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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 dates11,220Searchable applications
948Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,884 approved or refused records
474Refused applications
8,410 approved · 474 refused · 418 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03000262830Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedDM/24/03059/FPA
Conversion and increase in height of garage including addition of dormer window to rear roof slope to form granny flat
5 Craster Point Seaham SR7 7WW
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03060/FPA
Change of use from agricultural land to domestic garden and engineering works to create terraced garden (retrospective)
5 West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BL
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03062/HRN
Removal of hedgerow
The Gretna Green Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JG
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03063/TPO
T1 - Reduce Birch tree by 20%, T2 - Reduce Oak tree by 30% - TPO-DER-101
Birchcroft House 32 Oley Meadows Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0JF
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03064/TPO
Crown reduction on smaller branches growing toward property - Only branches less than 50mm in diameter.Crown raise tree over road to 5.5m height - Only branches less than 50mm in diameter.Removal of deadwood
1 Hollowdene Garth Crook DL15 8LT
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03065/TPO
Pruning 25 trees across the site, felling 4 trees and a conduct PiCU.
Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03066/DRC
Discharge of conditions 4 (Historic Building Recording), 7 (Tree Protection Plan and Arborist Method Statement), 9 (Drainage) and 10(Contamination Phase 2 Site Investigation)
Hardwick Hall Hotel Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2EH
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03067/TCA
T11 Common Lime (Tilia europaea) - Reduce to 9m due to included union and leaning stems; T12 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Reduce east stem by 4m; G1 Mixed Species (Sycamore, Whitebeam, Lawsons Cypress, Scots Pine) - Sever and strip ivy to 1m height and clear vegetation to allow full access; and G2 Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Reduce western crowns overhanging allotment back to fence line.
Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03069/AD
Installation of 1no. internally illuminated timber fascia sign
21 Market Place Durham DH1 3NJ
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03070/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of approval ref: DM/24/00259/FPA for change of roof design to rear elevation
3 Hardwick Road Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AL
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03071/DRC
Discharge of conditions 4 (Construction Management Plan) and 5 (Phase 1 Site Investigation Report) pursuant to DM/24/01330/FPA
Unit 20 Longfield Road South Church Enterprise Park South Church Bishop Auckland DL14 6XB
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03072/FPA
Alterations to vehicular access, hardstanding and boundary treatments (Part Retrospective)
Burnlee Bowes Close Ramshaw Bishop Auckland DL14 0NX
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03073/FPA
Replace timber windows with UPVC
2 Mill Cottages Lanchester Durham DH7 0JA
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03074/PN56
Prior notification under Class MA for the change of use of ground floor commercial unit to form 1 no. 2 bed flat (Class C3) with no external works.
2 Church Street Shildon DL4 1DU
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03077/AD
1 no free standing advertising board and 2 no entrance signs on building
Community Centre Front Street Sherburn Hill Durham DH6 1PA
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03078/TCA
Felling of eleven trees - sycamore/ conifer/rowan - Replanting of native hedge plants as borders - fruit trees and ornamental cherry / holly trees. Cultivate as lawn area. - Section 211 notice - TPO/380/2024
Hodgson House Front Street Wearhead Bishop Auckland DL13 1EB
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03079/FPA
Conversion of loft to habitable space with dormer window on north west elevation
Eshwood Lodge Eshwood Estate New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7HG
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03080/NMA
Non material amendment to approval DM/22/02290/RM for installation of photovoltaic panels to the roof of all dwellings in Cell B
Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03081/DRC
Proposed discharge of condition 13 (landscaping) of approval DM/22/03572/VOC for Cell B
Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03082/NMA
Minor amendments to site layout involving changes to identified residential boundaries and provision of bin stores to shared drives for Cell E approved layout plan on approval DM/23/03044/RM
Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03084/FPA
Detached garage/gym, porch to side, first floor side extension and outbuilding to accommodate a sauna.
2 Watergate Road Castleside Consett DH8 9QS
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03085/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to DM/24/00387/FPA to install 2No. extra rooflights (1 in Kitchen and 1 in Bedroom 2 En-suite) and to install window to blocked up doorway on Front Elevation (North)
6 Beechside Staindrop Darlington DL2 3PE
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03086/TCA
T1, Sycamore, Fell - T2, Lime, Prune to clear wall by 1m - T3, Lime, Prune to clear wall by 1m - T4, Field Maple, crown lift to clear fence and path, trim new growth - T6, Sycamore, crown lift to 3.5m and preune to give up to 2m clearance from roof / building - T10, Silver Lime, Crown lift to 3m and prune to clear street lamp.
Charles Dickens Lodge Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8GD
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03087/FPA
Two storey rear extension.
7 Mulberry Grove Hobson Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6ET
Received 13 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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