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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

11,565Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,173 approved or refused records

489Refused applications

8,684 approved · 489 refused · 440 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 2014 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/00321/FPA
Footpaths in open space grass verge.
Land Either Side Of Junction To The North Of 6 Aged Miners Homes Quarrington Hill
Received 4 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00324/FPA
Single storey rear extension to existing off shot with lantern skylight.
17 Parklands Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HH
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00325/FPA
Formation of a temporary site compound and associated works
Land To The South West Of Sedgefield Cricket Club Station Road Sedgefield TS21 2DA
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00326/FPA
Change of use of residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to children's home (Use Class C2) for two children between the ages 7-17.
The Dairy Hole House Farm Lanchester Durham DH7 0SY
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00327/LB
Renovation of existing sliding sash windows and replacement of decayed casement windows
The Meadows Sunderland Bridge Durham DH6 5HD
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00328/LB
Retrospective application for the painting of chapel walls and ceiling
Lartington Hall Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9BW
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00329/FPA
Replacement of conservatory with single storey extension to front of dwelling
23 First Street Pont Bungalows Leadgate Consett DH8 6JG
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00330/NMA
This application seeks approval to amend the stonework replacement text on drawing no. 2284-06-01 (dated Nov 06) under Application 6/2007/0013/DM, relating to the reinstatement of a door and window in the rear ground-floor store.
9 Horsemarket Barnard Castle DL12 8LY
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00331/FPA
Single storey rear extension and installation of first floor window to the side elevation
14 Whalton Close Sherburn Durham DH6 1JZ
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00332/TPO
Felling and removal of 1no Lime (T10)
Waldridge Cottage Waldridge Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00333/TPO
Felling of one dying/damaged Cherry tree on the outside boundary. (TPO-DER-066)
6 High Hamsterley Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HD
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00336/DRC
Discharge of Condition 5 (Landscaping Plan) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/22/02388/FPA
University Hospital Of North Durham North Road Durham DH1 5TW
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00337/FPA
Replacement of existing flat roof with pitched roof
44 St Leonards Close Peterlee SR8 2NW
Received 6 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00338/RM
Reserved matters application for scale, appearance and landscape for the erection of 1no detached dwelling at Plot 40 pursuant of outline planning permission DM/22/00209/OUT
Plot 40 Land To The West Of Dunelm Stables Thornley Durham DH6 3BN
Received 5 Feb 2025
Pending ConsiderationSCO/25/00006
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, as amended, in relation to a purpose built student accomodation proposal
Car Park Elvet Hill Road Durham DH1 3LR
Received 3 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00341/FPA
Erection of 3 No. shop units incorporating 2 No. retail units (Class E) and 1 No. hot food takeaway (Sui Generis)
Land At Jubilee Field Shops Jubilee Road Shildon DL4 2AL
Received 6 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00342/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) to add an integral garage, reduce to a single storey and enlarge kitchen pursuant of planning permission DM/23/03743/FPA
Goldrill Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA
Received 6 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00343/DRC
Discharge of condition 13 pursuant to planning permission DM/21/02979/FPA.
Barn North West Of Hawkwellhead Plantation Ireshopeburn DL13 1HF
Received 6 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00344/FPA
Garden room to rear
8 Chipchase Grove Durham DH1 3FA
Received 6 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00345/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Great Crested Newt Method Statement) and Condition 8 (Bird Box Details) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/24/02989/VOC
Wayside Cottage 29 Dobinsons Lane Morley Bishop Auckland DL14 0PH
Received 6 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00346/FPA
Porch and convert attic into a bedroom with rooflights.
McCorama House 11 West View Lymington Esh Winning Durham DH7 9NJ
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00347/FPA
First floor rear extension finished in vertical cedar boarding (amended description)
Pippin Cottage Witton Road Sacriston Durham DH7 6NB
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00348/TPO
Felling of one Lime tree - TPO/0016/2016
19 The Paddock Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0GA
Received 6 Feb 2025
DecidedDM/25/00350/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/23/02170/FPA to relocate an electricity substation 30 metres northeast.
Land North And West Of Almond Close Spennymoor DL16 7YG
Received 7 Feb 2025

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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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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