England · Local authority

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

11,688Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,288 approved or refused records

493Refused applications

8,795 approved · 493 refused · 443 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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

DecidedDM/25/00708/FPA
Proposed development of three sustainable holiday cabins (shipping containers) with associated access and parking
Land To The West Of Longfield House Hamsterley DL13 3PP
Received 12 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00711/FPA
Side extension, external and internal alterations, attached garage with extended drive
2 The Paddock Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6YW
Received 12 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00712/TCA
1. Ash, Fraxinus excelsior - Fell tree, advanced signs of Ash Dieback (50% canopyloss), at entrance to carpark, as close to ground level as practical.2. Cherry, Prunus avium - Reduce and reshape tree with decay on scaffold limbsand stem, to reduce the weight of the crow. Major infection from Chicken of theWoods bracket fungi. Retain main trunk as feature and potential veteran tree.3. Cherry, Prunus avium - Reduce declining tree encroaching feature Oak,Quercus robur, to a height of approximately 9ft. Canopy is in severe decline over50% loss. Retain main leaders for saprophytic fungi colony in place on tree.4. Laburnum, Laburnum anagyroides - Heavily reduce declining/some dead multistemmed tree adjacent to canopy seating area, to height of approximately 8ft.Retain main multi-stem to cupped hand/throne like shape and as a potentialveteran tree.5. Goat Willow, Salix caprea - Re-pollard tree adjacent to upper carpark. Possibly aveteran tree.
Crook Hall Sidegate Durham DH1 5SZ
Received 12 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00714/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to application reference DM/23/01652/FPA.
15 Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0LA
Received 12 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00715/TCA
White Willow (T1) - 86cm DBH - Pollard multiple stems at C3.5m above ground level ground level.White Willow (T2) - 32cm DBH - Fell (C.2m from house, 1m from drains)White Willow (T3) - 9.5cm DBH - Fell (tight against back wall of garden)Indian Bean Tree (T4) - 22cm DBH - Formative prune - (Section 211 notice)
10 California Row Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0TA
Received 10 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00716/FPA
Single storey extension to side (south east) with balcony and screen above
6 Colepike Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0HJ
Received 13 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00717/FPA
Siting parcel locker
38 Canterbury Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5PY
Received 13 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00718/RM
Approval of reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to DM/20/01351/OUT
Land To The East Of Sedgefield Community College Hawthorn Road Sedgefield TS21 3DD
Received 13 Mar 2025
Pending DecisionDM/25/00719/FPA
Change of use of closed former church to single family residential use
St Andrews Church Front Street Westgate DL13 1SD
Received 13 Mar 2025
Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00720/FPA
Erection of 6no two storey semi-detached dwellings (Amended Description)
Land To The West Of The Former Uthank Garage Fairfalls Terrace New Brancepeth DH7 7HP
Received 13 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00721/TPO
Prune back to the stem the lowest small cluster of epicormic growth on the upper stem; prune back to the stem the lowest secondary branch on the nw side lower crown; shorten back by approximately 1-1.5m, to an appropriate pruning point, a secondary branch on the west side lower crown; remove secondary branch in the lower crown east side, back to the parent branch (description amended)
3 Vicarage Close Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8RB
Received 13 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00722/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Coal Mining Investigation) and 8 (Colours and Finishes) of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA
Land South Of Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5JX
Received 13 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00723/TCA
T3 - Leyland Cypress - Trim/Prune low branches up to 1.5m in height to allow access to area underneath tree
Ropery House Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD
Received 13 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00724/TPO
T1-Sycamore, Tree has sustained limb failure at height. recommend to reduce failed limb to above failure point to allow tree to recover. T2-Sycamore, Structural failure on eastern stem/limb, recommend to remove stem/limb back to below fracture leaving stub to reduce the size of the wound directly on the main stem.
Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP
Received 13 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00725/FPA
Demolition of rear porch, erection of single storey rear extension
68 Woodside Barnard Castle DL12 8AP
Received 13 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00727/FPA
Wooden shed attached to side elevation (retention)
14 Clover Court Spennymoor DL16 6FE
Received 12 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00728/FPA
Single story rear extension to provide quite space
New Warlands Farm Holmside Lane Burnhope Durham DH7 6EX
Received 14 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00729/FPA
Erection of agricultural building
Castle Hill House Farm Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 4PJ
Received 14 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00730/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 12 (Final Travel Plan) and 20 Part B (Contamination) pursuant to outline planning consent DM/15/02326/OUT.
Land North Of West Chilton Terrace Chilton
Received 14 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00732/FPA
New disabled toilet block and associated works
Shildon Association Football Club Dean Street Shildon DL4 1HA
Received 14 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00734/FPA
Construction of ramp as part of a new walking and cycling route along the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Land West Of Softly Farm Leazes Lane St Helen Auckland DL14 0HR
Received 14 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00735/FPA
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 4 bed HMO (Use Class C4) including single storey rear extension, cycle parking and conversion of detached outbuilding to shower room
119 Bradford Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HW
Received 14 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00736/DRC
Discharge of conditions 7 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02978/FPA
Land West Of Woodside Black Lane Wheatley Hill DH6 3JN
Received 14 Mar 2025
DecidedDM/25/00737/FPA
Erection of domestic detached garage
4 Post Office Cottages Cornsay Durham DH7 9EJ
Received 14 Mar 2025

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
UK research
Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK research
Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK research
Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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.

Check collection coverage