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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
11,158Searchable applications
949Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,825 approved or refused records
472Refused applications

8,353 approved · 472 refused · 416 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

  1. DecidedDM/24/02864/TCA

    Sycamore - Selectively shorten branches on the west side of the crown by a maximum of 1m (amended description)

    12 Monks End Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LR

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  2. DecidedDM/24/02865/S106A

    Deed of Variation to Section 39 Agreement to allow a phased approach and the agreement of the management plan as opposed to the submission of this at a later date.

    Plot 3B Merchant Park Millennium Way Aycliffe Business Park DL5 6UG

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  3. DecidedDM/24/02866/AD

    To install a notice board with an insert detailing the history of the Almshouses. The notice board element is behind a locked glass door and will only be used to convey non-confidential official communications to Almshouse residents.

    7 - 8 Almshouses Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NQ

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  4. DecidedDM/24/02867/CPO

    Installation of new air quality monitoring station on grassed area parallel with Crawford Close.

    Land East Of 12 Crawford Close Bishop Auckland DL14 6PS

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  5. DecidedDM/24/02868/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (materials), 5 (landscape), 7 (contanimation), 9 (drainage), 12 (ev), 13 (greenhouse), 16 (bird box) pursuant to DM/24/01739/VOC

    Land South East Of Jubilee House Whitehouse Avenue Burnhope DH7 0AJ

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  6. DecidedDM/24/02869/FPA

    Conservatory to front

    7 Wolsingham Terrace Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8QJ

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  7. DecidedDM/24/02870/VOC

    Variation of Condition 5 (ancillary use) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/03700/FPA for use as a recreational and educational facility for children with specialist educational needs and disabilities

    Tribley Farm Hett Hills Pelton Fell Chester-le-street DH2 3JU

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  8. DecidedDM/24/02871/FPA

    Garage conversion and first floor extension to existing detached dwelling (amended plans received).

    Valley View Hill Top Esh Durham DH7 9RD

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  9. DecidedDM/24/02872/TPO

    Plant a Weeping Willow 6 - 10 feet away from the original site of the Chestnut tree which has been given approval to be felled. - TPO- DER-074.

    Bridge House Lintzford Rowlands Gill NE39 1NB

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  10. DecidedDM/24/02874/TCA

    Fell a conifer in front garden

    6 Masterman Place Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0ST

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  11. DecidedDM/24/02876/TCA

    Felling of one Cypress (T1) - Section 211 notice

    Moorfields Watergate Lane Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PJ

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  12. DecidedDM/24/02877/TCA

    T1 Copper Beech - Reduce height by 2 - 3 Metres. Prune back from house by 1.5 metres and reduce remaining aspects of the crown by 1.5 - 2.5 metres to balance the tree. - Section 211 notice.

    5 Raby Avenue Barnard Castle DL12 8AJ

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  13. DecidedDM/24/02878/FPA

    Second storey rear extension and new side window

    Memorial Cottage Mainsforth Road Ferryhill Station Ferryhill DL17 9DF

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  14. DecidedDM/24/02880/TCA

    T1 - Beech - Fell due to proximity of house

    Newby House Barningham Richmond DL11 7DW

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  15. DecidedDM/24/02881/TCA

    T1 horse chestnut - Crown reduction of 2-3metres. Reduce weight of large limb growing to north by 4 metres. Thin crown 10%. Crown lift tree to 4metres, or 16'6 over road.

    Gresham Cottage Lartington Lane Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9BP

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  16. DecidedDM/24/02883/FPA

    The installation of 22 solar pv panels to the south facing roof and the installation of two 14kW air source heat pumps on side of building

    Castle Eden Village Hall Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  17. DecidedDM/24/02884/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) and discharge of condition 6 (Surface Materials) pursuant to application DM/23/01294/RM following outline permission DM/22/01127/OUT to allow replacement of rooflights with 4 no. dormer windows, alteration to garden room and boundary treatments

    Land East Of Avenue House Park House Road High Shincliffe DH1 2PY

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  18. DecidedDM/24/02885/TCA

    Remove crown leaving trunk standing as monolith at 2m to 1no. Ash (1) and reduce width by up to 3m with pruning to balance and clear back from the neighbouring garden to 1no. Cherry (2)

    39 Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HN

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  19. DecidedDM/24/02886/FPA

    Single storey side extension and two storey side extension

    11 Bewley Grove Peterlee SR8 1PP

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  20. DecidedDM/24/02887/FPA

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 2no. dwellings with associated access, landscaping and boundary treatment.

    Land And Buildings To The West Of West View Murton SR7 9PE

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  21. DecidedDM/24/02888/RM

    Reserved Matters submission for the matters of Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale pursuant to hybrid planning permission DM/24/02829/VOC, 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 22 Oct 2024
  22. DecidedDM/24/02889/FPA

    Replacement of existing timber windows with cream uPVC

    Charles Dickens Lodge Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8GD

    Received 22 Oct 2024
  23. DecidedDM/24/02890/PNA

    Prior Notification for construction of new access track.

    Linburn Hall Farm Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3QL

    Received 22 Oct 2024
  24. Pending ConsiderationDM/24/02891/DRC

    Submission of intrusive site investigation information to discharge condition 5 and 6 of DM/22/02579/FPA.

    Mountsett Garage Ewehurst Road Dipton Stanley DH9 9JP

    Received 22 Oct 2024

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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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