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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
11,095Searchable applications
949Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,766 approved or refused records
471Refused applications

8,295 approved · 471 refused · 415 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. DecidedDM/24/02679/PN56

    Prior notification for erection of agricultural building for hay storage

    Land To The South East Of Edge End Farm Aukside Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0QY

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  2. DecidedDM/24/02682/FPA

    A two-storey rear extension, new bay window to the front and front porch

    43 Durham Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0LR

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  3. DecidedDM/24/02683/LB

    Reconfiguration to the internal layout and minor external alterations to St. Chad's College.

    St Chads College 16 - 22 North Bailey Durham DH1 3RH

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  4. DecidedDM/24/02684/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to Condition 3 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission No. DM/22/03248/FPA (subsequently amended by DM/23/02845/NMA) to permit changes to the car parking arrangement and relocation of Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)

    Belmont Church Of England Junior School Buckinghamshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2QP

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  5. DecidedDM/24/02685/FPA

    Internal reconfiguration to include new kitchenette and WC, installation of cesspit including new downpipe and replace pipework

    St Michael And All Angels Church Barningham DL11 7DP

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  6. DecidedDM/24/02686/TPO

    Pruning of sycamore maple - crown lifting to clear property by 2m or back to previous reduction points which includes the pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown (amended description)

    33 Dalton Crescent Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4FB

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  7. DecidedDM/24/02688/DRC

    Discharge of condition 11 (detailed drawings, sections and levels) pursuant to Unit 9, Zone 1 of approval DM/24/01242/VOC

    Land To The North West Of Discovery Offices William Armstrong Way NETPark Sedgefield TS21 3FH

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  8. DecidedDM/24/02689/AD

    Proposed externally illuminated fascia sign (amended drawing received 31st January).

    11 South Street Crook DL15 8NE

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  9. DecidedDM/24/02690/FPA

    Install new farm gate and replacing existing gate.

    Burnside Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0BD

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  10. DecidedDM/24/02692/PN56

    Prior notification under Class Q for the change of use of an agricultural building to 1 No. dwelling house (C3) and associated works

    Land North East Of Horsley House Eastgate DL13 2LJ

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  11. Pending ConsiderationDM/24/02693/TPO

    T1. Sycamore - fell

    18 North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4AZ

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  12. DecidedDM/24/02694/TPO

    Pruning required to allow Go Fibre to install a new fibre cable from telecoms pole to Woodhill. Clearance required will be approx 0.5m around the cable.

    Wood Hill Folly Top Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DH

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  13. DecidedDM/24/02695/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    13 Hazel Crescent Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3HP

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  14. Pending ConsiderationDM/24/02696/FPA

    Demolition of existing farm buildings and dwellings and erection of 149 dwellings (use class C3) with vehicle access, open space, landscaping, SUDS, and associated infrastructure works

    Land East Of Seaham Garden Village Cold Hesledon Seaham SR7 8SP

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  15. DecidedDM/24/02697/FPA

    Detailed application for a Mixed-Use Development, comprising of a retail convenience store unit and 93 student bedspaces with associated ancillary facilities including car parking, landscaping and cycle provision.

    Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  16. DecidedDM/24/02698/FPA

    Erection of 2 no. 3 bedroom dwellinghouses (C3 use)

    Land To The South Of 58 Bolams Buildings Tantobie DH9 9SD

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  17. DecidedDM/24/02699/FPA

    Change of use of land from agricultural land to a 1 pitch gypsy and traveller family site for siting of static caravan and day room building. Installation of 2m boundary fencing, semi-permeable surface, landscaping and septic tank. (Partially retrospective)

    Land To The West Of Blue House Cottage Salters Lane Shotton Colliery DH6 2AP

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  18. DecidedDM/24/02700/DRC

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 21 of 21/01297/FPA (Retail Park) relating to BREEAM Certification.

    Retail Park Development Dragon Lane Gilesgate DH1 2RL

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  19. DecidedDM/24/02701/DRC

    Application to discharge Conditions 3 (Landscaping scheme) and 5 (Acoustic fence) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03220/FPA 'Kennel extension to Block C comprising 24 additional kennels'

    Stray Aid Dogs & Cats Home East Pasture Farm Cornforth Lane Coxhoe Durham DH6 4EL

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  20. DecidedDM/24/02702/AD

    Advertisement consent for 2no signs

    Land At The North East Entrance To Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate North Stanley

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  21. DecidedDM/24/02703/FPA

    Single storey extension to side and rear of domestic property with parapet flat roof and internal alterations

    30 Montalbo Road Barnard Castle DL12 8DB

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  22. DecidedDM/24/02704/FPA

    Erection of fence to front and side including change of use with vehicular access and hardstanding (Part Retrospective)

    4 Hardy Terrace New Kyo Stanley DH9 7DP

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  23. DecidedDM/24/02705/FPA

    Retrospective application for garden room/ grill hut sited on a raised platform within the rear garden

    38 Hilltop Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7TL

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  24. DecidedDM/24/02706/TCA

    Prune and shorten fine growth in the lower crown (north side) by 1.5m, reduce two overextending branches on the north side by 2-3m, trim small branches near the building by 1m, and perform light pruning to clear utility cables by 0.2m

    Hill House 42 Hill Terrace Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0SL

    Received 2 Oct 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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