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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
11,398Searchable applications
948Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,048 approved or refused records
484Refused applications

8,564 approved · 484 refused · 428 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.

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

  1. DecidedDM/25/00049/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

    Timber Haul Track From Unclassified Road 15.1 East Of East Bewdley [397213 539831] To Park Plantation [397213 539831] Stanhope

    Received 8 Jan 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/00051/FPA

    Change of use from B2/B8 to taxi base (sui-generis) and installation of a portacabin

    Unit 6 Stainton Grove Industrial Estate Stainton Grove DL12 8UJ

    Received 8 Jan 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/00052/FPA

    First floor gable extension over garage.

    4 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

    Received 8 Jan 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/00053/TPO

    T1 - Sycamore - Removal of selected branches that interfere with the chimney and roof to prevent damage to property.

    Fourwinds Pesspool Lane Haswell Peterlee SR8 3TY

    Received 8 Jan 2025
  5. Pending DecisionDM/25/00054/FPA

    Conversion and restoration of existing semi detached dwellings to single dwelling with extension and conversion of barn to dwelling. Demolition of existing silo and shed.

    Culmaran Cottage The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EB

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  6. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00056/FPA

    Restoration, extension and conversion of the existing Grade II Listed vacant farm buildings into a 5 bedroom dwelling, conversion of detached outbuilding to a home office. Demolition of barn and construction of a new build 3 bedroom dwelling. Associated landscape works, car parking and access alterations.

    Highburnlea Farm Howlea Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PD

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  7. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00057/LB

    Restoration, extension and conversion of the existing Grade II Listed vacant farm buildings into a 5 bedroom dwelling, conversion of detached outbuilding to a home office. Demolition of barn and construction of a new build 3 bedroom dwelling. Associated landscape works, car parking and access alterations.

    Highburnlea Farm Howlea Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PD

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/00058/DRC

    Discharge of Condition no. 32 (Construction Management Plan) permission DM/22/03778/FPA (368 dwellings).

    Land North And East Of Sniperley Farm Durham DH1 5RA

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/00059/PN56

    Prior notification under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of solar PVs

    Aldi Oxford Road Spennymoor DL16 6BH

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/00060/PN56

    Prior notification under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of solar PVs

    Aldi Stores Ltd Queen Street Crook DL15 8QQ

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/00061/DRC

    Discharge of conditions (no's 3 and 4) in pursuant with application DM/24/02338/FPA in relation to Rooflights and roof tiles

    2 Blackgate East Coxhoe Durham DH6 4AA

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/00062/FPA

    Single storey rear extensions

    14 Devonshire Road Belmont Durham DH1 2BQ

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/00063/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Fenestration Details) and Condition 4 (Noise Impact Assessment) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01549/FPA

    71 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TA

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/00064/FPA

    Single story rear extension

    7 Watson Close Seaham SR7 8ET

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/00065/TCA

    T1 - row of leylandii conifer trees that have formed a high hedge - cut back away from telephone lines in neighbouring garden(maylands, smallhope drive) - Section 211 notice

    Beck View Ford Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0SQ

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/00066/FPA

    First floor extension over existing ground floor footprint.

    84 Bridge Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7PZ

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/00068/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02574/FPA to change description of works to "Demolish existing garage and rebuild garage with bedroom above at first floor and single storey extension to rear."

    30 Sharpley Drive Seaham SR7 0LE

    Received 10 Jan 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/00069/FPA

    Ground floor front porch and WC (proposals amended)

    21 The Lane Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3BE

    Received 18 Dec 2024
  19. DecidedDM/25/00070/FPA

    First floor rear balcony

    8 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/00071/FPA

    Proposed conversion of public house to create 1no residential dwelling

    Mill House Inn North Terrace Crook DL15 9AZ

    Received 10 Jan 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/00072/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00260/FPA amendments to the design of the approved garage to increase the footprint to the north. Replace the existing approved plans.

    2 Wesley View Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3RL

    Received 10 Jan 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/00073/CEU

    Lawful development certificate for garage conversion to home office space.

    Priory Gill Brasside Durham DH1 5SF

    Received 10 Jan 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/00074/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant of planning permission DM/22/00865/FPA to relocate plots 1 and 2 in line with plots 3 and 4

    Site Of Former 3 To 5 Front Street Wheatley Hill DH6 3NJ

    Received 10 Jan 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/00075/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to Condition 2 of Planning Permission DM/24/00875/FPA

    Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX

    Received 10 Jan 2025

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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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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