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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 dates10,841Searchable applications
949Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,535 approved or refused records
453Refused applications
8,082 approved · 453 refused · 403 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03000262830Council 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.
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/24/01973/TPO
Felling of one Fir tree between 14 and 16 High Mill Road - TPO-DER-066
16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01974/FPA
Replacement of conservatory to the rear
23 West Lane Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SB
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01975/FPA
Erection of car port and alterations to first floor window
East Byre Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9HU
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01976/VOC
Amendment of condition 6 of approval DM/20/00576/LB to allow change to approved glazed link to timber due to structural movement of South Gate house
Gatehouses Mount Oswald South Road Durham DH1 3TQ
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01977/LB
Replacement roof to main dwellinghouse and outbuildings
11 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Pending ConsiderationDM/24/01978/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved (except for access at Ricknall Lane) for residential dwellings (C3) and extra care apartments (C2), a local centre (use class E, C3 and F2), mitigation for nutrient neutrality, associated infrastructure and landscaping. Demolition of existing building at High Copelaw Farm (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
Land To The South Of North East Centre For Autism Cedar Drive Copelaw DL5 6UN
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01980/FPA
Proposed addition of canopies, a covered walkway, a balcony, a raised platform and a swimming pool (amended description 4th November 2024).
Shooting Box Farm Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NL
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01982/VOC
Variation of conditions 4, 19 and Condition 20 of application DM/22/03572/VOC to revise description of school to 'one form entry' and move occupation to the 750th unit.
Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01983/NMA
Non-material amendment to condition 14 (footway plan) to amend the trigger for delivery so it is consistent with S106 Agreement pursuant to planning permission 1/2012/0661/85673 (as amended by DM/23/02569/NMA)
Ever Ready Industrial Estate Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9QF
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01984/FPA
Extension to existing factory.
9 Partnership Court Seaham Grange Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 0PX
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01985/FPA
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to the rear of the property.
139 Watling Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6RR
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01986/DRC
Discharge of Condition 6 (Post Investigation Assessment) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/02899/RM
Land To The South Of Sudburn Avenue Staindrop DL2 3JY
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01987/FPA
Single storey rear extension and attic conversion with rear dormer (resubmission of DM/20/03129/FPA)
4 Holmlands Park Chester-le-Street DH3 3PJ
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01988/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to permission DM/24/00522/FPA to relocate a staircase, increase the height of part of the extension to create additional first floor space, and various internal alterations
Ramside Hall Golf Club Ramside Durham DH1 1TD
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01989/FPA
First floor side extension and single storey rear extension.
2 Haverley Drive Seaham SR7 0JP
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01990/FPA
Conversion of Grade II listed former Victorian Church building from its use as a gym to 10no. residential flats with shared gym and 'work from home' office space and insertion of conservation style rooflights and window replacement.
St Lukes Church St Lukes Crescent Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3NL
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01991/LB
Conversion of Grade II listed former Victorian Church building from its use as a gym to 10no. residential flats with shared gym and 'work from home' office space and insertion of conservation style rooflights and window replacement.
St Lukes Church St Lukes Crescent Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3NL
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01992/FPA
Proposed Garage and Storage Area.
St Marys Church Church Street Howden-le-Wear DL15 8HH
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01993/FPA
Part two part three storey extension to music and sports building, addition of cladding to south west corner, and altered first floor fenestration
New College Durham Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5ES
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01996/LB
Taking down badly eroded masonry and rebuilding outer skin to main house east gable. Removal of timber floorboards/joists affected by dry rot. Replacement with insulated limecrete floor. Removal of floorboards within drawing room and dining room and lath and plaster ceiling to kitchen and dining room, to facilitate the removal of asbestos pipe insulation debris. Like for like replacement of rotten floorboards and floor joists to first floor bathroom and ensuite. Like for like replacement of two sliding sash windows.
Lumley Park House Lumley New Road Castle Dene Chester-le-street DH3 4EY
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/01998/FPA
To change the use of the existing shed to a dog grooming room and run the business from there
117 Taylor Avenue Bearpark Durham DH7 7AX
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/02000/DRC
Discharge of Condition(s) 3 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/04095/LB
Leazes Cottage Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/02001/TPO
Various tree works as per the tree report - TPO - WVDC-2-2002
Land To The South Of 9 Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DP
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDM/24/02002/FPA
Erection of two storey rear extension
9 Cragleas Hobson Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6EH
Received 22 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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