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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

11,052Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,725 approved or refused records

470Refused applications

8,255 approved · 470 refused · 413 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/02596/FPA
Proposed first floor extension above existing ground floor extension
Elm House Sunny Terrace Stanley DH9 8AW
Received 19 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02597/FPA
Replacement door to front elevation
16A Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7LD
Received 19 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02600/TPO
Removal of Conifer (T16 of TPO ref. SBC-16-2004) due to roots causing damage to property and falling branches, and replace with a Birch tree
54 Lumley Crescent Ferryhill DL17 8BG
Received 20 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02601/DRC
Discharge of conditions 13 (landscape public open space) and 16 (maintenance of open space) pursuant to DM/22/03572/VOC for Cell F.
Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL
Received 20 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02602/FPA
Construction of 99 no. dwellings and community park & stride (Amended description).
Land West Of Gladstone Terrace Coxhoe DH6 4EG
Received 20 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02603/DRC
Partial discharge of Conditions 14 (foul and surface water drainage), 16 (CEMP), 20 (hard and soft landscaping details) and 30 (employment and skills plan) pursuant to permission DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/20/00716/NMA) in relation to the diversion of a culvert running from Cell R7 to R8 (intersecting Cells R5, R6 and R9) (as identified in app. ref. DM/24/01867/RM)
Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 20 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02604/PA56
Prior approval for the erection of a new agricultural building for the storage and feed and forage for livestock.
Land East Of East Farm East Farm Mews Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6TU
Received 19 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02605/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/03505/FPA to allow changes to the design/materials of the building and landscaping changes.
DLI Museum Durham DH1 5TU
Received 23 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02606/FPA
Retention of garage based on new height from that approved under DM/21/02936/FPA. Retention of canopy porch to front. Retention of rear land as garden curtilage and erection of 1.8 metres high fence to enclose this land. Change of use of land to front of property to front garden curtilage with new driveway and dropped kerb.
Land To The North And South Of 1 Cotswold Place Peterlee SR8 2PD
Received 23 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02607/FPA
Change of use of first floor from Public Worship (Use Class F1 (f) to Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E (c)) for hairdressing and beauty salon (amended 10/12/24)
Kingdom Hall Of Jehovahs Witnesses 5 Newmarket Street Consett DH8 5LQ
Received 23 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02608/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01173/FPA for proposed temporary construction traffic access.
St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG
Received 23 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02609/TPO
Felling of one Conifer tree - TPO-DER-066.
16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
Received 23 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02610/TCA
T1 Leylandii , T2 Leylandii, T3 Ash, T4 Cherry, G1 Leylandii, G2 Black Cherry, Plum, Holly and Ash - fell and replacement planting of native specimens (primarily broadleaf trees) on a proposed 1:1 ratio for category C trees. Replant with a native hedge species (monoculture or mixed) (amended description)
Hillside 26 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY
Received 23 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02611/FPA
Two storey rear, single storey side, rear and front extension.
17 Linden Mews Langley Park Durham DH7 9DZ
Received 23 Sept 2024
Pending ConsiderationDM/24/02612/OUT
One detached 2-bedroom bungalow with attached single garage (amended plans received on 21st January 2026).
Land To The South Of 28 Osprey Close Esh Winning DH7 9JP
Received 25 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02613/FPA
Installation of 7 PV panels on roof slope and the installation of a ground mounted air source heat pump
4 Ruddocks Wynd Staindrop Darlington DL2 3LE
Received 25 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02614/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) in relation to application DM/23/00703/FPA to enlarge garage door, remove rear pedestrian door and increase height of roof and amend frontage from brick to render
Woodside House 1 Woodside Crook DL15 9LA
Received 25 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02615/DRC
Discharge of Condition 9 (Phase 4 verification report) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/03248/FPA
Belmont Church Of England Infant School Buckinghamshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2QP
Received 25 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02616/FPA
Single storey infill extension to front elevation and garage conversion
102 Oakwell Court Hamsterley Colliery Newcastle Upon Tyne NE17 7BE
Received 25 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02617/FPA
Demolition of existing farm buildings
Land North East Of Horsley House Eastgate DL13 2LJ
Received 25 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02618/FPA
Part two part single storey rear extension, flat roof dormer to rear & 2no rooflights to front
50 Brandon Village Durham DH7 8SU
Received 25 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02620/CEU
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for the change of use to dwelling and associated building works including new roof, doors, and windows
Cookies Cottage Briscoe Farm Baldersdale Barnard Castle DL12 9UL
Received 25 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02621/FPA
Single storey rear extension and internal alterations
1 Cedar Court Thornley Durham DH6 3EH
Received 24 Sept 2024
DecidedDM/24/02622/PND
Prior notification for demolition of building
Land And Buildings To The East Of 128 To 132 Helford Road Peterlee SR8 1ET
Received 25 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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