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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
11,434Searchable applications
947Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,082 approved or refused records
486Refused applications

8,596 approved · 486 refused · 430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00129/RM

    Reserved matters application in relation to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to planning application DM/19/03765/OUT for 24 dwellings.

    Land At Former Thorpe Maternity Hospital Andrews Lane Easington Village

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/00130/FPA

    3no. campervan pitches along with associated access track, fencing and pergolas

    High Hill House Farm Ferryhill DL17 8RL

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/00131/TEL

    The removal and replacement of the existing 17.85 metre high column and 3 no. existing antennas with a 20.4 metre high column and 6 no. antennas, the installation of 1 no. 300mm transmission dish, the relocation of 1 no. existing 300mm transmission dish, the installation of 3 no. equipment cabinets and 1 no. GPS module, and ancillary development thereto.

    Telecommunications Mast East Moor Road Murton SR7 9DA

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/00132/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Remediation strategy) pursuant to planning permission DM/15/01533/FPA

    Vehicle Repair Garage Hilton Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6EN

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/00133/FPA

    Single storey side extension

    1 Milburn Close Chester-le-Street DH3 3QT

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/00134/FPA

    Replacement roof covering (Part retrospective)

    70 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AP

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/00135/PN56

    Prior Notification for change of use of part of ground floor from former bakers / Class E to one bedroomed flat / Class C3 (Class MA)

    54 Frederick Street South Meadowfield Durham DH7 8NA

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/00136/FPA

    Two storey rear extension

    10 Atkinson Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3RU

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/00137/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 pursuant to DM/21/01697/FPA

    Land East And West Of 5 To 8 Rosewood Walk Ushaw Moor DH7 7JY

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/00138/FPA

    Single storey extension to the front comprising of a W/C and porch

    19 Bransdale Spennymoor DL16 6SF

    Received 15 Jan 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/00139/FPA

    Erection of 4 No. dwellings with access and parking

    Land South Of Fair View High Street Stanhope DL13 2UR

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/00140/LB

    Replacement door to east elevation, replace window with door and omit window to west elevation

    Vazeille Lodge 21A Rectory Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AJ

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/00141/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (noise mitigation) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02639/VOC

    46 - 47 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HF

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/00142/TPO

    T1 Oak crown reduce by 2m, T2 Oak crown lift to 4m, reduce over hang on neighbours drive by 2m - TPO-DER-066

    37 Lintzford Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HG

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  15. Pending DecisionDM/25/00143/FPA

    Two storey rear extension comprising access, lift and relocated stairwell

    Flat B And S Superstore Cooperative Terrace Fence Houses Houghton-le-spring DH4 6AE

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/00144/FPA

    Car park extension with associated landscape

    Ramside Hall Hotel Ramside Durham DH1 1TD

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/00145/FPA

    Proposed two-storey rear extension, replacement garage roof & glazing alterations

    3 Blagden Grove Bishop Auckland DL14 0RZ

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/00146/FPA

    Demolition of existing rear additions, erection of two storey extension including raising roof height.

    Cemetery House Pelton Chester-le-street DH2 1NQ

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/00148/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Final NN Certificate), 4 (contaminated land), 6 (construction management plan) and 11 (Drainage scheme) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00689/FPA.

    Garage Block Pease Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 5NE

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  20. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00149/FPA

    Retention of boundary timber fence to site

    Land South West Of 20A Steetley Terrace Quarrington Hill DH6 4QJ

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/00150/FPA

    Two storey rear extension and loft conversion

    7 Bewick Close Chester-le-Street DH2 3TT

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/00151/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (contaminated land), 5 (Final NN Certificate), 6 (Construction management plan), 10 (Cycle Storage) and 11 (Drainage scheme) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00408/FPA.

    Land To The East Of 10 Hatfield Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5PW

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/00153/FPA

    Erection of Class E(a) retail units with access; car parking; servicing; bin stores; sprinkler tanks; hard and soft landscaping and other associated works (Amended Description and Plans, 18 July 2025).

    Land West Of Unit 18 Bishop Auckland Retail Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9AA

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/00154/FPA

    Removal of single-storey lean-to conservatory and replace with a two-storey rear extension; single-storey rear extension abutting the existing rear structure

    8 Coronation Crescent Low Pittington Durham DH6 1BG

    Received 20 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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