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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

11,020Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,695 approved or refused records

469Refused applications

8,226 approved · 469 refused · 412 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/02484/DRC
Application to discharge conditions 2 (contaminated land), 4 (drainage), 5 (materials), 7 (rainwater goods), 9 (boundary treatments) and 11 (surface treatments) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/03711/VOC
Whitehouse Farm Bearpark Durham DH7 7DW
Received 9 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02485/FPA
Rear single storey extension, installation of modular ramp to front and replacement of window to front elevation to french door (amended description)
13 The Green Chester-le-Street DH2 2BA
Received 9 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02487/FPA
Erection of 1.8m fence to side and rear
32 Sharpley Drive Seaham SR7 0LE
Received 9 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02488/TCA
T1 - Maple - Prune to clear property by no more than 2mT2 - Maple - Crown thinning not exceeding a maximum of 10% volume. Prune from BT Pole by 2m (amended description)
West View Fieldhouse Lane Durham DH1 4NB
Received 9 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02490/FPA
Change of use of former primary school to 5 No. small business units (Class E a, b, c, e and g and Class F2 b) and ancillary facilities/access
Rookhope Primary School Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2DA
Received 9 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02491/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials) and 6 (solar panels) pursuant to DM/23/01852/FPA for a detached dwelling
6 Sycamore Square Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3AD
Received 9 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02492/TPO
Ash (R072914001) Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s only. No other works not specified herein are permitted. (amended description)
Graveyard St Margarets Crossgate Durham DH1 4PS
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02493/DRC
Discharge of condition 6 (Contamination) pursuant to planning approval DM/23/02289/FPA
Woodland View New Road Beamish Stanley DH9 6RJ
Received 10 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02494/FPA
Change of use of land to extend domestic garden area and provision of all-weather recreation court (personal use)
Startforth Hall High Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AG
Received 10 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02495/FPA
Agricultural style building to cover existing horse riding arena
Pea Farm Stanley DH9 8PT
Received 10 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02496/FPA
Erection of replacement single storey side and rear extension, garage and car port within rear garden area, widening of vehicular access to property.
1 Riverside Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HY
Received 10 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02497/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to amend the brick finished extension for render and amend the fenestration pursuant of planning permission DM/22/01591/FPA
3 Hartside Cottages Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert Durham DH1 5RQ
Received 10 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02498/FPA
Change of use from empty building (former library- Class F1) to Gym (Class E(d)) with external alterations including the installation of roller shutters (amended description 4th April 2025).
Unit 1 Kingsman House High Street Stanley DH9 0DQ
Received 10 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02499/VOC
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to application reference DM/23/01368/RM to allow for external alterations including the addition of external bay windows, addition of external staircase, removal and addition of windows/doors, alterations to external materials, two front gable peaks made symmetrical, central glazed area raised, and dormer roof above garage centralised (amended application form recieved on 5th November).
Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH
Received 10 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02500/NMA
Non-material amendment application pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00260/FPA for alterations to the garage door opening from two roller shutter doors to one 4m wide roller shutter door.
2 Wesley View Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3RL
Received 10 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02501/TCA
Apple tree to be cut back due to the size of the branches extending over 1 North View and also the adjacent property. Tree will be trimmed only. Tree also has a Wisteria plant growing around and through it that has extended from the tree to the roof of 1 and 2 North View. This Wisteria is to be removed due to concerns over it damaging the roofs. - Section 211 notice
1 North View Barnard Castle DL12 8NL
Received 10 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02502/FPA
Single storey rear/side extensions; partial garage conversion; and proposed extension to main bungalow roof
10 Whitworth Close Spennymoor DL16 7LH
Received 10 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02503/HPN
Prior notification for the erection of a single storey extension projecting from the rear of the original dwellinghouse by 4.05m, total height of 3.45m and height to the eaves of 2.55m
34 Beadnell Drive Seaham SR7 7WG
Received 11 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02504/FPA
Replacement of 3 separate metal security shutters to the front of the building with single electric roller shutter to cover 2 windows and door, installation of doors and windows and Installation of extractor fan
Post Office Front Street North Cassop Durham DH6 4RJ
Received 9 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02505/LB
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a handrail to the side of three steps leading to the entry door of numbers 13 and 15.
13 And 15 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HD
Received 11 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02506/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/23/02421/FPA for the construction of a new one-storey replacement school building followed by demolition of existing school buildings with associated car parking, landscaping and outdoor play space and facilities.
Sugar Hill Primary School Sheraton Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5NU
Received 11 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02507/FPA
Change of use from social club and manager's flat to supported living accommodation for up to 13 young people aged 16-21 years old(residential institution (class C2)) together with minor external and internal alterations
16 Croft Street Crook DL15 8QF
Received 11 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02508/FPA
Proposed single storey extension to front and single storey extension at side.
5 Station Cottages Lintz Green Rowlands Gill NE39 1NN
Received 11 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02509/FPA
Detached double garage and two storey extension to the rear, loft conversion with dormer window to the front.
6 Baxton Cottages Bridgehill Consett DH8 8RA
Received 11 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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