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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

10,886Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,578 approved or refused records

460Refused applications

8,118 approved · 460 refused · 404 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/02113/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Demolition Management Plan), 5 (Construction Management Plan), 8 (Drainage Scheme), 9 (Landscaping Scheme), 14 (Biodiversity Management and Monitoring Plan) & 15 (Details of Materials) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/24/01139/VOC
Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JX
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02114/FPA
Conversion and extension of detached garage
5 The Green Hett Durham DH6 5LX
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02115/FPA
Single-storey rear infill extension
2 Buford Court Albert Street Durham DH1 4TL
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02116/FPA
Change of use from public house (Sui-Generis) to private dwelling (C3)
Half Moon Front Street North Quarrington Hill Durham DH6 4QG
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02117/FPA
Hipped Roof over Existing Two-Storey Flat Roof Extension
45 Station Road Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2BY
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02118/DRC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Completion Report) pursuant to application DM/23/01589/FPA.
McDonald's Ponds Court Business Park Genesis Way Consett DH8 5XP
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02119/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/20/02899/RM in relation to changes to the parking bays to Plots 13, 15 and 16
Land To The South Of Sudburn Avenue Staindrop DL2 3JY
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02120/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/22/00236/FPA for insertion of two velux windows and single gable window
Market Place Farm Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0JF
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02121/TCA
Felling of Cherry Blossom Tree- Section 211 notice
Hill View 3 Church Lane Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YZ
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02122/NMA
Non material amendment of planning permission DM/24/00306/FPA to change the materials to front and sides of dormer windows from slate (as originally proposed) to single ply PVC membrane (colour: Anthracite) with decor profile upstands (standing seam effect)
277 Medomsley Road Consett DH8 5JR
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02123/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 pursuant to planning permission DM/22/00236/FPA. See attached Materials and tree protection photographs
Market Place Farm Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0JF
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02124/FPA
Change of use from redundant place of worship (F1) to single dwellinghouse (C3)
St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02125/LB
Change of use from redundant place of worship (F1) to single dwellinghouse (C3) with demolition of lean-to and various associated internal and external works
St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02126/FPA
Change of use from 3-bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to 4-bedroom small HMO (Use Class C4) with extension to driveway and provision of cycle storage
3 Aspen Close Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1EE
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02127/PNA
Agricultural buildings to be utilised as a grain store; along with a general purpose agricultural building, to be used as undercover storage for machinery, temporary shelter for cattle and shelter for ewes during the spring lambing season.
Bradley Hall Durham Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3JH
Received 1 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02128/FPA
Construction of two bedroomed bungalow.
Land To The East Of 33 Campbell Street Tow Law DL13 4DX
Received 30 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02129/FPA
Removal of existing external roof-top plant equipment and installation of 6no Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) at the roof level of the Durham University Racecourse Pavilion building.
Durham City Cricket Pavilion Green Lane Durham DH1 3JU
Received 2 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02130/FPA
Construction of concrete road to replace existing gravel farm track
High House Farm Huntshieldford St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland DL13 1QZ
Received 2 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02131/DRC
Discharge of Condition 7 (Contamination Phase 4) IN PART in relation to Phase 2 only, pursuant to consent DM/20/00600/OUT.
Land North Of West Chilton Terrace Chilton
Received 2 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02132/FPA
Single storey side extension and porch to front
41 Bryans Leap Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6BW
Received 2 Aug 2024
Pending ConsiderationDM/24/02133/FPA
Extension of existing apartment 6 unit scheme to provide a further 5 apartments
High Green Court Low Row Easington Village SR8 3AU
Received 2 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02134/FPA
Change of Use from a C3 (Dwelling House) to a C2 (Residential Institution) Childrens Home for up to 4 children aged between 5 and 11 and associated internal and external works.
Coach Lodge Coach Lane Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6SX
Received 2 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02136/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02108/FPA for addition of velux window and dummy chimney stack to the roof of the outbuilding.
Carlton Knitsley Lane Templetown Consett DH8 7NN
Received 2 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02137/FPA
Single-storey side extension
1 Westgarth Grove Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2YB
Received 2 Aug 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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