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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
11,616Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,222 approved or refused records
491Refused applications

8,731 approved · 491 refused · 441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/00463/TCA

    Trim over-hanging trees at end of driveway - Section 211 notice

    1 The Larches Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6NG

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/00464/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (Joinery details) pursuant to DM/24/03002/FPA

    9 North Bondgate Bishop Auckland DL14 7PG

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/00465/FPA

    Demolition of existing conservatory and replace with single storey rear extension with roof lantern. Render to dwelling

    2 South Side Shadforth Durham DH6 1LL

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/00466/FPA

    First floor side extension

    100 Ashbourne Drive Coxhoe Durham DH6 4SP

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/00467/NMA

    Non-material amendment to DM/21/00360/FPA to raise the floor slab by 700mm and change double glazed doors and windows to rear elevations to single bifold patio doors

    Land To The West Of Flake Cottages Cone Terrace Chester-le-Street DH3 3TA

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/00468/DRC

    Discharge of condition 4 (materials) of planning permission DM/23/02488/FPA

    High Burnhopeside Farm Durham Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0TL

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/00469/LB

    Proposed insulation works to Bedburn Hall Cottage

    Bedburn Hall Cottage Bedburn Road Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3NN

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/00470/PA56

    Construction of new access track pursuant to DM/25/00088/PNA.

    Eliza Farm Eliza Lane Consett DH8 9HN

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  9. DecidedSCR/25/00009

    Screening Opinon to determine the requirement of an Environmental Impact Assessment to be undertaken as part of a planning application for a solar farm. This request is in relation to a proposed planning application to construct and operate a solar farm with an estimated export capacity of up to 14.65 megawatts (MW) plus associated infrastructure.

    Land To The North Of Hackworth Road North West Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 2JQ

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/00472/FPA

    Change of Use of Dwelling to a Mixed Use of dwelling (Class C3) and self contained beauty salon (Class E).

    1 Coldstream Ouston Chester-le-street DH2 1LQ

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/00473/FPA

    Demolition of conservatory and erection of rear flat roof extension

    19 Allergate Durham DH1 4ET

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/00474/FPA

    Installation of demountable classroom (20m x 9m) on land adjacent to school car park (Retrospective)

    Parkside Academy Hall Lane Estate Willington Crook DL15 0QF

    Received 18 Feb 2025
  13. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00476/FPA

    Proposed relocation of farm steading.

    Land To The North Of 5 Five Houses Crook DL15 9QB

    Received 18 Feb 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/00477/FPA

    Replace 8no. lattice tower floodlights with LED column floodlights

    Chester-Le-Street Town Football Club Moor Park House Union Lane Chester Moor Chester-le-Street DH2 3BX

    Received 18 Feb 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/00478/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 4 (materials), 9 (land contamination scheme), 11 (greenhouse gas emissions), 12 (non-renewable and unsustainable resources) and 13 (foul and surface water drainage works) pursuant to DM/22/00836/FPA

    Land West Of Cestria Garage Front Street Pelton Fell DH2 2RT

    Received 18 Feb 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/00479/FPA

    Single storey rear extension and porch

    Primrose Cottage Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ

    Received 18 Feb 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/00481/FPA

    Replacement of 2no. glass panes with aluminium ventilation louvres in two high level windows in ground floor south east elevation and replacement of 1no. glass pane with aluminium ventilation cowl in ground floor window in north west elevation

    Telephone Exchange Front Street Burnopfield NE16 6PT

    Received 18 Feb 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/00482/PNA

    Prior notification for the erection of 1no agricultural building

    Whitwell House Farm Sherburn House Durham DH1 2SL

    Received 18 Feb 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/00483/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 8 (Window and Door details including Heads and Cills) and Condition 9 (Sample Panel) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/22/02790/FPA

    Fairhills Huntshieldford St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland DL13 1RQ

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  20. DecidedDM/25/00484/FPA

    Change of use from former dental practice to 4no. holiday cottages (1no. three bedroomed, 2no. two bedroomed and 1no. one bedroomed) including replacement windows to rear, replacement rainwater goods to the front and insertion of 3no. roof lights and installation of solar panels in rear off-shoot

    6 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NJ

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/00485/FPA

    Retention of electric aluminium shutter to shop front.

    5 Durham Road West Bowburn Durham DH6 5AU

    Received 14 Feb 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/00486/DRC

    Discharge of condition 4 (Habitat management and monitoring plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01836/FPA.

    West House Farm Coxhoe Durham DH6 4PA

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/00487/FPA

    Demolition of existing bungalow and outbuilding and erection of replacement dwelling and integrated kennels to rear (Partially Retrospective)

    Rose Cottage 20 The Slack Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5HT

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/00488/NMA

    Non material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/21/03672/FPA to allow changes to boundary treatments and the removal of the sub station.

    Land To The East Of Sea View Walk Murton SR7 9LT

    Received 19 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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