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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

11,205Searchable applications

949Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,869 approved or refused records

474Refused applications

8,395 approved · 474 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/03002/FPA
Proposed shop front renovation and subdivision of ground floor unit (Class E)
9 North Bondgate Bishop Auckland DL14 7PG
Received 4 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03003/TPO
Felling of 3 trees - one Blue Cedar and 2 Leylandii conifers. - TPO-DER-066.
2 Long Close Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HQ
Received 4 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03005/FPA
Conversion of redundant outbuilding into a self contained holiday cottage
Chester House Side Lane Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1PG
Received 4 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03008/DRC
Partial discharge of Condition 8 (archaeology) pursuant to permission DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/20/00716/NMA) in relation to the diversion of a culvert running from Cell R7 to R8 (intersecting Cells R5, R6 and R9) (as identified in app. ref. DM/24/01867/RM)
Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 5 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03009/FPA
Single storey rear extension to form an enlarged kitchen.
9 The Green Hett Durham DH6 5LX
Received 5 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03010/FPA
First floor side extension above garage
10 St Barnabas Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6EU
Received 5 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03011/CPO
Certificate of proposed development for single story rear extension
37 The Meadows Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6HG
Received 5 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03014/FPA
Change of use from 1no. semi-detached dwelling to office(s) (Class E) and fenestration alterations
3 Rennys Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2RW
Received 6 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03016/DRC
Discharge of Condition 15 (M4(2) Compliance) IN PART in respect of Miller Homes plots only, pursuant to consent DM/24/01070/VOC.
Land To The East Of Regents Court Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2RZ
Received 6 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03017/FPA
First floor front extension with black timber cladding finish with juliet balcony to side and enclose existing porch
The Vicarage Station Road Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2JW
Received 6 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03018/LB
Installation of air source heat pump and central heating to complement Plan No BC/15/01768/IN
7 Dotheboys Hall Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9LL
Received 7 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03019/FPA
Single storey rear and front extension and a garage conversion.
1 Millfields Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6ND
Received 6 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03020/FPA
Demolition of existing building (retrospective) and erection of 1 no. replacement dwelling
41 West End Wolsingham DL13 3DJ
Received 6 Nov 2024
Pending ConsiderationDM/24/03021/FPA
Change of use from agricultural land to glamping pod site and 4no. glamping pods
Land To The South West Of Cross Lanes Organic Farm Shop, Cross Lanes Farm Cross Lanes Barnard Castle DL12 9RT
Received 6 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03022/FPA
Side extension above garage and single storey rear extension
130 Mayfields Spennymoor DL16 6TT
Received 6 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03024/TPO
Removal of T10 Ash, T11 Ash, T15 Sycamore , T19 Sycamore , T20 Sycamore and Group 6 Ash x 4 in total.
Meadow Bank Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SH
Received 6 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03026/TCA
T1 - Veteran Crab Apple - Crown reduce by 2.5m. Tree has suffered major storm damage 2 years ago. Single epicormic branch likely to peel off due to lever arm action by the wind. Reduction with hand tools only to encourage a more even crown regeneration.T629 - Ash - Fell - Stage 3 ADB in February. Further deterioration since then. May be made safe along with other operations
The Hall Croxdale Durham DH6 5JP
Received 6 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03027/PND
Prior notification for the demolition of Middleton-in-Teesdale Village Hall
Middleton In Teesdale Village Hall Gas Lane Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0TN
Received 7 Nov 2024
Pending ConsiderationDM/24/03028/CPO
Relocation of existing agricultural field access gate.
Land South Of Methodist Church Fairfalls Terrace New Brancepeth DH7 7HP
Received 7 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03029/TCA
T1 - Maple - Prune back from the proposed building by 2mT2 - Maple - Prune back from the proposed building by 2m (amended description)
Land To The West Of Flake Cottages Cone Terrace Chester-le-Street DH3 3TA
Received 7 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03030/FPA
Single storey rear extension
Eastlea Community Centre Stockton Road Seaham SR7 8DX
Received 7 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03031/DRC
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 of DM/22/00289/RM) As amended by a Non-Material Amendment (DM/23/02605/NMA) relating to timetable for the implementation of a minimum of 12no. active electric vehicle charging parking facilities.
St Andrews Park Dragon Lane Gilesgate DH1 2RH
Received 7 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03032/FPA
Development of 26 residential dwellings with new access, landscaping and infrastructure (Amended Description October 2025).
Land To The West Of Fulforth Way Sacriston DH7 6AH
Received 7 Nov 2024
DecidedDM/24/03033/FPA
Extensions and alterations to existing dwelling.
22 Low Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DS
Received 7 Nov 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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