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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

11,325Searchable applications

948Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 8,981 approved or refused records

480Refused applications

8,501 approved · 480 refused · 424 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/03304/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to approval ref DM/19/00008/FPA
Wayside Cottage Mordon Stockton On Tees TS21 2EY
Received 5 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03305/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 of planning approval DM/21/00610/FPA to allow the repositioning of the dwelling, level changes, extension to northern projection and design/fenestration changes.
Land At Old Electric Sub Station East Of Denehurst Hawthorn SR7 8SH
Received 5 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03306/FPA
Change of use to a collision repair facility with the installation of spray booths requiring extraction and chimneys protruding from the roof of the building.
Unitrunk Cable Management Unit 1 Angel Park Drum Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street DH2 1AQ
Received 6 Dec 2024
Pending DecisionDM/24/03307/FPA
Conversion of existing building previously used a commercial garage to dwelling with front extension of the roof.
15 - 16 Pont Lane Leadgate Consett DH8 6LA
Received 6 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03308/FPA
Erection of stable block with Tac room/storage
Land To The South Of Whitehouse Farm Cottage Whitehouse Avenue Burnhope DH7 0EB
Received 6 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03310/FPA
To fit 11 solar panels to the south elevation and 6 to the west elevation of main house roof with their associated fixings
The Stables East Pethrow Farm Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5HQ
Received 6 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03311/DRC
Discharge Condition 3 of Planning Permission DM/23/01357/FPA as amended by Planning Application Ref DM/24/03273/NMA.
Orchard House New Elvet Durham DH1 3DB
Received 6 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03312/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/22/00097/RM for slight re-location of pedestrian access door, attached side window and one independent window on the southwest elevation.
Land North Of East Shaws Farmhouse Westwick Road Westwick DL12 8UT
Received 6 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03313/FPA
Single storey extension to the front comprising of a downstairs W/C and an entrance porch
27 Shadforth Close Old Shotton Peterlee SR8 2NG
Received 6 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03314/FPA
Replacement single storey rear extension
29 Wolsingham Road Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4EB
Received 6 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03315/PNA
Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the erection of a general purpose agricultural shed for storage of tractors, implements and hay bales.
Snaisgill Farm Snaisgill Road Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RP
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03316/NMA
Non material amendment pursuant to planning approval DM/23/02807/FPA to reduce the number of kiosks from 2 to 1
Knitsley Mill Sewage Works Butsfield Lane Knitsley DH8 9EW
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03317/FPA
Erection of external cricket nets
Castle Eden Cricket Club Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03318/FPA
Full planning application for a 2.5 storey building for offices and associated uses for the operation of County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue and the North East Ambulance Service plus associated works including a new access road, external lighting, parking area, landscaping, PV panels and wind turbine.
County Durham And Darlington Fire And Rescue Service Durham Community Fire Station Durham DH1 5RA
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03319/AD
Advertisement consent for the installation and display of a new standing sign at the new access road entrance and new illuminated crest signs for CDDFRS and NEAS fixed to the building.
County Durham And Darlington Fire And Rescue Service Durham Community Fire Station Durham DH1 5RA
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03320/DRC
Discharge of Condition 25 (EV Details) in relation to DM/20/01421/OUT | Outline planning permission for up to 151 new homes of mixed type and tenure, conversion of former office buildings for up to 750sqm on Former Wolsingham Steelworks
Site Of Former Weardale Steel Durham Road Wolsingham DL13 3HX
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03321/FPA
Change of use of open land to rear to domestic curtilage and enclosure with 1.81m timber fence (Retrospective)
Land To The Rear Of 38 Sledmore Drive Spennymoor DL16 7GP
Received 9 Dec 2024
Pending DecisionDM/24/03322/OUT
Outline consent for residential development of up to 18no. dwellings including access (all other matters reserved).
Dean & Chapter Allotments Dean And Chapter Industrial Estate Dean Bank
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03323/DRC
Discharge of conditions 10 (odour) and 17 (materials) pursuant to DM/24/01497/VOC
Site Of Former 9A Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP
Received 9 Dec 2024
Pending ConsiderationDM/24/03324/DRC
Discharge of conditions 6 (electrostatic precipitators details) and 8 (external lighting) pursuant of planning permission DM/22/03232/FPA
4 - 6 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RB
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03325/TCA
Felling of T3 Elm, T4 Beech, T5 Beech, T6 Beech and T7 Ash - Section 211 notice
Old Bank Premises Front Street Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6LX
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03326/FPA
New single storey extension to the existing school (reception and nursery), new deck and canopy and alterations to existing outdoor play area, access and parking (amended plans)
Our Lady And St Thomas RC Primary School Cumberland Terrace Willington Crook DL15 0PB
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03327/TPO
Lime Tree (T1) - crown lift to around 5-7m of soft growth approx 75-100mm at point of attachment. Lime Tree (T2) - crown lift to around 5-7m of soft growth approx 50-75mm at point of attachment. TPO - WVDC-2-1985
Dene Hall Pumping Station Dene Hall Drive Bishop Auckland
Received 9 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03328/FPA
Two storey side extension and single storey extension to the rear
8 Church View Haswell Durham DH6 2EA
Received 9 Dec 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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