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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
11,579Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,187 approved or refused records
489Refused applications

8,698 approved · 489 refused · 440 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. DecidedDM/25/00351/FPA

    Erection of a front porch.

    83 Birch Crescent Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6JQ

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/00352/FPA

    Retrospective planning application for amendments to previous Planning Permission DM/20/03802/FPA :Revised proposed boundary wall treatment for the front (southeast) boundary.Omission of proposed peaked gable feature to rear (northwest) elevation.

    The Gables 1C Front Street Newfield Chester-le-Street DH2 2SL

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/00353/VOC

    Variation of Condition 3 (Fenestration Details), Condition 5 (Building Recording) and Condition 6 (Reporting and Archiving) in relation to application DM/23/01549/FPA relating to Window details and Archaeological building recording.

    71 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TA

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/00354/FPA

    Change of use to create hot food takeaway (sui generis). Installation of kitchen extract system.

    J Loughlin And Sons 6 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BE

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/00355/FPA

    Installation of 18 ground mounted solar panels including change of use of paddock to residential, associated ground works and boundary treatments

    Ivy Cottage Middleside Barnard Castle DL12 0QU

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/00356/FPA

    Side extension and conversion of existing detached garage to garden room and store with hobby room and WC

    7 Hasledon Grove Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2JW

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/00357/FPA

    Erection of dwelling, detached garage and new access

    Land North Of 284 - 288 Toft Hill Lane Toft Hill DL14 0PX

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  8. DecidedSCR/25/00007

    Request for Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) and ancillary infrastructure

    Land East Of Carrs Farm South Hetton DH6 2RY

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/00359/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (land contamination scheme) for DM/22/00517/FPA

    Site Of Former St Bedes Parish Centre Church Street Sacriston DH7 6JL

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/00360/FPA

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    26 West Farm Court Broompark Durham DH7 7RN

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/00362/FPA

    Replacement of timber windows with PVC-U windows.

    Hillcrest House 75D Iveston Lane Iveston Consett DH8 7TB

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/00363/PN56

    Prior approval application for the installation of Solar PV panels on the roof of ALDI Foodstore

    Aldi Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 5AH

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/00364/FPA

    Erection of detached 3 bay garage with study and storage area above

    Pond Cottage Pudding Hill Road Barforth Richmond DL11 7UG

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/00365/FPA

    Erection of boundary wall and railings to create outdoor recreational area for residents

    Hampton Manor Gloucester Road Delves Lane Consett DH8 7FA

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/00367/FPA

    Erection of a detached one and a half storey garage, gym and games room to the southern boundary of the site, covered outdoor seating area to western elevation and 2no. dormer windows to northern elevation.

    1 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/00369/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 5, 7, and 9, pursuant to planning permission DM/21/00462/FPA5 - Contamination Assessment7 - Landscaping Plan9 - External Materials

    Low House Farm Hartbrigg Lane Ramshaw Bishop Auckland DL14 0LZ

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/00370/CPO

    Single storey side extension

    21 Malvern Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 7PR

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/00371/TCA

    T1 poplar- pollard to a height of 8m

    Land West Of 2 Shincliffe Lane Sherburn House Durham DH1 2SH

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/00372/FPA

    Retrospective planning permission, for removal of hedges to create a parking space

    5 Twizell Burn Walk Pelton Fell Chester-le-street DH2 2BZ

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/00373/TCA

    T4 - Ornamental Cherry - Crown reduction by approx 4m, removing epicormic growth back to previous pruning pointsT5 - Willow - Crown reduction to suitable points

    15 Mayorswell Field Durham DH1 1JW

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/00374/FPA

    Retention of single-storey side extension

    5 Palmer Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5EJ

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/00375/TPO

    Ash- crown lift by around 4m-5m removal of deadwood (DER-016)

    24 Errington Drive Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9PD

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/00376/TPO

    Lime tree - Pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown, shortening and removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, to be done to uniform height all round to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry, pruning of the lower stem with epicormic growth. TPO-DER-021A.

    3 The Avenue Greencroft Stanley DH9 8NX

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/00377/FPA

    Proposed extension to side of the property to provide extra bedroom and en-suite to first floor and garage / storage space to ground floor

    11 Buttermere Grove Crook DL15 8PJ

    Received 10 Feb 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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