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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

10,676Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,381 approved or refused records

443Refused applications

7,938 approved · 443 refused · 397 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2014 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Council contacts

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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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More application records

Pending DecisionDM/24/01482/FPA
Two storey extension and loft extension to rear
7 Seaton Crescent Seaham SR7 0JW
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01483/TCA
Removal of T1
28 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01484/TPO
T4 - Rowan, fell and remove tree cut stump as low to ground as practically possible, (Section 211 notice). T14 - Sycamore (subject to TPO/357/2024), shorten back small diameter branches in the lower crown on the north side of the tree, to an appropriate side branch, by a maximum of 2m to create sufficient clearance from the adjacent church roof.
St Thomas Church Cowshill Bishop Auckland DL13 1DA
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01485/TCA
Remove epicormic growth from one Sycamore tree at rear of property - Section 211 notice
21 St Annes Drive Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DG
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01486/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Tree Protection Measures) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00387/FPA
6 Beechside Staindrop Darlington DL2 3PE
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01487/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 (materials and fenestration), 6 (Archaeology report) and 9 (noise assessment) pursuant to planning approval DM/21/00360/FPA.
Car Park To Rear Of Red Lion Front Street Chester-le-Street
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01488/FPA
Single storey rear extension
27 Langley Street Langley Park Durham DH7 9YH
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01490/FPA
Installation of solar panels to front roof slope
27 St Marys Grove Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6LR
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01491/FPA
Conversion of outbuilding and change of use to holiday let (resubmission)
Wingate Lodge Salters Lane Ends Town Kelloe Trimdon Station TS29 6NT
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01493/FPA
Two storey rear extension
22 Westfield Terrace Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9BH
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01494/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/18/01980/FPA to substitute the house types and changes to the layout
Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01495/FPA
Change of use of commercial unit from class E of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order, to class F2 (indoor swimming pool / swim school)
Unit 27B Number One Industrial Estate Consett DH8 6TJ
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01496/FPA
Proposed loft conversion with raised roof height for additional space
2 Blackgate East Coxhoe Durham DH6 4AA
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01497/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03490/VOC to include the installation of plant to the roof
9A Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01499/NMA
Non Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02754/FPA to change balustrade from glass to vertical steel spindles
6 Archery Rise Durham DH1 4LA
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01500/FPA
Front extension and re-roofing of existing front garage/porch projection.
6 Frosterley Close Newton Hall Durham DH1 5SN
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01501/TPO
T1 Sycamore - Crown lifting not exceeding a maximum height clearance of 3.5m above ground level. This may include the pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown: eg shortening or removal of secondary branches. Main structural branches over the recommended height must be retained. Crown lifting must be done to uniform height all round to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s and sever ivy located to the base of the tree.
91 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01503/FPA
Replacement timber windows with UPVC to the front including installation of rooflights
The Strathmore Holwick Barnard Castle DL12 0NJ
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01504/FPA
Single storey extension
Stoney Heap Bungalow Stonyheap Lane Stonyheap Consett DH8 7SS
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01506/FPA
First floor side and rear extension and single storey extension to the rear, new paved driveway to the front with new access
1 Valley View Croxdale Durham DH6 5HU
Received 6 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01507/FPA
Erection of 1no agricultural building to adjoin onto existing farm building
West Moor Farm Durham Lane Easington Peterlee SR8 3UN
Received 6 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01508/TCA
T1. Ash - remove canopy and leave the stem as a monolith. Replanting with oaks
Bede Rest Beech Crest Durham DH1 4QF
Received 6 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01510/FPA
Two-storey side extension
195 Park Avenue Coxhoe Durham DH6 4JL
Received 6 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01511/FPA
Change of use from Community Centre / Hub (Use Class F2) to 3 bed residential dwelling (Use Class C3)
3 Attlee Square Sherburn Durham DH6 1JN
Received 6 Jun 2024

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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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