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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

11,368Searchable applications

948Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,023 approved or refused records

483Refused applications

8,540 approved · 483 refused · 425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries

Council contacts

Planning enquiries03000262830 Council 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/24/03432/TPO
T1 - Birch - minor re shaping, balancing works to improve the visual form of the tree not exceeding a 0.5-1m reduction including light tip pruning only of small diameter branches under 50mm - TPO - PN1-311
8 Falcon Way Esh Winning Durham DH7 9JW
Received 18 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03435/PND
Prior Notification for the demolition of single storey extension to the south of the original farmhouse
Stonebridge Mill Farm Lowes Barn Bank Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 3RU
Received 19 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03436/FPA
Single storey rear extension
6 Richmond Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 6NQ
Received 19 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03438/TCA
T3 - Birch - crown lift by the removal of small diameter branches only, not main structural branches, T6 - Ash - Crown lift over the drive to 5m, T7 - Yew - Clear 1m strip of Ivy around the base and check for any masked defects, T10 - Cherry - Clear 1m strip of Ivy around the base and check for any masked defects - - Section 211 notice
Summerdale House Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge
Received 19 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03439/NMA
Non material amendment to application DM/22/01647/FPA relating to boundary treatment details.
Land East Of Roundabout At Junction Of Pease Way And Greenfield Way Newton Aycliffe
Received 19 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03440/LB
Replacement of 2no. double hung casement dormers to the second-floor level of the rear elevation with 2no. new bespoke heritage double hung casement dormer glazed timber windows
Linton House St Johns College 1 - 7 South Bailey Durham
Received 19 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03441/TCA
T1 - Holly - Fell as close to ground level as practical
12 Percy Terrace Durham DH1 4DY
Received 19 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03442/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (bin store), Condition 5 (door and window details), and Condition 6 (roof materials and sample panel) pursuant to DM/23/03414/FPA
The Hemmel Thistlewood Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3HG
Received 19 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03444/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (sound proofing) and 4 (cycle and bin storage) pursuant to DM/24/01893/PN56
34 Hope Street Crook DL15 9HU
Received 12 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03445/FPA
Single storey replacement rear extension.
15 Carnoustie Ouston Chester-le-Street DH2 1JS
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03449/PN56
Prior Notification under Class Q for the conversion of existing building into single residential dwelling (Class C3) with associated works including new fenestrations
6 Etherley Bank Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0LG
Received 19 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03450/TCA
Tree Works
1 Greenways Browney Bank Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4HT
Received 18 Dec 2024
Pending DecisionDM/24/03451/FPA
Proposed 2.no semi detached dwellings (amended 2.6.26)
Chapel Walls Uppertown Wolsingham DL13 3EA
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03452/FPA
Engineering and associated works to form enclosed area in association with open storage use (Use Class B8), including the erection of security gate and fencing; installation of EV charging points (Sui Generis) and erection of 1 no. drive-thru coffee shop (Use Class E) with associated access, parking, landscaping, and service area.
Site Of Former Bede House And Former St Cuthberts House St Cuthberts Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DX
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03453/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 pursuant to planning permission DM/21/01611/FPA relating to a construction management plan
Site Of Former Apollo Bingo Front Street New Durham DH1 2EP
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03454/PNA
Proposed Agricultural building (for the purpose of storing fodder and general agricultural storage) with hardcore apron around three sides of building to allow vehicle movements/access.
Land To The East Of Holmside Hall Road Burnhope DH7 0DT
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03455/OUT
Outline consent for office development (Use Class E) with associated parking and landscaping at Plot G (all matters reserved except for access).
Land To The North West Of Taylor Packaging Co Ltd Meadowfield Avenue Spennymoor DL16 6YJ
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03456/RM
Reserved matters application for the approval of landscaping, layout and scale for Cell H and the erection of 93 dwellings
Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03457/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Finished Floor Levels), 7 (Finished Building Height), 8 (Drainage), 9 (Lighting), 10 (Fencing), 11 (Noise), 13 (Contamination), 15 (Traffic Management), 16 (Access and Egress), 17 (Construction Management Plan), 18 (Tree Protection), 19 (Landscape Implementation), 20 (Earth Bunds), 35 (Landscaping), 38 (Tree Protection) of Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03458/FPA
Demolition of the existing detached garage and conservatory and the construction of a single-storey extension on the southern elevation and a two-storey extension on the northern elevation of the existing dwelling.
1 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03459/CEU
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for use of the dwelling as a 7 bed HMO (Sui Generis)
11 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03460/VOC
S.73 application to remove condition 2 (private use of stables) pursuant to permission 6/2008/0058/DM (Retrospective application for change of use of land from agricultural and erection of stable/storage building for private equestrian use with access track)
Sandbed Farm Ramshaw Lane Ramshaw Bishop Auckland DL14 0NB
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03461/PN56
Class Q Prior Approval application for the change of use of an agricultural building into a Class C3 residential dwelling
Building North East Of 2 Low Friarside Lane Burnopfield NE16 6BR
Received 20 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/24/03462/FPA
Single story rear extension
8 The Baltic Witton Park Bishop Auckland DL14 0EP
Received 20 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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