM/16/00846/VOC

    Application to vary Condition 2 of planning application 1/2009/0214 to amend design and re-positioning of the garage by three metres to the east of the previously approved position.

    The Ranch Lintz Green Lane Lintzford Newcastle Upon Tyne NE39 1NB

    Received 11 Mar 2016
  20. DecidedDM/16/00848/FPA

    Erection of first floor and single storey extension to rear

    Fern House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QE

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  21. DecidedDM/16/00847/TPO

    Application for tree works including the felling of 11 trees.

    Mount Oswald Site South Road Durham DH1 3TQ

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  22. DecidedDM/16/00851/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4 metres, an eaves height of 2 metres and a total height of 2.8 metres.

    Wood View Ford Crescent Lanchester Durham DH7 0SW

    Received 9 Mar 2016
  23. DecidedDM/16/00852/FPA

    Erection of two storey rear extension

    1 Clarendon Street Consett DH8 5LS

    Received 10 Mar 2016
  24. DecidedDM/16/00853/HPN

    Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension which extends beyond the original rear wall of the dwelling by 6.6m and 4m and has a maximum height of 3.5m and eaves height of 2.4m

    13 Lorimers Close Peterlee SR8 2NH

    Received 15 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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