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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
11,704Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,303 approved or refused records
495Refused applications

8,808 approved · 495 refused · 443 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.

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/25/00738/FPA

    Replacement agricultural livestock/general purpose building and 1no. new agricultural livestock building for sheep/lambing

    Hall Hill Farm Satley Durham DH7 0TA

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/00739/FPA

    Full retail fitout of a vacant unit into a retail banking hub. Works include: new ATM plus making good external building fabric, plus internal works (amended title)

    4 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7LD

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/00740/AD

    Projecting sign, fascia signs, vinyls, window posters directory of services, nameplate, CCTV signage

    4 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7LD

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/00741/DRC

    Discharge of condition 12 (engineering details) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/00532/FPA.

    Bevan Square Murton Seaham SR7 9HT

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/00742/TCA

    1. Cherry: Reduce height by 1.5m and prune back sides by up to 1.5m to balance the crown. 2. Conifer: fell. 3. Shrub: fell. 4. Conifer: fell. 5. Conifer x2: fell (Section 211 notice).

    Plashetts Summerhill Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0NJ

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/00743/DRC

    Discharge of condition 9 (Landscaping scheme) pursuant to DM/21/04006/LB

    Manor House Hotel Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/00746/FPA

    Retention of the subdivision of the existing dwellinghouse to create a one bed self-contained flat

    36 Marshall Terrace Gilesgate Durham DH1 2HX

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/00747/FPA

    Replace existing conservatory with single-storey rear extension with pitched glazed lantern and various internal alterations

    34 Burdon Walk Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4FD

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/00748/DRC

    Discharge of condition 9 (Landscaping scheme) pursuant to DM/21/04005/FPA

    Manor House Hotel Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/00750/TCA

    Sycamore - Lift lower canopy branches which are protruding the eaves of surrounding properties and creating shade over yard spaces

    12 Church Street Durham DH1 3DQ

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/00751/FPA

    Hip to gable roof extension, including front and rear dormer windows

    Ainthorpe Coast Road Blackhall Rocks Hartlepool TS27 4AY

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/00753/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (samples and details of materials) and condition 4 (windows, doors and rooflights) pursuant to planning approval DM/22/00878/FPA

    Land South Of Black Bull Farm Winston DL2 3PU

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/00754/FPA

    Single-story rear extension

    15 Victoria Street Sacriston Durham DH7 6JQ

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/00755/DRC

    Discharge of condition 11 (travel plan) pursuant to DM/23/01932/FPA

    Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/00756/FPA

    Two story side extension

    18 St Andrews Crescent Blackhill Consett DH8 8PD

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/00760/RM

    Reserved matters application for scale, appearance and landscape for the erection of 1no detached dwelling pursuant of outline planning permission DM/22/00209/OUT

    Plot 41 Dunelm Stables Thornley Durham DH6 3BN

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/00761/FPA

    Single storey porch and heat pump in rear yard (Retrospective)

    14 Institute Street Oakenshaw Crook DL15 0TB

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/00762/FPA

    Hybrid application comprising full planning permission for the construction of 140 dwellings, primary site access and associated SuDS and landscaping; and outline planning permission with all matters reserved for the construction of up to 260 dwellings, local centre incorporating retail (up to 4,000 sqft) (Use Class E) and mini-mobility hub, and associated SuDS and landscaping (Amended Description).

    Red Barns Brandon Durham DH7 8DA

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/00763/FPA

    First floor balcony to rear

    3 Darley Court Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LQ

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/00764/PNA

    General purpose agricultural storage building

    Littlewood Farm Brotherlee Bishop Auckland DL13 1SS

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/00765/DRC

    Discharge of condition 4 (landscaping) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00802/FPA.

    Land East Of Unit 2 Admiralty Way Seaham SR7 7DN

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/00766/PN56

    Proposed conversion of agricultural buildings to create 7no dwellings

    Park Wall Farm Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4NJ

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/00767/FPA

    Retrospective garage conversion to home office space.

    Priory Gill Brasside Durham DH1 5SF

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/00768/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    12 Poppy Lane Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2LF

    Received 18 Mar 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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