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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

11,481Searchable applications

971Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,100 approved or refused records

486Refused applications

8,614 approved · 486 refused · 433 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/25/00207/DRC
Discharge of Condition(s) 5 (Foul and Surface Water) pursuant to planning permission DM/18/02546/OUT
Land To The South West Of Castle View Club Front Street South Cassop DH6 4RG
Received 23 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00208/FPA
Detached outbuilding
14 Bamburgh Drive Seaham SR7 7WH
Received 24 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00209/FPA
Ground floor extension to front elevation to extend hallway, bedroom and adding additional wet room.
1 Aykley Green Durham DH1 4LN
Received 22 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00210/DRC
Discharge of Condition 12 (means of enclosure), 13 (bin stores), 14 (EV charging), and 15 (broadband) pursuant to DM/23/03330/FPA
Bus Depot Morland Street Bishop Auckland DL14 6JG
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00211/DRC
Re-discharge Condition 21 Parts (a) and (c) only (Land Contamination) pursdant to consent DM/16/02426/OUT.
Land To The South Of 100 To 106 Dean Road Ferryhill DL17 8ES
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00212/LB
Installation of cabling and 8 no external light fittings to rear elevation
Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00214/FPA
Single storey rear extension and part garage conversion
18 Beech Avenue Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0JN
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00215/TCA
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction not to exceed 2m all-round reductionT2 - Poplar - Fell to ground level and ecoplug to prevent regrowth (amended description)
29 Ferens Close Durham DH1 1JX
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00216/DRC
Discharge of condition 4 (submission of design code) pursuant to planning permission DM/19/03765/OUT.
Land At Former Thorpe Maternity Hospital Andrews Lane Easington Village
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00217/NMA
Non material amendment of planning permission DM/19/03765/OUT to remove the term "self build" from the description.
Land At Former Thorpe Maternity Hospital Andrews Lane Easington Village
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00219/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00009/FPA to include grey brick to the ground floor (Lewis Antique from AG).
5 Valeside Durham DH1 4RF
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00220/FPA
Rear single storey extension
40 Marwood Drive Barnard Castle DL12 8DE
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00221/PNA
Prior notification for extension of agricultural building for machinery and straw
Low House Farm Hartbrigg Lane Ramshaw Bishop Auckland DL14 0LZ
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00222/FPA
Two storey side extension
69 Parkside Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9NR
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00223/TCA
To fell a tree
Edleston House Gainford Darlington DL2 3DR
Received 23 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00224/TCA
Felling and Removal of 1No Pear Tree
28 Nevilledale Terrace Durham DH1 4QG
Received 27 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00225/FPA
Replace existing conservatory with orangery to the front elevation
28 Main Street Crookhall Consett DH8 7NE
Received 28 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00226/AD
Installation of 1no. illuminated digital advertising screen to side elevation
67 - 69 Front Street Stanley DH9 0SY
Received 28 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00227/FPA
Replace timber shop windows
Butterwick Shop Unit B Star House Star Yard Barnard Castle DL12 8LY
Received 28 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00228/FPA
Conversion of existing barn into residential dwelling including creation of vehicular access to A67 and change of use of agricultural land including resurfacing works to incorporate vehicle track and parking area
Land To The South Of Hysanders And Twynham Darlington Road Winston DL2 3QG
Received 28 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00229/FPA
Replace existing conservatory with single-storey rear extension
10 Maythorne Drive South Hetton Durham DH6 2SF
Received 28 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00230/FPA
First floor side extension, pitched roof over existing porch/garage
68 St Barnabas Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6EU
Received 28 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00231/TCA
Ash tree in rear garden, reduction of canopy by 3metres.
Ashfield Moor Road Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PH
Received 28 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00232/TCA
T1 and T2 Sycamore - Prune back branches that are in contact, and causing damage to the fence.
Our Lady And St Cuthberts RC Church Church Hill Crook DL15 9DN
Received 28 Jan 2025

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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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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