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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

11,035Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,708 approved or refused records

470Refused applications

8,238 approved · 470 refused · 413 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/24/02541/DRC
Discharge of Condition 24 (Community Use Agreement) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/03248/FPA
Belmont Church Of England Infant School Buckinghamshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2QP
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02542/FPA
Replacement shop front, door to side alley and first floor windows, all to front elevation
16 Church Street Coxhoe Durham DH6 4DD
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02543/FPA
Proposed single storey side extension to replace existing detached garage.
11 Esk Avenue Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4LA
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02544/DRC
Discharge of Condition 7 (Materials)
Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02545/FPA
Removal of the existing open air toilet block and siting of a 12m container for use as a medical room, office and toilet block (amended 9/12/24)
Crook Town AFC West Road Crook DL15 9PW
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02546/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Verification Report), 9 (Borehole) and 10 (BNG) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/01238/FPA
Land North East Of Aycliffe Bridge Aycliffe Village DL5 6NB
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02547/FPA
Insertion of new sliding doors in south and east gable elevation, patio doors with Juliette balcony within the first floor rear elevation.
24 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HA
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02548/CPO
Single storey rear extension to existing dwelling
5 Newby Lane High Pittington Durham DH6 1AW
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02549/HPN
Prior notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 4.02m in length, 2.8m in height to eave level and 3.9m in overall height
14 Dene Hall Drive Bishop Auckland DL14 6UG
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02550/FPA
Two storey side extension with juliet balcony at rear
36 Lavender Gardens Sacriston Durham DH7 6PR
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02551/TCA
All of the trees shown on the plan (Sycamores apart from T2 Ash) - Crown pruning and crown raise. Removal of branches from the trees surrounding the outer buildings so a radius of 3m can be achieved. Ash Tree (T2) - removal of several large branches and deadwood
Richmond House Rosemary Lane Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3BQ
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02552/LB
Internal alterations to first floor
22 - 23 Market Place Durham DH1 3NJ
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02554/AD
Advertisement consent for the display of 4 no. non-illuminated fascia signs and 4 no. non-illuminated totem signs
Belmont Church Of England Infant School Buckinghamshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2QP
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02555/VOC
Variation of conditions 1 and 2 of planning permission DM/23/03718/VOC to alter the approved plans and to allow additional restaurant floorspace from the addition of a mezzanine floor level.
Unit 9 Bishop Auckland Retail Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9AA
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02556/AD
Advertisement consent for 1no. totem pole (1), 1no. mini totem (2), 2no. directional signs (3&14), 1no. clearance bar (4), 2no. menu board (5&7), 1no. order point (6), fascia wordmark (8, 10, 12 & 15), fascia roundel (11&13), Banner Frame (18)
Land West Of Units 1-3 Admiralty Way Seaham SR7 7DN
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02557/FPA
Erection of 1.8m and 2.4m high fencing to perimeter of site
Site Of Former Bede House St Cuthberts Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DX
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02558/FPA
Conversion and extension of garage to front elevation
1 Rochester Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5QD
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02559/FPA
Installation of pedestrian footpath to War Memorial
Land Opposite 2 To 7 Albert Terrace Billy Row DL15 9SU
Received 19 Jul 2024
DecidedDM/24/02561/PA56
Agricultural building pursuant to application DM/24/02004/PNA (amended plans and information received 8th November).
Land To The South East Of High Cold Knott Farm Mown Meadows Road Crook DL15 9QF
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02562/PNA
Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the erection of an agricultural general purpose building for storage of farming machinery, food storage for sheep and sheltered area for lambing
Cow Close Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02563/FPA
Reinstatement of boundary wall with Durham University to south side of A690 Leazes Road, near Gilesgate roundabout, in Durham City Centre.
Land To The North East Of Durham University School Of Education Pelaw Leazes Lane Durham DH1 1TA
Received 17 Sept 2024
Pending ConsiderationDM/24/02564/FPA
Full planning application for the erection of 115no. 2, 3 and 4 bedroom two-storey dwellings and associated infrastructure.
Land To The Rear Of Woodland Crescent Kelloe DH6 4NA
Received 17 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02567/FPA
Single storey rear extension to existing shop
5 - 6 The Shopping Centre Holly Hill Gardens South Stanley Stanley DH9 6PF
Received 18 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02569/DRC
Discharge of condition 8 (Biodiversity Management and Monitoring Plan (BMMP)) pursuant to planning approval DM/23/02468/FPA
Land To The West Of Apex Cables Ltd St Johns Road Meadowfield Industrial Estate Meadowfield DH7 8RJ
Received 18 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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