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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

11,166Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,833 approved or refused records

473Refused applications

8,360 approved · 473 refused · 416 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/24/02892/DRC
Discharge of Condition 12 (litter strategy) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02891/FPA.
Passfield Way Retail Park Passfield Way Peterlee SR8 1BF
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02893/FPA
Change of use from agricultural land into residential curtilage, erection of detached garage and northern boundary enclosure with vehicular and pedestrian access gates (part retrospective)
The Ranch 14 Culloden Terrace Grants Houses Peterlee SR8 3TD
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02894/TCA
Pollard and Ash Tree local to our house and outbuilding and overhanging a public footpath passing through from Headlam Green to Langton (part of tje All Saints Way).
Masons Cottage 3 Back Lane Headlam Darlington DL2 3HA
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02895/FPA
Extend existing garage and replace a flat roof with a pitched roof demolish existing single storey flat roof utility and replace with a two storey extension.
5 Fairways Consett DH8 5NT
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02896/TCA
T1 - Purple Plum - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 1m, crown thin by 10% to remove minor crossing branchesT2 - Birch - Reduce the side growth by up to 1.5m around the canopy to control the width of the tree as it is end-weighted inside the garden as well as over the neighbouring garden
4 St Johns Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4NU
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02897/TPO
Felling of two Sycamore trees - T1 and T2 - TPO-DER163
49 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0ES
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02898/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (render specification) pursuant of planning permission DM/23/00428/FPA
1 Prospect Terrace Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NR
Received 22 Oct 2024
Pending ConsiderationDM/24/02899/TPO
30% crown thinning, reduce crown and reshape, cutting back branches to property line and to ensure 2m clearance from properties with 3m reduction in height and raise canopy up to 4m to 1no. Oak (T8 branch limitation - no cuts greater than 40mm unless dead) and 1 no. Sycamore (T9 - branch limitation - no cuts greater than 50mm)
34 Hawkshead Place Newton Aycliffe DL5 7DQ
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02900/FPA
Retention of wooden framed structure (Catio)
1 Middleton Close Templetown Consett DH8 7UQ
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02901/LB
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 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02902/PNA
Prior notification for the extension of agricultural building for machinery and animal feed
Hollin Hall Farm Fir Tree Crook DL15 8DJ
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02903/RM
Reserved Matters application for all matters for the erection of a single dwelling (Plot 4) pursuant to outline application ref: DM/19/00978/OUT (amended plans received 21st January 2025).
4 Trinity Mews Durham DH1 5GG
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedSCR/24/00018
Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of a proposed Battery Energy Storage System(BESS)
Storage Land The Woodlands South Hetton DH6 2RX
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02905/PNA
Prior notification for erection of agricultural building for machinery and animal feed
Low Wood House Dent Gate Lane Langleydale Barnard Castle DL12 8RX
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02906/TCA
T4 - Ash - Fell due to Ash dieback
33 Ferens Close Durham DH1 1JX
Received 27 Aug 2024
DecidedDM/24/02907/FPA
Installation of external roller shutters to front and side elevations and retention of existing roller shutters to entrance door.
Post Office 61 - 61A Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 1BS
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02908/FPA
Single storey rear extension
9 Rosedale Spennymoor DL16 6SB
Received 23 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02909/AD
Advertisement Consent for Show Home signage:1 x Totem1 x Tri Stack1 x Marketing Suite Board2 x Visitor Parking Boards1 x Health and Safety Board5 x Flagpoles and Flags2 x Show Home Signage2 x Leaderboards2 x Fence Panels1 x Gable Lettering Sign1 x Site Development Board3 x Railing Banners
Ever Ready Industrial Estate Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9QF
Received 23 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02910/DRC
Application to discharge Condition 9 (External Materials) relating to full planning permission ref: DM/23/02421/FPA, as amended by ref: DM/24/02506/NMA.
Sugar Hill Primary School Sheraton Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5NU
Received 23 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02911/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Substation), 4 (Finished Floor Levels), 8 (Grouting) IN PART, 10 (Contamination), 15 (Ecological Method Statements and Updated Badger Survey), 16 (Ecological Impact Assessment Mitigation Measures), 18 (Tree T66 Bat Survey), 21 (Maintenance of Public Open Spaces), 23 (Tree Protection Measures), 24 (Children's Play Area), 30 (Refuse Storage), 33 (Broadband connections), 34 (Soil Management Strategy), and 38 (High West Road Highway Verge) pursuant to consent DM/19/02852/FPA (Amended Description 19/11/2024).
Land To The North Of 33 High West Road Crook DL15 9NR
Received 23 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02912/FPA
Replacement timber windows and door to southern elevation.
36 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DD
Received 23 Oct 2024
Pending DecisionDM/24/02913/FPA
Erection of new industrial unit and extension of existing service yard to form loading area
Advanced Handling And Storage Unit 9A All Saints Industrial Estate Shildon DL4 2RD
Received 23 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02914/VOC
Variation of Conditions 2 and 5 of Application Reference Number: DM/24/00911/FPA in relation to the routing of Public Right of Way 10 and 12.
Fell Cottage Hedley Hill Durham DH7 9EU
Received 23 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02915/FPA
Kennel blocks E & F as part of site refurbishment to provide a total of 182 kennels.
Stray Aid Dogs & Cats Home East Pasture Farm Cornforth Lane Coxhoe Durham DH6 4EL
Received 23 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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