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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

10,699Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,402 approved or refused records

447Refused applications

7,955 approved · 447 refused · 398 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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More application records

DecidedDM/24/01564/DRC
Discharge of condition 11 (Phase 4 verification report) pursuant to planning approval DM/22/00717/FPA
Land West Of Locomotion The NRM At Shildon Dale Road Industrial Estate Shildon DL4 2RE
Received 11 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01565/DRC
Discharge of Condition 5 (Phase 4 Verification) in relation to plots 47 - 59 (inc) pursuant of planning permission DM/21/02215/FPA.
Land East Of 1 To 25 Shinwell Drive Peterlee SR8 5AB
Received 11 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01567/VOC
Removal of condition 4 pursuant to planning permission DM/16/02564/FPA (1 no. dwelling, new build house) in relation to timber windows.
Land To The North Of The Penns West Park Lane Sedgefield TS21 2BA
Received 6 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01569/FPA
Front porch, single storey side extension, first floor gable end window and fenestration (amended description)
17 Alnwick Drive Spennymoor DL16 7GE
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01570/TEL
Prior notification for installation of new 20m Phase 7.2 streetworks pole and wrap-around cabinet with 3 no. ancillary equipment cabinets, 2 no. dishes, 9 no. antennas, 2 no. GPS nodes, and ancillary equipment to replace an existing telecommunication site
Land To The North East Of Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court Central Avenue Newton Aycliffe DL5 5RT
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01571/FPA
Subdivision to form first and second floor apartments including internal reconfiguration, installation of external stairs and relocating downpipe
11 The Bank Barnard Castle DL12 8PH
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01572/LB
Subdivision to form first and second floor apartments including internal reconfiguration, installation of external stairs and relocating downpipe
11 The Bank Barnard Castle DL12 8PH
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01574/FPA
Construction of 1 no. new detached dwelling
Plot 5 Poppyfield Court Seaton Seaham SR7 0DE
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01575/NMA
Reduction in depth and removal of bay windows pursuant to DM/24/00651/FPA
8 Whiteoak Avenue Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1DG
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01576/TCA
Fell T1 Ash, Fell T2 Sycamore and Fell T3 Ash
Land To The West Of Mill Cottage Deerbolt Bank Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AX
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01577/TCA
G1. 3 No. Lime trees, reduce in height by 4 -6 Metres or to house ridge height, whichever is greater. Shorten sides of crown to balance trees, leaving a 2- 3 metre gap from the gable end
High Green Farm Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0JX
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01578/TPO
T1 Sycamore - Crown lift to 4.5 meters, T2 Walnut - Crown lift to 4.5 meters, Gain clearance of 2 - 3 metres of garage roof, T3 Leylandii/thuja hedge - Fell and T4 Goat willow - Re-pollard to 3m
Rose Stile Sennings Lane Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9ED
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01579/FPA
External insulation and render dwelling
28 Highcroft Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7AN
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01580/FPA
Erection of 1no self-build dwelling
Land To The North Of 1 Bamburgh Road Ferryhill DL17 8QH
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01581/FPA
Change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a self-contained Small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
41 Oak Avenue Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2ET
Received 12 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01582/FPA
Installation of underground electricity cables in association with Sheraton Hall Solar Farm (LPA Reference: DM/20/03722/FPA and PINS Reference: APP/X1355/W/22/3299829).
Sheraton Hall Farm Sheraton Hartlepool TS27 4RD
Received 13 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01583/FPA
Construction of new roof, dormers and roof lights to facilitate loft conversion. Single storey front and rear extensions.
85 St Andrews Road South Church Bishop Auckland DL14 6RY
Received 13 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01584/FPA
Single storey and two storey extensions to rear and replace garage with outbuilding
Laurel Mount Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PP
Received 13 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01585/FPA
Polytunnel
Land West Of Laurel Mount Hamsterley DL13 3PP
Received 13 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01586/DRC
Discharge of condition 7 (roof slate sample) pursuant to planning permission DM/15/00442/VOC and DM/15/00440/VOC
The Byre 4 Stanhope Hall Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2PF
Received 13 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01587/FPA
Two-storey rear extension and part single-storey rear extension
3 Cornfield Garth Peterlee SR8 5TN
Received 13 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01588/TCA
Various Tree Works
Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG
Received 13 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01589/TPO
Remove the epicormic growth of the main stem up to a height of 5m to Sycamore Tree T1 and T2
32 Newcastle Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3TZ
Received 13 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01590/FPA
Full planning application for a proposed hay barn adjacent existing stables and retrospective planning application for a private equestrian manege.
Summerbreeze Iveston Lane Iveston Consett DH8 7TD
Received 13 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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