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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

11,144Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,813 approved or refused records

472Refused applications

8,341 approved · 472 refused · 415 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/24/02816/TCA
T1 - Ash - Fell tree in decline due to Ash Dieback and which overhangs the river, as close to ground level as practicalT285 - Ash - Remove the crown leaving the stem as a standing monolith at a height of 6m. The tree is showing signs of decline constant with Ash Dieback, it leans towards the well-used footpath so is in a high risk area. T280 - Oak - Remove major deadwood as this tree grows close to well-used footpath
Land To The East Of Prebends Bridge Cottage South Street Banks Durham DH1 3EA
Received 3 Oct 2024
DecidedSCR/24/00017
Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of a proposed solar farm and co-located battery energy storage system
Land To The West Of Holland Hall Farm Park Street Willington DL15 0SR
Received 14 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02817/LB
The installation of the 2no. new passenger help points to the LNER managed station involving cable management
Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02818/FPA
Single storey front extension and single storey rear extension
52 Bluebell Meadow Newton Aycliffe DL5 7LY
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02819/FPA
Removal of front bay window and replace with oriel window, remove cladding to gable and replace with render, replace fibre cement cladding to front elevation with painted timber cladding pursuant to DM/19/00043/FPA
35 Langley Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5RJ
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02820/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 10 (walling and roofing materials) and 11(hardstanding details) pursuant to application DM/23/01358/FPA.
Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02821/FPA
Extension of the existing driveway and new retaining wall/fence
63 Featherstone Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5YW
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02822/FPA
Conversion of grass pitch to a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch, perimeter fencing, ball stop netting, hardstanding and associated works.
Shildon Association Football Club Dean Street Shildon DL4 1HA
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02823/TCA
T1-T5 - Sycamore - Fell dead treeT6 & T7 - Ash - Fell due to ash dieback T8 - Sycamore - Fell dead treeT9, T10 & T11 - Ash - Fell dead treesT12-T24 - Ash group - Fell dead treesTrees to be felled due to poor condition, these trees present a significant safety risk to workers from the factory who need to work underneath the dead and dying trees, and to access other areas of the site via a path that runs through the wooded area.
Durham Animal Feeds Windlestone Park Windlestone Ferryhill DL17 0NF
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02824/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) in relation to application DM/23/01919/FPA to alter design and size of extension including fenestration and roof materials (Resubmission)
Shields Barn Bail Hill Road Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0JB
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02825/FPA
New entrance porch of front of existing dwelling.
Mount Pleasant Newbiggin Barnard Castle DL12 0UG
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02826/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning approval DM/21/01141/FPA relating to a change in the layout of the properties.
Land To The Rear Of Rock Terrace New Brancepeth DH7 7EP
Received 14 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02827/TCA
Picture 1 - to reduce height of all trees by 1/3 in height to reduce shade and improve airflow over green mixed trees - oak, birch, rowan, sycamore. Picture 2 - coppice 25% for tree health - mixed woodland oak beech, birch, rowan, sycamore on both sides of 11th fairway. Picture 3 - remove all softwood and thin coppice right of 8th fairway - oak, ash, birch, sycamore. - Section 211 notice.
Brancepeth Castle Golf Club Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DE
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02828/FPA
Creation of vehicular access and driveway.
37 Grayson Road Spennymoor DL16 7AD
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02829/VOC
Variation of Conditions 1 (Approved Plans), 2 (Floor Space and Use Classes), 5 (Travel Plan) and 10 (Ecology) pursuant to hybrid planning permission DM/20/01846/FPA, to create a Data Centre and ancillary office space (Use Class E(g)(ii)) with associated landscaping and infrastructure on Plot D.
Plot D Land At Aykley Heads Framwelgate Peth Durham DH1 5UQ
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02830/DRC
Discharge of Condition 8 (Archaeology), pursuant to consent DM/20/01846/FPA in relation to Plot D only (Amended Description 19/12/2024).
Plot D Land At Aykley Heads Framwelgate Peth Durham DH1 5UQ
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02831/NMA
Non Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/20/03054/RM to allow proposed relocation of the play equipment within the central area of open space.
Land To The West Of Davis Crescent Langley Park DH7 9UP
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02832/FPA
External alterations including new roof, fascias, soffits and guttering, alterations to windows, conversion of first floor (no. 4) to storage space (Class B8) (in connection with adjoining business).
Belvedere House Kingsway Bishop Auckland DL14 7JN
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02833/FPA
Installation of 20000 litre above ground storage tank for HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil).
Bradbury Service Station West Road Bradbury Stockton On Tees TS21 2ES
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02834/FPA
Change of use from church to 1 no. residential dwelling (Class C3), creation of parking space and new railings
Priory Grove Methodist Church Priory Grove Bishop Auckland DL14 6SU
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02835/FPA
Erection of 1.9m timber fencing (Retrospective)
The Old Post Office Fallowfield Terrace South Hetton Durham DH6 2SG
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02836/FPA
Replace shopfront, roller shutters and first floor windows to front, remove brick wall and timber fence between adjoining properties and install a roller shutter to the opening to rear.
12 - 13 Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 1BP
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02837/AD
Erection and display of 1no illuminated fascia sign and 1no illuminated projecting sign
12 - 13 Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 1BP
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02838/FPA
Remove existing shopfront and roller shutters, installation of new shopfront roller shutters and new first floor windows.
58 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EQ
Received 17 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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