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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

10,819Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,513 approved or refused records

453Refused applications

8,060 approved · 453 refused · 403 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/01917/FPA
Proposed removal of the existing play area and replacement with new play area, including safety surfacing.
Village Hall Drover Road Castleside Consett DH8 9RE
Received 11 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01918/FPA
Permanent re-location and retention of the Yurt to be used for events (previous temporary planning permission DM/21/01779/FPA)
Raby Castle Raby Park Staindrop Darlington DL2 3AH
Received 12 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01920/NMA
Non-material amendments to approved plans listed in Condition 3 (Approved plans and documents) of Appeal DecisionAPP/X1355/W/22/3292099 (DCC Ref: DM/21/01500/WAS)
Land North Of Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd Millennium Way Aycliffe Business Park DL5 6UG
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01921/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Design and layout of car park and external yard area) and 10 (Details of walling and roofing materials) pursuant to of Appeal Decision APP/X1355/W/22/3292099 (DCC Ref: DM/21/01500/WAS) (previously approved under DM/23/02024/DRC)
Land North Of Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd Millennium Way Aycliffe Business Park DL5 6UG
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01922/TCA
Ash (T1 & T2) - Fell to ground level due to severe signs of Ash dieback
Land To The West Of 77 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AY
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01923/FPA
Retention of brick-built, render painted (light grey) shed within garden facing highway
The Reading Rooms Front Street Grange Villa Chester-le-Street DH2 3LX
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01924/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/22/01110/FPA for removal of sliding automatic doors and replacement with fixed glazing panels
Units 40 To 41 The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01925/FPA
Detached garage
3 Kirkham Close Newton Aycliffe DL5 4RS
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01926/FPA
Erection of 3no. dwellings and associated works
Land East Of Oak Croft Lartington Green Lane Lartington DL12 9DA
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01927/TPO
T1 Sycamore - Crown lift around BT wires only, removal of deadwood as required (Amended description)
5 Vigo Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 2AN
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01928/CPO
Convert existing loft space into 1no habitable room including flat roof dormer and 2no Velux roof lights
Hillandale Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HE
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01929/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission 1/2013/0656/87929.
Cliffords House Farm Cliffords Bank Quebec Durham DH7 9DN
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01931/DRC
Discharge of condition 9 (greenhouse emissions) pursuant to DM/23/00177/FPA
Land West Of Millfield Cottage Hutton Henry TS27 4RR
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01932/NMA
Non material amendment of planning permission DM/21/00758/VOC
Seaham Hall Hotel Seaham Hall Seaham SR7 7AG
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01933/VOC
Variation of condition 8 of planning permission 1/1999/0429/DMFP (Three wind turbines, connection building, cable trenches and associated access tracks) to extend the duration of operations to no later than 31 March 2027.
Land To The West Of Willow Tree Cottage East Hedleyhope DL13 4PR
Received 16 Jul 2024
Pending DecisionDM/24/01934/FPA
Erection of two agricultural barns with associated access, landscape and drainage (amended description 10.02.2026)
New Warlands Farm Holmside Lane Burnhope Durham DH7 6EX
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01935/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (drainage) and 7 (Phase 3 remediation strategy and gas protection measures) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03551/FPA.
Electrix International Ltd Unit 1a And 1b Dovecot Hill South Church Enterprise Park South Church Bishop Auckland DL14 6XP
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01936/FPA
Conversion and change of use of former veterinary surgery to rear of Ashfield House (Class E) to create 2 residential apartments (1 additional unit - Class C3) with integrated car port, elevational changes, alterations to former single storey x ray building to create covered car parking area and removal of chimney (amended description)
Former Veterinary Practice Rear Of Ashfield House Durham Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0LN
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01937/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/21/02787/FPA to replace the two doors within the north east elevation with one door within the south east elevation and to replace gravel area from the east to the south of the building
High Fallowfield Farm South Hetton Durham DH6 2TA
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01938/VOC
Proposed variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/02622/FPA involving floorplans reduced in gross internal area in one wing of the building across all levels, change to elevations on effected wing and relocation of substation
Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01939/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 11 (Greenhouses Gases) pursuant to DM/24/00009/FPA
5 Valeside Durham DH1 4RF
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01942/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (coal mining), 5 (contaminated land), 7 (construction management plan), 8 (materials), 9 (window, door, rooflights and solar panels), 12 (broadband connection), 13 (EV charge point) pursuant to planning approval DM/23/03634/FPA (Proposed bungalow, boundary wall and associated access (resubmission))
Land West Of The Garth Old Eldon DL4 2QT
Received 12 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01943/TPO
Proposed works include essential maintenance to prune branches touching the church building, remove dead trees/stems and to crown lift over head stones and paths
Church Of The Holy Trinity Church Lane Murton Seaham SR7 9PG
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/01944/TPO
Fell Pine Tree at Land to the Rear of 24 Acre Rigg Road.
Land To The Rear Of 24 Acre Rigg Road Peterlee SR8 2DY
Received 16 Jul 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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