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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

10,752Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,450 approved or refused records

451Refused applications

7,999 approved · 451 refused · 401 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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/24/01779/FPA
Proposed detached garage
4 Portland Avenue Seaham SR7 8BX
Received 1 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01780/TPO
Felling of Scot's Pine (P4) - TPO-WVDC-2-2002
15 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP
Received 1 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01782/TCA
Felling of one Silver Birch tree - Section 211 notice.
19 The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DG
Received 1 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01783/AD
Advertisement consent for 3 illuminated fascia box signs and 4 bus stop signs
13 - 17 Dalton Park Murton Seaham SR7 9HU
Received 1 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01784/FPA
Loft conversion with rooflights, raised patio and raise roof on garage flat roof to pitched roof
6 Lindisfarne Avenue Chester-le-Street DH3 3PT
Received 1 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01785/PND
Prior notification for the demolition of 5 no. garages
Land To The East Of 1 Moutter Close Horden SR8 4BL
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01788/FPA
Change of use of land to private garden land with demolition of 5 no. garages and erection of 1 no. garage (retention of 1 no. garage), landscaping, hardstanding and erection of boundary fence (resubmission)
Garage Site 16 Ramside View Carrville DH1 1NG
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01789/TPO
Felling of one Giant Sequoia - TPO - WVDC-14-1986
The Old Rectory 1 Church Lane Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NQ
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01790/FPA
Raising of roof section by 1.5m to facilitate new plant housing (Amended proposal to approval DM/23/03285/FPA)
Units 44-46 Hydram Engineering Ltd Avenue Two Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0SG
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01791/FPA
Extension to create storage building
Green Lane Nurseries Green Lane Wheatley Hill Trimdon Station TS29 6BF
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01792/FPA
Demolition of garage and flat roof extension to side, erection of single storey side extension and pergola and installation of pitched roof over existing two storey rear extension
1 Cobblers Cottages Browney Bank Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4HX
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01793/TCA
Reduce the size of one Cherry tree (Section 211 notice)
3 The Larches Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6NG
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01794/PN56
Prior notification under Class MA for the change of use of the premises from commercial to create two flats (Use Class C3).
42 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6AH
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01795/VOC
Variation of condition 3 to allow the annexe to be used as a short term holiday let and to discharge condition 4 (landscaping scheme) pursuant to permission DM/21/04207/FPA
West Batter Law Farm Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8RZ
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01796/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 2 (Materials) and 6 (Sample Panel) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/01515/VOC.
Hodgson Garage Wearhead Bishop Auckland DL13 1EB
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01797/FPA
Erection of a new, detached, 2-storey dwelling and associated landscaping and boundary treatments
Land And Buildings South East Of Sycamore House And West Of Bondisle Way Stanhope DL13 2YU
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01798/TCA
Felling and Removal of T1
Land At St Oswald's Primary School Church Street Durham DH1 3DQ
Received 3 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01799/AD
One fascia sign to gable end of property and roller shutter box sign to front of property.
Post Office Front Street North Cassop Durham DH6 4RJ
Received 3 Jul 2024
Pending ConsiderationSCR/24/00005
Screening opinion
Land To The West Of Fenhall Lodge Greencroft Park Lanchester Durham DH7 0QZ
Received 3 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01800/TPO
Pear Tree (TPO ref. PN1-320) - Prune back from property by 1/1.5m and removal of deadwood (amended description)
16 The Orchard Pity Me Durham DH1 5DA
Received 1 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01801/PND
Proposed demolition of three demountable units comprising steel/timer frames with flat roofs
Escomb Primary School Three Lane Ends Escomb Bishop Auckland DL14 7SR
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01802/FPA
The erection of two temporary marquees
Rushford Court North Road Durham DH1 4RY
Received 3 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01803/AD
2No Internally Illuminated 6No Non-illuminated Fascia Signs
1 Fiennes Road North West Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 2QH
Received 3 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01804/FPA
Alterations to shopfront in association with merging of unit 5 and 6 to create Veterinary clinic
5 And 6 Carers Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 4SE
Received 3 Jul 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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