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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates11,334Searchable applications
948Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 8,990 approved or refused records
480Refused applications
8,510 approved · 480 refused · 424 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03000262830Council source
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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.
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More application records
- DecidedDM/24/03329/NMA
Non-material amendment to condition 1 (approved plans) pursuant to DM/20/01169/VOC to vary the site plan, adoption plan, surface treatment, boundary treatment and planting plans for Cells R9 and R10
Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03330/TCA
Works to protected trees as outlined in 'proposed tree work' submitted 9th December 2024
74 Claypath Durham DH1 1QT
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03331/VOC
Variation of Condition 1 pursuant to DM/21/04010/RM to revise the road and drainage arrangement and adjust the finished floor levels for Plots 5, 6 and 7
Former Glencrest Kennels And Cattery Copley Lane Copley DL13 5LW
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03332/FPA
Change of use of land from open space to domestic curtilage and enclosure with 1.8m high timber fencing including vehicular gate (retrospective)
27 Station Road West Rainton Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6SF
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03334/NMA
Non material amendment of planning permission DM/24/00060/FPA to change number and size of windows on the proposed south elevation and changing bifolds to sliding doors on the proposed rear elevation
2 Sycamores Chester-le-Street DH2 2LW
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03336/FPA
Internal reconfiguration, replacement windows including replacing window to the rear with patio doors, installation of air bricks, roof vents and alterations to boundary treatments
Chapel House Wearhead Bishop Auckland DL13 1EB
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03339/FPA
Proposed attic conversion with front and rear dormers
43 Grange Terrace Pelton Fell Chester-le-Street DH2 2PD
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03340/FPA
Proposed shop facade replacement with roller shutters
8 Beveridge Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 4DP
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03341/AD
Retention of Illuminated fascia signs and scroll signage
9 Station Road Consett DH8 5RL
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03342/TPO
T1 - Beech - removed significant deadwood, ensure clearance of cables by up to 1 m, ensure roof clearance by up to 1 m, crown raise to 4 m over neighbouring greenhouse, pruning wounds should be no more than 30 mm in diameter and restricted to secondary branching material and end weight reductions.T2 - Lime - crown raise epicormic growth to clear lower stem to approximately 5 m, ensure dwelling clearance and BT pole/cable by up to 1 m, pruning wounds should be no more than 30 mm in diameter and restricted to secondary branching material and end weight reductions.T3 - Birch - ensure dwelling clearance by up to 1 m, pruning wounds should be no more than 30 mm in diameter and restricted to secondary branching material and end weight reductions.T4. - Lime - crown raise epicormic growth to clear lower stem to approximately 5 m, BT cable by up to 1 m, pruning wounds should be no more than 30 mm in diameter and L 15 Ref Species Num. Stems Height (m) DBH (cm) Crown Radius (m) Life Stage Life Expect and Condition Survey Notes Recommendation Priority restricted to secondary branching material and end weight reductions.T5. - Lime - crown raise epicormic growth to clear lower stem to approximately 5 m, pruning wounds should be no more than 30 mm in diameter.T6. - Horse Chestnut - FellG1 - Lawsons, Cypress, Beech, Holly and Yew - remove any dead trees and poor form/condition cypress and replant open areas with more native beech trees. - TPO - WVDC-13-1986
The Beeches 19 Durham Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7HU
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03343/FPA
First floor side extension
22 Barsloan Grove Peterlee SR8 2PY
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03344/FPA
Garage conversion and erection of single-storey timber-clad store to the side elevation
27 Brockwell Close Fishburn Stockton On Tees TS21 4HF
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03345/FPA
Subdivision of unit (68-76 Front Street) to form 2no. separate units, including change of use of proposed unit 2 from Retail (Class E) to Betting Office (Sui Generis), associated shopfront, facia and projecting signage and mounting of satellite dishes and air conditioning units to rear
68 - 76 Front Street (Ground Floor) Stanley DH9 0HY
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03346/AD
1 internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 internally illuminated projecting sign (proposed unit 2)
68 - 76 Front Street (Ground Floor) Stanley DH9 0HY
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03347/FPA
Conversion of existing 2 no. 2 bed apartment dwellings into 1no. 5 bed dwelling house (Class C3), parking and associated external alterations.
18 Maple Avenue Shildon DL4 2AG
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03348/FPA
Retrospective temporary use of land for parking and storage associated with the redevelopment of The Oaks under planning permission DM/21/02127/FPA
Land North East Of 4-10 Pinetree Esh Winning DH7 9JZ
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03349/DRC
Discharge of Condition(s) 5 (Management Plan) and 6 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02312/FPA
29 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03350/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Land Contamination) and Condition 5 (Landscaping Scheme) pursuant to DM/24/00868/FPA
Blackhill Methodist Church Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 8RP
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03351/FPA
Car port extensions to existing garage (amended description)
Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03352/FPA
Proposed two storey and single storey rear extension
15 Westlea Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 6HE
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03353/TPO
T1 Oak - Reduce height by c.8m (to c.12m) and crown radius by 1.0-1.5m, leaving a balanced crown. - TPO DER-066
Land To The South Of 22 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill NE39 1HF
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03354/FPA
Erection of hay barn associated with equestrian use
Plot 1 Land West Of High Bradley Farm Pithouse Lane Medomsley DH8 6RN
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03355/VOC
Removal of condition 4 of planning approval DM/20/01532/FPA to remove the holiday let restriction.
Boutique Bed And Breakfast Woodland Barn Darlington Road Durham DH1 3ST
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedDM/24/03356/FPA
Demolition of existing block of five precast garages and rebuild block of five garages in facing brick to the front elevation, rendered block work to sides and rear, with pitch tiled roof.
Land To The East Of Garden House Lumley Thicks Great Lumley DH3 4HF
Received 12 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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