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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

11,493Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,111 approved or refused records

487Refused applications

8,624 approved · 487 refused · 433 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/00233/FPA
Erection of detached garage
140 Burnlands Way Pelton Fell Chester-le-Street DH2 2FQ
Received 28 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00234/TCA
Felling of two Ash trees - Section 211 notice
Chare Top Cottage Front Street Ebchester Consett DH8 0PJ
Received 28 Jan 2025
Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00235/FPA
Creation of two units from one including single storey rear extension and access ramp to front, and change of use from retail (Use Class E) to pizza shop (Use Class Sui Generis) and barber shop (Use Class E)
Bargain Buys Shafto Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 5QW
Received 23 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00237/FPA
Subdivision and change of use of former bank into two units, a restaurant unit (Class E) to the ground floor and offices (Class E) to the first and second floor.
Barclays 55 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2TU
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00238/FPA
Retrospective: Replace timber windows with upvc sliding sash
4 Burn Bank Court Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RA
Received 28 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00239/CPO
Certificate of lawfulness for internal changes to layout of the mixed use conference centre/coffee shop/nursery, to include relocation of Coffee Shop to replace a seminar room and extension of Day Nursery into coffee shop area, including internal and external alterations
Xcel Centre Long Tens Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AP
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00240/FPA
Replace single glazed timber windows with black upvc double glazed windows.
4 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7LD
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00241/FPA
Proposed garage extension and driveway access over grass verge with proposed dropped kerb.
17 Briar Avenue Brandon Durham DH7 8AL
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00242/FPA
Single storey nursery extension
Woodlands Day Nursery 2 Artemis Court St Johns Road Meadowfield Industrial Estate Meadowfield Durham DH7 8XQ
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00243/FPA
Replacement churchyard gates and formation of dropped kerb vehicle access.
St Nicholas Graveyard Providence Row Durham DH1 1RS
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00244/VOC
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to application reference DM/23/01368/RM to allow for external alterations including amendments to front windows and front gable projections, removal of projection to the north and replacement with smaller balcony area as part of side extension and addition of feature windows, design alterations to several windows and doors, external material amendments and single storey extension added to rear (amended 07.05.25).
Site Of Former Durham Trinity School And Sports College Bek Premises Trouts Lane Witton Gilbert DH1 5RH
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00247/DRC
Discharge of condition 4 (remediation strategy) and condition 7 (M4(2) standards) (in part - Plots 1-5 only) pursuant to DM/23/03312/VOC
Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00248/NMA
Non-material amendment to DM/20/01201/FPA to relocate reception office and car park.
Haystax Holiday Park Longedge Lane Consett DH8 9BY
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00249/FPA
Single storey rear, front and side extension and loft conversion including reroofing
2 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00251/FPA
Retention of side and rear extensions
28 Hermitage Gardens Chester-le-Street DH2 3UD
Received 29 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00252/FPA
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2 Farnley Ridge Durham DH1 4HB
Received 30 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00254/NMA
Non material amendment to condition 2 (materials) of planning permission DM/22/03294/RM (as approved under DM/24/01388/DRC) to amend bricks for plots 24, 25, 26, 68, 69 to Dorton Manor and to amend bricks for plots 28,29 to Rothesay blend.
Land To The West Of Valley Road Pelton Fell DH2 2NN
Received 30 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00255/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/19/03125/FPA substituting for plots 41-44 (3no. 'Alexander' and 1no. 'Clemente' units for 1no. 'Leonardo' and 1no. 'Mackintosh' units).
Land To The West Of Syke Road Burnopfield
Received 30 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00256/PN56
Prior notification to convert 1no agricultural barn to 1no dwelling house
Ricknall Mill Farm Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JQ
Received 30 Jan 2025
Pending DecisionDM/25/00257/FPA
Installation of 5no. glamping pods for overnight guest use, 4no. saunas, associated decking, footpaths, permeable track, parking & turning area, secure bicycle storage, recycling/refuse storage, laundry room and associated landscaping
Congburn Nursery Edmondsley Lane Edmondsley Durham DH7 6DY
Received 30 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00258/FPA
Construct a timber framed detached domestic single garage
14 Bleak Terrace Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5EZ
Received 30 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00259/TCA
Felling and Removal of 4No Fir Trees (G1), 1No Holly Tree (T1), 1No Sycamore Tree (T2) and 2No Yew Trees (T3, T4)
2 Riverside Lodge Burn Hall Durham DH1 3SS
Received 30 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00260/NMA
Non material amendment of planning approval DM/22/02807/FPA to allow an alteration to the position/number of electric vehicle charging points.
Hawthorn Service Station (West) Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SS
Received 30 Jan 2025
DecidedDM/25/00261/TPO
Two Sycamore trees (identified as 100 and 101) currently overhang the house, removal of limbs to give a three/four metre clearance to the building line - TPO-WVDC-2-2002
14 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP
Received 30 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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