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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

11,454Searchable applications

952Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,093 approved or refused records

486Refused applications

8,607 approved · 486 refused · 433 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 2014 to 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/25/00181/FPA
Change of use of ground floor from public house (Use Class Sui Generis) to form 2no. retail units (Use Class E(a)) (hair salon and convenience store) fenestration alterations, front step and rear canopy roof alterations
Wheatsheaf Inn 67 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9ER
Received 22 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00182/LB
Listed Building Consent for change of use of ground floor from public house (Use Class Sui Generis) to form 2no. retail units (Use Class E(a)) (hair salon and convenience store) fenestration alterations, front step and rear canopy roof alterations
Wheatsheaf Inn 67 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9ER
Received 22 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00183/FPA
Single storey rear extension and altertations to garage frontage to create one large garage door opening.
23 Duchy Close Consett DH8 5YT
Received 22 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00184/FPA
Change of use from former stable and garage block to single storey dwelling and associated works.
8 Dene Avenue Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2QY
Received 22 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00185/FPA
Single storey rear extension.
25 Bellerby Drive Ouston Chester-le-Street DH2 1TW
Received 20 Jan 2025
DecidedSCR/25/00001
Screening opinion request for a battery energy storage system (BESS) including associated infrastructure, engineering works, drainage, cabling, landscaping and access at land forming part of Porch House Farm, Hett, Durham, DH6 5LP
Land To The South And South East Of Porch House Farm East Street Hett DH6 5LP
Received 23 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00186/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 (Lighting) and 4 (entry exit / cctv / enclosure) pursuant to planning approval DM/24/00181/FPA
33B Escomb Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6HT
Received 23 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00187/FPA
Construction of single storey multi-use hall within existing playground
Wheatley Hill Primary School Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3RQ
Received 23 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00189/FPA
Erection of 1No. self build detached bungalow
Land To The South East Of 27 Blind Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF
Received 23 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00190/FPA
Single storey rear extension
Crossways Whinney Hill Durham DH1 3BD
Received 23 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00191/TCA
T1 - Cherry - Fell due to codominant stem causing decay also this tree has had a main root severed.T2 - Sorbus - Reduce the crown by approximately 3ft back to suitable growth points.
19 Briardene Durham DH1 4QU
Received 23 Jan 2025
Pending DecisionDM/25/00192/FPA
Erection of three detached dormer bungalows on land adjacent to 16 East Law and change of use of land from agricultural use to residential use.
Land To The East Of 19 To 23 East Law DH8 0QJ
Received 20 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00193/DRC
Discharge of standard Biodiversity Net Gain condition pursuant to DM/24/00897/FPA
Land To The East Of Binchester Layby Binchester DL14 8AW
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00194/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.5 metres, an eaves height of 2.5 metres and a total height of 3.4 metres.
55 Woodlands Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0DB
Received 24 Jan 2025
Pending DecisionDM/25/00195/FPA
Temporary siting of a static caravan to provide accommodation for a key worker initially during lambing season (Retrospective)
North Hanging Wells Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2AB
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00196/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant of planning permission DM/19/03091/FPA to revise retaining structures to south-east and south-west site perimeter; design drawings of access bridges to Plots 12-21; reduced height and design drawings of fall protection railings adjacent to Plots 12-21; omission of water-tabling to Plots 16-21; ground floor WC windows omitted Plots 03, 06, 07, 25; upper floor bi-folds replaced with French doors to Plots 12-21; reduced gable window sizes to Plots 01, 11, 23, gable windows omitted to Plots 22, 23 ; vary rooflines and upper floor window locations Plots 16-21; revised wrap-around cladding Plots 16, 21, 22, 23; car parking re-arranged Plot 22; traffic bollards added to south-east site periphery; retaining wall facing material and scheme-wide revisions to facing bricks, roof tiles, and rainwater goods; revised elevational information to coordinate scheme-wide finished floor levels
Development Site At Graham Court Sacriston DH7 6LW
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00197/TCA
Felling of three trees within rear garden - (Section 211 notice)
20 High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00198/FPA
Change of use from Dwelling (C3) to HMO (C4) including driveway extension, single-storey rear extension, bin store and cycle rack
38 Cooper Square Gilesgate Durham DH1 1PT
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00199/CPO
Lawful development certificate for proposed use of land for siting static caravans throughout the year for holiday use only.
Hammer And Pincers Caravan And Camp Site Preston Lane Preston-le-Skerne DL5 6JH
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00200/TPO
G1 Group of fallen Willow - fell but not treat stumpsG2 Ash Group - cut back trees which have fallen to the boundary of the dene and coppice trees with a heavy leanG3 - cut back branches overhanging the dene in a sympathetic manner, shortening small diameter branches only, to reduce risk of branches blocking the dene.
Land To The South East Of Clover Drive Etherley Dene DL14 0TT
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00201/CEU
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness to establish that works undertaken on site is a meaningful implementation of planning permission DM/21/02241/FPA
13 Belle Vue Terrace Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2HR
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00202/FPA
Replacement dwelling and associated external works, including erection of detached garage
26 The Green Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9JH
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00203/FPA
Demolition of existing rear extension and construction of new single storey rear extension incorporating garden room and construction of first floor rear bedroom extension.
18 Newbiggen Lane Lanchester Durham DH7 0PG
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00206/TPO
Minimal pruning of the lowest branch over the green area, including the pruning of light, pendulous growth within the specified branch up to 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size.
Brancepeth Golf Club Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EA
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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