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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

11,004Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,683 approved or refused records

468Refused applications

8,215 approved · 468 refused · 411 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/02434/TEL
Prior notification for installation of replacement 20m monopole mast including 3 no. antenna, radio equipment, 1 no. GPS Module, 2 no. equipment cabinets, and ancillary development thereto
Telecommunications Mast Telephone Exchange High Street Spennymoor
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02435/TPO
Felling of Ash tree B101016004, remove Ivy, sever at base and remove 2m up main stem of Ash tree, B101016005 - TPO-WVDC-2-1987
Open Space At Wesley View Wolsingham
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02436/DRC
Discharge of Condition 11 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Proposals) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/03248/FPA
Belmont Church Of England Infant School Buckinghamshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2QP
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02437/DRC
Discharge of Condition 18 (Electric Car Charging Points) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/03248/FPA
Belmont Church Of England Infant School Buckinghamshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2QP
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02438/DRC
Discharge of Condition 19 (Cycle Parking) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/03248/FPA
Belmont Church Of England Infant School Buckinghamshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2QP
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02439/AD
1no. internally illuminated fascia sign above main entrance
Land Rear Of Tindale Crossing Public House Stadium Way St Helen Auckland DL14 9TW
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02440/FPA
Two storey side and rear extension, 2no. bay windows to front, demolition of detached garage and replacement integrated double garage (amended description)
20 Beech Grove Trimdon Grange Trimdon Station TS29 6HJ
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02441/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to DM/21/03747/VOC to subdivide unit 13 into two units and install additional door to rear elevation
Land Rear Of Tindale Crossing Public House Stadium Way St Helen Auckland DL14 9TW
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02442/FPA
Removal of existing lean to structure and existing rear yard boundary wall. Erection of single storey rear kitchen extension on the same footprint of the existing boundary wall to include open yard area.
27 West Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 3HL
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02443/AD
Non illuminated sign to shopfront
7 - 8 Front Street Sedgefield TS21 3AT
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02445/FPA
Change of use of part of dwellinghouse to form separate annex accommodation for use by family members (retrospective)
3 Low Friarside Lane Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6BR
Received 4 Sept 2024
Pending ConsiderationDM/24/02446/FPA
Two storey rear extension with white render finish, single storey front extension and conversion of garage to habitable room
8 Boulmer Lea Seaham SR7 7WL
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02447/AD
Installation of 1 no. green aluminium post-mounted community noticeboard
Playground Laburnum Avenue Durham DH1 4HA
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02448/TCA
B101015001 - Sycamore - Dismantle, chemical stump treatment, B101015005 - Wild Cherry - Remove Ivy, sever Ivy at base and remove 2m up main stem, and remove Ivy from surrounding boundary wall, B101015004 - Ash - Dismantle, chemical stump treatment, B101015003 - Wild Cherry - Remove Ivy sever at base and remove 2m up main stem and clear Ivy off wall - Section 211 notice.
51 Wesley View Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3RL
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02449/TCA
B101210003 - Lawson Cypress - Dismantle, Mechanical stump removal, B101210002 - Lawson Cypress - Dismantle, mechanical stump removal, B11210001 - Lime - Remove Ivy, crown lift to 3m, all round lift to 3m to clear 2 x car parks, B101209004 - Horse Chestnut - Remove hangers (central crown at 9m), crown lift to 3m over car park. - Section 211 notice
1 Beaconsfield Court Barnard Castle DL12 8ER
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02450/TCA
Remove deadwood (>35mm diameter), crown lift to 2.5m over footpath, 5m over road and 4m over garden to 1no. Sycamore tree (R072913002)
14 Priory Orchard Durham DH1 4QT
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02451/TPO
R072917006. Wild Cherry - Dismantle, Mechanical Stump removal, replace treeR072918001. Sycamore - prune away from buildingR072917008. Ash - FellR072917007. Rowan - Prune away from building, to facilitate >1m clearance (amended description)
Green Court Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QB
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02452/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (window details) of planning permission DM/24/00621/FPA for works to front elevation
13 North Terrace Seaham SR7 7EU
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02453/FPA
Change the use of land from open space to domestic garden and driveway, including fencing and garden shed to front and gates
Land To East Of 11 Warnbrooke Avenue Murton Seaham SR7 9BT
Received 5 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02454/FPA
Replacement play equipment in north eastern corner of school site
Ingleton Ce Primary School Manor Road Ingleton Darlington DL2 3JE
Received 5 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02455/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 12 (glint and glare), 13 (above ground structure details) and 14 (archaeological written scheme of investigation) of Planning Permission APP/X1355/W/22/3299829 (DCC Reference DM/20/03722/FPA)
Sheraton Hall Farm Sheraton Hartlepool TS27 4RD
Received 5 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02456/DRC
Discharge of Condition 11 (archaeological written scheme of investigation) of Planning Permission APP/X1355/W/22/3299836 (DCC Reference DM/21/02333/FPA)
Sheraton Hall Farm Sheraton Hartlepool TS27 4RD
Received 5 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02457/LB
Listed buildings consent for replacement of lead gutters and detailing to main roof and glazed dome
The Castle The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL
Received 5 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02458/AD
Proposed externally illuminated fascia sign (amended drawing received 31st January).
10 South Street Crook DL15 8NE
Received 5 Sept 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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