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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates10,786Searchable applications
949Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,481 approved or refused records
451Refused applications
8,030 approved · 451 refused · 402 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03000262830Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedDM/24/01862/FPA
Conversion of existing garage into study
2 New Park Newfield Bishop Auckland DL14 8DR
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01863/HRA
Habitats Regulations Assessment pursuant to change of use of agricultural building to one residential dwelling (C3) (DM/23/02032/PNC)
Woodside Thorpe Larches Stockton On Tees TS21 3HH
Received 8 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01864/FPA
Proposed rear extension, convert outbuildings to form ancillary annex and erection of gates
5 Low Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DS
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01865/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment to condition 1 of approval DM/23/02606/RM to permit revised drainage strategy
Land South Of Bowburn Sewage Works And West Of A688 Bowburn DH6 5NP
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01866/DRC
Discharge of Condition 14 (External lighting) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/03248/FPA
Belmont Church Of England Infant School Buckinghamshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2QP
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01867/RM
Approval of reserved matters for associated infrastructure relating to the diversion of a culvert running from Cell R7 to R8 (intersecting Cells R5, R6 and R9) pursuant to planning permission DM/15/02714/OUT
Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01868/FPA
Proposed two storey and single storey rear extension and front porch.
12 Fairview Drive Medomsley Edge Consett DH8 6QX
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01869/DRC
Discharge of condition 2 (site levels, FFLs and enclosures) pursuant to DM/21/04140/RM (as amended by DM/24/01708/NMA)
Lowfield Farm Access Road From A690 Durham Road Willington
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01870/TPO
Removal of 3no. Chestnut Trees (T1, T2 & T3)
8 Hamilton Close Newton Aycliffe DL5 4DB
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01871/TCA
Tree works to T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20, T21, T22, T23 and T24 as described in schedule
Meadow Bank Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SH
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01872/TCA
Cherry- fell
Land To The North Of 17 Douglas Villas Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JL
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01873/DRC
Discharge of condition 18 (noise mitigation) pursuant to planning permission DM/18/03443/OUT (as amended by DM/23/02103/NMA) in relation to Phase 1 (DM/21/04140/RM as amended by DM/24/01708/NMA)
Lowfield Farm Access Road From A690 Durham Road Willington
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01875/FPA
Change of use from a C3 Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 4 bed HMO (Use Class C4)
28 Herons Court Gilesgate Durham DH1 2HD
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01876/FPA
Change of use of residential dwelling (use of class C3) to Children's Home (Use Class C2).
1 Shadforth Close Old Shotton Peterlee SR8 2NG
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01877/DRC
Discharge of Condition 22 (Written Scheme of Investigation) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/03248/FPA
Belmont Church Of England Infant School Buckinghamshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2QP
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01878/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) persuant to approval reference DM/21/04113/FPA
Ryton Mainsforth Ferryhill DL17 9AA
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01879/VOC
Variation of condition 2 to amend the design of the garage permitted under planning permission DM/20/01953/FPA
Land To The South Of The Grange Willow Avenue Greencroft DH9 8JN
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01880/FPA
Single storey side and rear extension
21 Sharpley Drive Seaham SR7 0LE
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01881/FPA
Single Storey Rear and Side Extension
7 Deyncourt Durham DH1 3QB
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01882/LB
Replace render and repoint, repair roof including water table and guttering, repair and replace 2 No. windows
2 Thorngate Barnard Castle DL12 8PY
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01883/FPA
Construction of brick built balcony to rear incorporating a 1.8m privacy screen (revision of previously approved application DM/23/03416/FPA in relation to its location)
58 Attwood Terrace Tudhoe Colliery Spennymoor DL16 6TE
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01885/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 6 pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03718/VOC relating to details of extraction units for unit 11.
Land Rear Of Tindale Crossing Public House Stadium Way St Helen Auckland DL14 9TW
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01886/FPA
Erection of detached double garage
The Stables Holywell Hall Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EQ
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01887/FPA
Detached outbuilding to side garden
66 Langdon Close Templetown Consett DH8 7NH
Received 11 Jul 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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