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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

11,185Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,849 approved or refused records

474Refused applications

8,375 approved · 474 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/02945/FPA
Change of use of first and second floor from retail (Use Class E) to one bedroomed flat (Use Class C3) including insertion of first floor rear window (commercial ground floor use retained with internal alterations)
1 Durham Road Ferryhill DL17 8LD
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02946/AD
Advertisement consent for x1 non-illuminated fascia sign on front elevation of building and x1 non-illuminated sign on totem pole.
Kosmic Kingdom Unit 12B Bishop Auckland Retail Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9AA
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02947/FPA
Demolition of lean-to building to east and erection of detached warehouse building for maintenance of motor vehicles
6 Railway Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7LR
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02948/FPA
Demolition of existing rear addition and construction of new single storey extension
17 Drybourne Park Shildon DL4 1JA
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02949/FPA
Installation of air source heat pump to rear
10 Springwell Road Durham DH1 4LR
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02951/TCA
Ash - Tree is suffering from ash dieback, works to pollard to main trunk to remove infected canopy to let regenerate or full removal if tree does not recover
Fairview The Village Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SD
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02952/FPA
Removal of existing conservatory and new sunroom extension and re-rendering of existing walls
Brook House Mordon Stockton On Tees TS21 2EY
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02954/FPA
Replacement of existing conservatory with garden room and internal alterations.
Low Burnlea Farm Howlea Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PD
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02955/LB
Replacement of existing conservatory with garden room and internal alterations.
Low Burnlea Farm Howlea Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PD
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02957/PA56
Prior approval for the erection of an agricultural general purpose building pursuant to DM/24/02096/PNA
Belle Vue Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SR
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02958/FPA
Three bedroom detached dwelling with off road parking and amenity space.
Site Between Hope Cottage And Prospect House Crawleyside
Received 29 Oct 2024
Pending ConsiderationDM/24/02959/FPA
Installation of air source heat pump
29 Hastings Avenue Durham DH1 3QG
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02960/TCA
G1. Mixed Conifer and Broadleaf trees x 9 (closest to the boundary fence) reduce the height down to 5m - Section 211 notice
6 Satley Plough Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4JX
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02964/FPA
Installation of 7 floodlights fixed to existing buildings and 8 floodlights on columns
Travis Perkins Trading Co Unit 23 Hobson Industrial Estate Hobson Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6EA
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02965/DRC
Application to discharge Condition 12 (Lighting Scheme) relating to full planning permission (ref: DM/23/02421/FPA, as amended by NMA application DM/24/02506/NMA)
Sugar Hill Primary School Sheraton Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5NU
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02967/TPO
From Beech 2 PN1-323 ID:T3 - (BT Pole No 321 - Pole No 1 - Pole No 2) Three spans of small diameter mixed species trees (Beech, Hawthorn, Elderberry to be pruned 2 metres under line height. Any small diameter branches 1 meter above line to be pruned, but not required to remove any significant branches within that 1 metre range. Ash 1 - Fell, Beech 1 - Remove three branches, Ash 2 - Fell, Sycamore 1 - PN1-323 ID: T10 - Remove lowest branch over Lowes Barn Bank and 20% canopy reduction over road, Beech 2 - ID: T3 - Lift canopy over Lowes Barn Bank and 20% canopy reduction, Beech 3 - ID: (Could be part of Beech group G2) Remove heavily weighted lowest limb over Lowes Barn Bank and 20% canopy reduction over road by 20%, Ash Group - Fell, Ash 3 - ID: T5 - Remove lowest branches over footpath and reduce height of stem leaning roadside. (Reduce sail area of stem to reduce potential failure.) Ash 4 - ID: T6 - Remove established regenerative growth from failed stem leaning over footpath.
Stonebridge Mill Farm Lowes Barn Bank Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 3RU
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02968/AD
Display of non illuminated individual lettering reading 'REGATTA PLACE' to southern elevation.
Site Of Former Apollo Bingo Front Street New Durham DH1 2EP
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02969/FPA
Addition of porch to the front
83 Oxclose Crescent Spennymoor DL16 6RS
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02970/PNA
Prior notification for erection of agricultural building for storage of farm produce, machinery and for maintenance
Field House Farm Pittington Road Rainton Gate Houghton-le-Spring DH5 9RH
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02971/FPA
Replacement roof, windows and doors and cladding of external walls with rendered insulation system and siting of storage container to east
Hamsterley And Westwood Community Centre Derwent Cote Hamsterley Colliery NE17 7SF
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02972/FPA
Conversion of a former care home to Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) comprising 48 studio bedspaces, including re-roofing of conservatories; cycle shelter; bin store; EV bays and associated works
Hallgarth Care Home Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AY
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02973/DRC
Discharge of condition 1 (Drainage scheme) of planning permission DM/24/01932/NMA
Seaham Hall Hotel Seaham Hall Seaham SR7 7AG
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02974/DRC
Submision of details pursuant to Conditions (no: 6) for application DM/23/03718/VOC (AC / Ventilation Strategy - PlansAC / Ventilation Strategy - Elevations) for one unit. AC Unit Data SheetsVentilation Fan Data Sheet
Land Rear Of Tindale Crossing Public House Stadium Way St Helen Auckland DL14 9TW
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDM/24/02975/TCA
Littleleaf Linden - Trim back a branch, potentially 2, to allow a cable to run from a pole to a house
26 Whinney Hill Durham DH1 3BE
Received 30 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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