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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

11,410Searchable applications

948Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,057 approved or refused records

484Refused applications

8,573 approved · 484 refused · 430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/00076/FPA
Removal of existing play equipment and replace with new, together with installation of new safety flooring
5 - 7 Coniston Road Ferryhill DL17 8EZ
Received 10 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00077/PNA
Agricultural shed
Land To The North East Of Garden Terrace Sunniside DL13 4LY
Received 10 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00078/S106A
Request to vary Section 106 agreement pursuant to planning permission DM/21/03672/FPA with regards to a change in the type of affordable housing to be provided.
Land To The East Of Sea View Walk Murton SR7 9LT
Received 9 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00079/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/17/00244/OUT to vary the wording of conditions 12 (CMP), 13 (mining remediation) and 14 (land contamination) in order to allow a phased approach to construction
Land East Of Porter Gardens Bishop Auckland DL14 9FH
Received 10 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00080/DRC
Discharge of conditions 12 (Construction Management Plan) and 13 (Site Stabilisation Statement) and the partial discharge of condition 14 (pre-commencement and part a requirements ONLY) (Land Contamination) pursuant to DM/17/00244/OUT
Land East Of Porter Gardens Bishop Auckland DL14 9FH
Received 10 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00084/PA56
Prior approval application for the construction of a new road measuring 110m with a width of 3.7m. (Relating to previous application DM/24/01641/PNA). (amended 2/5/25)
Sunny Bank St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland DL13 1QZ
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00085/PND
Prior Notification for the demolition of part of the building (referred to as Phase 1)
Stanley Board School Front Street Stanley DH9 0SU
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00086/FPA
Extension to existing building for the purpose of storing silage
Oxclose Farm Shadforth Durham DH6 1NH
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00087/FPA
Erection of a detached factory building for Class B 2 use (General Industry), new site access from Dovecot Hill to serve the extended factory, a remodelled and extended car park, a SuDS basin, drainage infrastructure and landscaping.
Land And Buildings West Of Factory Longfield Road South Church Enterprise Park South Church DL14 6XB
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00088/PNA
Prior Notification for construction of new access track.
Eliza Farm Eliza Lane Consett DH8 9HN
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00089/LB
Reinstatement of 6no. cupboards and doors as well as a partition wall.
7 Owengate Durham DH1 3HB
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00090/FPA
Single storey rear extension to adjoin existing sunroom, alterations to existing sunroom and fenestration (resubmission of DM/20/03413/FPA)
Oatlands Farnley Mount Durham DH1 4DZ
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00091/FPA
Change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian with the creation of a dressage arena and erection of a consort horse walker.
Sheraton Hill Farm Sheraton Hartlepool TS27 4RE
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00092/FPA
Front porch extension
Tees Lodge Darlington Road Barnard Castle DL12 8HN
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00093/FPA
Replacement of all house UPVC white windows and door with triple glazed timber windows and door in Cotswold green. Replace west facing living room window with French doors (timber Cotswold green) onto a raised patio area comprised of a low stone wall and sandstone flags. Replace south facing existing patio door with a triple glazed timber window in Cotswold green. Alteration to existing eastern extension structure. Pitch the current bitumen flat roof and install a slate roof to match the existing outbuilding and main roof style. External insulation applied and horizontally timber clad in shiplap British western red cedar.
Duncton Cottage 12 Hylton Terrace Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2BB
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00094/FPA
Reconfiguration of existing flat roof into a pitched roof above the current first-floor side extension
36 Filby Drive Carrville Durham DH1 1LT
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00095/TCA
Beech (3no.) - Reduce crown height by up to 3m
4 Kepier Terrace Durham DH1 1JS
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00096/PNA
Prior notification for erection of steel portal framed agricultual building for the storage of grain, straw and machinery (connecting directly to the existing building) with hardstanding to front.
Land To The North Of Hill View Tudhoe Village DL16 6LE
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00097/AD
1no internally illuminated enconoflex box sign 7840 x 7840mm, 1no set of flat cut aluminium letters & circle/arrow, 1no folded aluminium panel 19500 x 965mm, 1no folded aluminium panel 5250 x 1050mm, 1no internally illuminated enconoflex box sign 5000 x 2000mm
B&Q Unit 1 Durham City Retail Park Mcintyre Way Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2RP
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00099/TCA
G1. Maple - pollard leaving stems at 5m in height (below previous pollarding points)T2. Eucalyptus - pollard to 1.8mG3. Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 2m
1 Ferens Close Durham DH1 1JX
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00100/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01881/FPA (Single Storey Rear and Side Extension) comprising of movement of the south wall of the rear extension 100mm towards the boundary
7 Deyncourt Durham DH1 3QB
Received 13 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00101/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to alter the soffit pursuant of planning permission DM/23/00860/FPA
Fulforth Farm Cottage Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6TU
Received 13 Jan 2025
Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00103/AD
Free standing sign containing CAD Artist impression of proposed development
Land North Of Dalton Park And B1285 Murton SR7 9HX
Received 10 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00104/FPA
Extension to existing warehouse for covered bulk storage of carbon materials
Brancepeth Colliery Reclaimation Site East Of Dunelm Industrial Estate Willington DL15 0ER
Received 14 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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