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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

11,390Searchable applications

948Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,043 approved or refused records

484Refused applications

8,559 approved · 484 refused · 425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/25/00023/FPA
Erection of new workshop with alterations to existing building to facilitate change of use to office (Amended plans)
The Coach House Startforth Lodge 29 Low Startforth Road Startforth DL12 9AU
Received 6 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00024/LB
Alterations to existing building to facilitate change of use to office
The Coach House Startforth Lodge 29 Low Startforth Road Startforth DL12 9AU
Received 6 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00025/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (construction management plan) from planning permission DM/23/00602/FPA
Deneside Store Deneside Lanchester Durham DH7 0LZ
Received 23 Dec 2024
DecidedDM/25/00027/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission DM/23/00906/FPA to allow the addition of a 1.2m high fence/gates to the front of the site.
Site Of Former Station Hotel Public House Front Street Station Town TS28 5DP
Received 6 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00028/FPA
Warehouse and associated hardstanding (Amended)
Ricor North-East Ltd Coatham Avenue Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DB
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00029/FPA
Proposed demolition of existing dwellings and introduction of 3 houses and associated works
Springfield House Springfield Terrace Willington DL15 0HW
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00030/FPA
Single storey side extension
19 Shinwell Drive Peterlee SR8 5AB
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00031/FPA
Construction of entrance porch infilling the gap between the existing garage and main property
St Martins Whitesmocks Durham DH1 4LQ
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00032/FPA
Dormer window to front.
11 Lanchester Road Maiden Law Durham DH7 0QT
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00033/LB
Listed building consent for the installation/replacement of CCTV and external lighting and installation of home alarm system, outdoor electrical socket and tap.
27 - 29 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DF
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00034/TCA
Minor tree pruning to two Larch trees - clearance of around 1metre - Section 211 notice
Wolsingham School The Grammar School Building West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DJ
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00035/TPO
Sycamore - Southern Tree - Remove 2nr Codom stems to North, Crown raise over road to 5m height, reduce branches growing towards overhead cables and crown thin by 10%Sycamore - Northern Tree - Remove limbs growing over garage, crown thin 10%
3 Woodside Crook DL15 9LA
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00036/TCA
Minimal pruning required on one beech tree to create a 0.5m clearance for new fibre cable installation from telecoms pole.
Unit 7 The Coach House Barningham Richmond DL11 7DW
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00037/TPO
Lime (T1) - re-prune crown by 1-2 metres to previous points.
Riversdale Lartington Lane Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9BP
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00038/FPA
Erection of end gable extension to existing building and replacement of concrete tiles on roof
North View Farm Hill Top Esh Durham DH7 9RL
Received 7 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00039/PND
Prior notification for the demolition of Addison Park Pavillion
Pavilion Addison Park Browney Lane Browney DH7 8NA
Received 6 Jan 2025
Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00041/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (Management Plan) and Condition 4 (EV Charging, cycle and disabled parking bays) pursuant to DM/23/02464/FPA
Palmfield And Hideaway Church Hill Crook DL15 9DN
Received 6 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00042/FPA
Alterations to external structural wall on the west elevation - new steel cage insertion to support above loads and allow for opening up the ground floor shop area - new aluminium door set and windows with security roller shutters to front elevation - new rendering to all external walls
4 Hartlepool Street South Thornley Durham DH6 3BG
Received 8 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00043/AD
Signage to front elevation, fascia board and shutter cover
4 Hartlepool Street South Thornley Durham DH6 3BG
Received 8 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00044/FPA
Proposed extension to the side and rear of the property, and extension to the hardstanding driveway.
8 Selaby Court Gainford Darlington DL2 3ES
Received 8 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00045/FPA
Erection of 6no. retail units (Use Class E and Sui Generis) including one ancillary drive through and associated infrastructure and landscaping (amended description).
Land In The West Of The Thinford Park Redevelopment Site Thinford Durham DH6 5JQ
Received 8 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00046/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 19 (Land Contamination Scheme) and Condition 20 (Remediation Works) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/00486/FPA
Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AW
Received 8 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00047/TPO
T1 (Ash) Outside the TPO area . Monolith (aerial removal of limbs) Severe die-back throughout resulting from die-back disease and age. Crown all now more than 80% defoliated. Level of lean at the top, weight of massive ivy load, and one-sided distribution and weight of lower branches all combining to create an increasingly severe threat to the adjacent farm house. T2 (Ash) Clear fell. T3 (Oak) Pollard. T4(Ash) Fell. T5 (Ash group 3 trees) Fell. All presently dead. Close to road therefore remove.T6 (Ash) Monolith. T7 (Ash) canopy reduction by 30% through removal of side branches. T8 (2x Ash Trees) Clear fell - Both dead.T9 (3 x Ash 1 Sycamore behind trailer) Full fell. T10 (Ash, Sycamore collection) - Dead wood pruned out. TPO-DER-155
Land West Of Ushaw College Esh DH7 9RQ
Received 8 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00048/PNA
Prior Notification under Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a forestry road
Track Of 1450M From North East Of Noah's Ark [398368 540985] To Clint Plantation [397670 541140] Stanhope
Received 8 Jan 2025

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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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