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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
11,441Searchable applications
946Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,087 approved or refused records
486Refused applications

8,601 approved · 486 refused · 433 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/25/00155/FPA

    1. Chimney and flue alteration. 2. Internal passage alteration form cupboard in first floor rear bedroom. 3. Bedroom 5 converted into bathroom. Entrance to servants staircase, closed and walk in wardrobe formed. 4. Existing brickwork to the rear elevation to be rendered. 5. Soil vent pipe adjacent to the front door be replaced with cast iron pipe work painted finish to blend with stone work. 6. Hardstanding around property enlarged. 7. Double gates, to be provided into the rear yard. 8. Both rear access doors are to be replaced with glass top and bottom solid wood panelled doors.

    The Lodge Lanchester Durham DH7 0LF

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/00156/LB

    Listed Building Consent for 1. Chimney and flue alteration. 2. Internal passage alteration form cupboard in first floor rear bedroom. 3. Bedroom 5 converted into bathroom. Entrance to servants staircase, closed and walk in wardrobe formed. 4. Existing brickwork to the rear elevation to be rendered. 5. Construct raised plinth around SVP at front door. 6. Hardstanding around property enlarged. 7. Double gates, to be provided into the rear yard. 8. Both rear access doors are to be replaced with glass top and bottom solid wood panelled doors.

    The Lodge Lanchester Durham DH7 0LF

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/00157/FPA

    Re-purposing existing car parking spaces for use as parking spaces for recharging of electric vehicles, including the installation of 2 upstands, 1 feeder pillar, 6 bollards, and associated landscaping

    Durham City Retail Park Mcintyre Way Gilesgate Moor DH1 2RP

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/00158/NMA

    Non material amendments to approved plans for DM/21/03747/VOC (Retail and leisure park) to alter layout adjacent to unit 6 and to amend Landscape proposals to accommodate bridleway works.

    Land Rear Of Tindale Crossing Public House Stadium Way St Helen Auckland DL14 9TW

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/00159/FPA

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small house in multiple occupation HMO (Use Class C4) including extension of driveway, cycle parking and bin storage

    38 Goodyear Crescent Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2EB

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/00161/FPA

    Proposed Dwelling and Access

    Lilac Lodge East Terrace Roddymoor Crook DL15 9QY

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/00162/TPO

    Sycamore tree in the rear garden:Crown reduce side growth for 3m clearance, lift the crown by 1m, and limit overall canopy reduction to 10%.Sycamore tree to the front of the property:Lift the crown to 2.5m uniformly, removing smaller secondary branches.

    42 Homelands Court Helmington Row Crook DL15 0SA

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/00163/TCA

    T1 - Cherry - Thin by maximum of 20%T2 - Apple - Repollard T3 - Apple - Repollard T4 - Tulip - Remove left limb to growth point marked on photoT5 - Birch - Reduce by 1m T6 - Birch - Reduce by 1m to 2m and reshape

    Land South Of 1-4 Rose Acre Shincliffe DH1 2NT

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/00164/TCA

    Felling of two Ash trees (Section 211 notice)

    27 - 29 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DF

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/00165/FPA

    Single-storey side extension to provide a ground-floor W/C

    14 North Crescent Durham DH1 4NE

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/00166/FPA

    Convert grass verge open space to bituminous parking bays with PCC kerbs

    Land East Of Vart Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6PQ

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/00168/LB

    Internal and external works on a listed building

    3 Hollinside Terrace Hollinside Durham DH7 0RQ

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/00169/FPA

    Detached garage on concrete base

    Land To The North Of 22 Denebridge Row Chilton DL17 0HN

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/00170/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.7 metres, an eaves height of 2.9 metres and a total height of 3.8 metres.

    21 Wilson Street Barnard Castle DL12 8JU

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/00171/DRC

    Application to re-discharge conditions 14 (drainage), 16 (CEMP), 20 (landscaping) and 30 (employment and skills) pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/25/00952/NMA) for Cell C1 as approved by DM/24/02034/RM and as defined by drg. no. SD-00.05

    Cell C And Part Of Cell E1 Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/00172/FPA

    Existing rear conservatory demolished and rebuilt with full height aluminium windows/ sliding doors and rooflight to existing roof. New windows to front and side elevation.

    11 Birchwood Close Beamish Stanley DH9 0SN

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/00173/FPA

    Change of use of land from agriculture to create 2no dog walking areas with parking area, turning head and boundary treatments

    Land To The South Of Travelodge Front Street Chester Moor DH2 3RJ

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/00174/FPA

    Erection of stone structure to accommodate memorial plaque

    Memorial Park Station Lane Pelton Fell

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/00175/TCA

    11 trees to crown lift full details in the report

    Romaldkirk House Eggleston Lane Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EE

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/00176/FPA

    Retention of roof alterations to the existing double garage to accommodate a playroom within the roof space, accessed via an internal staircase.

    18 North End Durham DH1 4NJ

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/00177/FPA

    Erection of 2 No. dwellings with access and parking

    Land To The West Of Temperance Terrace Billy Row DL15 9TD

    Received 22 Jan 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/00178/NMA

    Non material amendments to conditions of DM/22/01630/VOC (mixed use scheme comprising community hospital and pharmacy, sheltered care unit, residential care unit, gym and wellbeing centre, hotel,public house,micro-brewery and vets practice) relating to altering the wording of the second part of Condition 6 (highways works) in terms of timescales for implementation and condition 14 (off-site highway improvment works) in terms of timescale for submission of proposed works and to amend the wording of the first part of Condition 15 (off-site ecology) to alter timetable for planting works.

    Land To The South Of Puddlers Corner Roundabout Genesis Way Consett

    Received 22 Jan 2025
  23. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00179/DRC

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission DM/22/01630/VOC (mixed-use scheme comprising community hospital and pharmacy, sheltered care unit, residential care unit, gym and wellbeing centre, hotel,public house,micro-brewery and vets practice) relating to full engineering details of the new signalised junction to the A692 including pedestrian crossing.

    Land To The South Of Puddlers Corner Roundabout Genesis Way Consett

    Received 22 Jan 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/00180/DRC

    Submision of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 18 of (DM/23/01932/FPA) (industrial unit) relating to Construction management plan submission split into 2 section and Pre-construction BREEAM Tracker submission.

    Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street

    Received 22 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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