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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
11,620Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,226 approved or refused records
491Refused applications

8,735 approved · 491 refused · 441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/25/00489/LB

    Conversion of top floor commercial unit into residential accommodation, incorporating it into an existing 2 bed apartment to form a 3 bed apartment. The work comprises secondary glazing, thermal upgrades and installation of partitions / doors.

    First To Third Floors 70 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/00490/TCA

    T1- Removing Norway Maple tree to allow for replacement drainage pipeA replacement tree will be planted in same area away from drainage apparatus, species subject to confirmation from tree officer.

    1 Bishops Meadow Lanchester Durham DH7 0PU

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/00491/FPA

    Replace windows and doors (Resubmission)

    Leazes House 5 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/00492/PNA

    Prior notification for the erection of 1no general purpose agricultural shed.

    Whitwell House Farm Sherburn House Durham DH1 2SL

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/00493/DRC

    Discharge of condition 24 (parts (d) and (e)) (land contamination) pursuant to planning permission 1/2012/0661

    Land At The North East Entrance To Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate North Stanley

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/00494/FPA

    Single storey rear extension and two storey side extension

    82 Escomb Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6TZ

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/00495/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 9 (photovoltaics and air source heat pumps) 13 (PROW improvements), 14 (cycle storage), 15 (public open space maintenance), 22 (bat and bird box locations) and 30 (landscaping scheme) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01358/FPA.

    Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/00497/FPA

    Disability Act compliant access route to connect to previously approved artificial grass pitch development including lighting.

    Seaham High School Station Road Seaham SR7 0BH

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/00498/FPA

    Field shelter and battery storage building with solar panel roof

    Stockley View Stockley Lane Oakenshaw Crook DL15 0TL

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/00499/FPA

    Retrospective planning permission for the replacement of a 2m high fence and for 0.7m raised decking with a 1m glass safety rail

    42 Armstrong Drive Willington Crook DL15 0GB

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/00500/FPA

    Construction of domestic garage on driveway

    Pentavalon 5 Woodifield Hill Crook DL15 9NU

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/00501/TPO

    Trees 1-3. Sycamore - crown reduce and reshape by 2m - TPO-DER-160

    32 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/00502/FPA

    Single storey side and rear extension to adjoin converted garage to dwelling

    24 North End Durham DH1 4NJ

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/00503/LB

    Form opening in internal wall and build up doorway

    Hallgarth Manor Church Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HY

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/00504/FPA

    Change of use of existing agricultural barn to residential dwelling with associated (retrospective) access.

    Land To The North Of 3 Fairlawns Close Trimdon Station TS29 6HZ

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/00505/FPA

    Two-storey side and single-storey rear extensions

    121 Malvern Crescent Seaham SR7 8AU

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/00506/FPA

    Single storey forward extension for home office and bathroom.

    17 Staindrop Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5XS

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/00507/PNA

    Prior Notification for an agricultural building for housing livestock.

    Cole Hill Cole Hill Farm Elwick Hartlepool TS27 3ER

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/00508/AD

    Free standing interpretation board.

    Land East Of 57 Fore Bondgate Bishop Auckland DL14 7PE

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/00509/FPA

    Change of use from C3 and partial change of use from Class E to form a C4 HMO through the incorporation of a third floor room previously used as commercial space.

    First To Third Floors 70 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/00510/NMA

    Non-material amendment application pursuant to planning approval DM/24/02213/FPA to:- install 1 No. fire door, remove 1 No. goods door and insert brick panel above 2 No. doors

    Units 2 And 3 The Clifford Centre Clifford Road Stanley DH9 0XG

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/00511/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (Materials), 7 (Land Contamination Scheme) and 10 (Bio-diversity Management and Monitoring Plan) pursuant to approval DM/22/02955/FPA

    New Warlands Farm Holmside Lane Burnhope Durham DH7 6EX

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/00512/FPA

    Alterations to existing rear extensions, removal of the existing garage, new carport installed with solar panels

    96 Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8BJ

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/00513/LB

    Alterations to existing rear extensions, removal of the existing garage, new carport installed with solar panels

    96 Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8BJ

    Received 20 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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