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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

10,850Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,544 approved or refused records

455Refused applications

8,089 approved · 455 refused · 403 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/02003/FPA
Retention of garden room to rear garden
3 Blair Close Sherburn Durham DH6 1RQ
Received 19 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02004/PNA
Agricultural storage building
Land To The South East Of High Cold Knott Farm Mown Meadows Road Crook DL15 9QF
Received 22 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02006/VOC
Removal of Condition 6 and 7 pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00423/FPA in relation to Contaminated Land
Salvation Army Hall Cookson Terrace Murton Seaham SR7 9NL
Received 23 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02007/FPA
Change of use to holiday let accommodation and associated works
12 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP
Received 23 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02008/LB
Listed Building consent for the repair of external fabric and internal works to facilitate the change of use of the building
12 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP
Received 23 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02010/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission DM/16/01806/RM relating to cycle storage details.
Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton
Received 23 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02012/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/16/01806/RM for minor amendment to landscaping and play area plans
Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02013/TCA
Fell 3 No Conifer trees to rear
5 Baliol Street Barnard Castle DL12 8AF
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02014/FPA
Single storey front and rear extension
93 Grinstead Way Carrville Durham DH1 1LY
Received 22 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02015/PNA
Prior Notification under Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a forestry road
Woodland South Of West Pasture Road Mickleton DL12 0PW
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02016/DRC
Discharge of Condition 22 (bus stops) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/03839/FPA
Land North Of Delves Lane Consett
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02017/FPA
Demolition of single storey garage and conservatory, erection of two storey side and rear extension and single storey side and rear extension and internal alterations.
1 Crossgate Moor Gardens Durham DH1 4HS
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02018/FPA
Replace porch with single storey side extension
46 Essex Avenue Moorside Consett DH8 8DG
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02019/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3(Contaminated Land Phase 2 - Site Investigation & 3 - Remediation Strategy) pursuant of planning permission DM/24/00386/FPA
N C B Buildings Stella Gill Industrial Estate Pelton Fell Chester-le-Street DH2 2RG
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02020/PN56
Prior notification for the installation of 28no. roof-mounted solar panels
Durham County Council Corten House Aykley Heads Business Park Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5TS
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02021/FPA
Retention of two A/C condenser units and re-use of one main extract grille and modify a second extract grille for the WC.
Unit 10 St Cuthberts Walk Chester-le-Street DH3 3YQ
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02022/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 (Nutrient Neutrality Certificate), 5 (materials), 6 (window and door details), 7 (minimise greenhouse gas emissions), 9 (Bat/ bird boxes) and 10 (broadband) pursuant to DM/24/01123/FPA
Marden House Darlington Road Barnard Castle DL12 8TA
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02023/TCA
Pruning between 2-3.5 metres of one Apple tree, two Laburnum trees, one Yew tree, one Plum tree and one Cherry blossom tree - Section 211 notice.
Ratho Villa Leazes Villas Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6HW
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02024/LB
Replacement of fire doors within Listed Building
5 North Bailey Durham DH1 3ET
Received 24 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02028/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 8 (Remediation Strategy), 10 (Landscaping Details), 16 (Playing Field Replacement Strategy) and 17 (Community Use Agreement) of Planning Permission DM/22/03528/FPA
Woodham Academy Washington Crescent Newton Aycliffe DL5 4AX
Received 25 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02029/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission DM/22/03528/FPA in respect of alterations to the fenestration and the relocation of the cycle shelter.
Woodham Academy Washington Crescent Newton Aycliffe DL5 4AX
Received 25 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02030/VOC
Proposed variation of conditions 2 and 15 of planning permission DM/22/02627/FPA (retail store) ) to increase the building footprint by making it shorter but wider, reducing the parking spaces by 1 space (amended)
Site Of Former Bus Depot Chester Road East Stanley DH9 0TH
Received 25 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02031/FPA
Agricultural building for general storage and livestock housing
Force Garth Forest-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0EP
Received 25 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02032/FPA
Replacement of existing meters with a new external meter stream piping system, a new GR kiosk, Standby Generator and satellite telemetry dish, retaining wall and an increase in the overall main site compound/security weld mesh fencing.
Tow Law Offtake Saltersgate Lane Satley
Received 25 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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