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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
11,715Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,312 approved or refused records
496Refused applications

8,816 approved · 496 refused · 445 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedSCR/25/00012

    Proposed development comprising installation of a solar farm and battery storage development and associated buildings, equipment and infrastructure at land at Salters Lane, South Sharpley.

    Land North, East And South Of South Sharpley Farm Salters Lane Seaton Seaham SR7 0NJ

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/00769/FPA

    Installation of 2no. rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment

    McDonald's Clifford Road Stanley DH9 0AQ

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/00770/TCA

    X2 Ash - Pollard to the height shown in submitted photosX1 Oak - Reduce two large overhanging limbs by 3m and 1.5m in height to balance the tree

    Lydford 24 Crossgate Peth Durham DH1 4PZ

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/00773/FPA

    Single storey rear extension.

    24 The Park Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AH

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/00774/FPA

    Retention of gates

    4 Bolton Close Newton Hall Durham DH1 5PH

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/00776/PN56

    Prior approval application for the installation of solar PV panels on the roof of the existing PFF Factory, Salters Lane, Sedgefield.

    PFF Packaging Salters Lane Industrial Estate Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3EE

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/00777/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 29 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 31 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) and 32 (Tree Protection) of Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT

    Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/00778/LB

    Replacement fascia sign over passageway (retrospective).

    Big Jug 83 Claypath Durham DH1 1RG

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/00780/FPA

    Single-storey rear extension following the demolition of the existing conservatory. Bathroom window to be relocated to side of the property, and the external drain and drainage system will be repositioned along the garden.

    81 Greenwood Avenue Burnhope Durham DH7 0AN

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/00781/TPO

    Removal of a diseased and dying tree located in the rear garden

    11 Homelands Court Helmington Row Crook DL15 0SA

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/00783/FPA

    Erection of 11.1 metre, vertical axis wind turbine and concrete pad

    Bogg House Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AX

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/00784/FPA

    Erection of sun room to the side, construction of 2 dormer roof windows to front and insertion of juliet balcony to gable

    44 Blind Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 4AG

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/00785/FPA

    Erection of 5no. industrial warehouse units (Use Class B8)

    6 Aptec Enterprise Park Darlington Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9PD

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/00787/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (materials), 6 (means of enclosures) and 7 (landscaping) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/01549/VOC.

    Land At The West Of Hesleden Hall Farm Hesleden Hall Farm Monk Hesleden Hesleden TS27 4QB

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/00788/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    5 Homer Terrace Nevilles Cross Bank Durham DH1 4JT

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/00789/FPA

    Single storey extension to north elevation and bay window to east elevation.

    11 Windermere Drive West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9LF

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/00790/FPA

    Two storey rear extension, garage conversion and bay window to front elevation

    49 Rushyford Drive Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0EB

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/00791/FPA

    Demolition and replacement of existing garage

    9 The Green Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LX

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/00792/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Fenestration Details), 14 (Roof Materials) and 15 (Headers and cills) pursuant to approval ref DM/23/02354/FPA

    Lane Head Farm Lanehead DL11 7HF

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/00793/TPO

    Removal of clump of 12 Norway spruce trees protruding from northern edge of compartment. - TPO-PN1-325

    Acton Lodge Acton Road Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PN

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  21. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00794/FPA

    Change of use of agricultural land to allow construction of a new site entrance and access track to the north of the dwelling, stopping up the existing site entrance to the south of the dwelling and the retention of existing outbuildings.

    Stotsfieldburn Farm Stotsfieldburn Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2AE

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/00795/TPO

    Prune back branches by 1.5m from garage roof only of holly (T13) and crown lift to 4m of copper (T23) plus felling and removal of conifer (T61) - amended description

    4 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/00796/FPA

    Single storey side extension

    25 Foxhills Crescent Lanchester Durham DH7 0PW

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/00797/FPA

    Single story rear extension

    1 Redmires Close Ouston Chester-le-Street DH2 1SB

    Received 20 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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