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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

10,736Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,434 approved or refused records

451Refused applications

7,983 approved · 451 refused · 401 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2014 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

DecidedDM/24/01728/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to permission DM/22/01830/FPA to reposition and reduce the size of the co-product bunker building, reduce the size of the office, to increase the height of the lean-to offshoot to the north and add a compressor house to the east of the main sawmill building, to increase the size of the two SUDs basins, to reposition the fence line, and to reposition a section of the internal road
Taylormade Timber Products Old Colliery Yard Sherburn Hill Durham DH6 1PS
Received 26 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01729/FPA
Erection of agricultural building to store hay and straw
Land To West Of West Tofts Tofts Road Mickleton DL12 0LR
Received 26 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01730/FPA
Single-Storey Side Extension
68 Priors Grange High Pittington Durham DH6 1DB
Received 26 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01731/FPA
Single storey side extension
47 Lily Gardens Dipton Stanley DH9 9BQ
Received 26 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01732/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) and 5 (parking) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02970/FPA for the change of use of the property to a Children's Home, to allow alterations to the approved car parking layout.
Land And Building East Of County Durham And Darlington Fire And Rescue Service Parkside Road Seaham SR7 7UB
Received 26 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01733/FPA
Two storey side extension and porch to the front
27 Oakdene Road Fishburn Stockton On Tees TS21 4EQ
Received 26 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01734/FPA
Single Storey rear Extension. Tiled roof to existing rear kitchen and utility.
5 Camberley Drive Brandon Durham DH7 8TD
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01736/PA56
Prior approval application for the erection of agricultural building for the storage of animal feed, general purpose storage and seasonal housing of animals
Land To The East Of Former Malt Shovel Inn Low Wham Butterknowle DL13 5JE
Received 26 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01737/PND
Demolition of garage block containing 8 No. garages
Garage Block Maughan Close Cornforth
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01739/VOC
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission DM/22/03597/FPA in respect of a change in the design of the dwelling and garage.
Land South East Of Jubilee House Whitehouse Avenue Burnhope DH7 0AJ
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01740/FPA
Erection of dwelling, detached garage and new access
Land North Of 284 - 288 Toft Hill Lane Toft Hill DL14 0PX
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01741/DRC
Discharge of Condition 25 (Artificial Grass Pitch and MUGA details) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/03248/FPA
Belmont Church Of England Junior School Buckinghamshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2QP
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01742/DRC
Application to discharge conditions 10 (HMMP), 11 (bin storage and cycle shelter) and 12 (boundary treatments) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/00506/FPA 'Proposed development of 22 No. 2 storey light industrial units...'
Land To The South Of 1 Gresley Road South West Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 2LU
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01743/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/22/01892/VOC for the installation of a flat standard window in place of the bay window to front
28 Forster Avenue Sherburn Durham DH6 1EP
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01744/TPO
Crown lifting to remove low branches up to approximately 4m above ground level / equivalent to lifting existing canopies by 2m above fence height. Including removal of selected branches plus other low branches below 4m where appropriate. Crown reduction to shorten branches growing directly towards the house by approximately 1.5m as appropriate. This will include pruning back to suitable junctions to provide increased clearance from the house whilst maintaining the natural form and balance of the trees. Removal of deadwood to 2no Sycamore trees
40 Homelands Court Helmington Row Crook DL15 0SA
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01745/TPO
T1 Scots Pine- fell as close to current ground level as practical. T2 Scots Pine- fell as close to ground level as practical.
Chestnut House 1A Coronation Terrace Fir Tree Crook DL15 8BP
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01746/TCA
Fell 2no. Ash (T7 and T17) and 4no. Cherry (T9, T10, T15 and T16)
Tollgate House Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD
Received 18 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01747/FPA
Single storey rear extension and hip to gable roof alteration, insertion of 4no. roof lights and 1no. 2nd floor gable window to provide habitable roof space
8 Dryburn Park Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AD
Received 28 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01748/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Materials) 7 (Broadband) 8 (Net Zero) and 10 (Sound Insulation) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02164/FPA
Croxdale And Hett Working Mens Club And Institute Front Street East Croxdale Durham DH6 5HX
Received 28 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01749/FPA
Single storey flat roof porch to front
30 Diamond Street Shildon DL4 1HY
Received 28 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01750/FPA
Replacement of decayed wood frame and surrounding sections of dormer window.
5 Albert Street Durham DH1 4RL
Received 28 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01751/VOC
Variation to Condition 4 of Planning Permission DM/22/03757/FPA in respect of the location of the Distribution Network Operator (DNO) substation
Land West Of Trimdon House Lodge Fishburn TS21 4BA
Received 28 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01752/FPA
Conversion of existing agricultural building to provide 1no. single-storey dwelling including associated access and landscaping works.
Land South West Of Irthingvale Farm Outputs Lane Knitsley DH8 9EX
Received 28 Jun 2024
DecidedDM/24/01753/FPA
Change of use of ground floor to two residential apartments (Class C3) and change of use of ground floor unit to a mixed use Cafe and Drinking Establishment (Class Sui Generis).
47 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW
Received 28 Jun 2024

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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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