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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
11,747Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,340 approved or refused records
498Refused applications

8,842 approved · 498 refused · 446 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/00858/FPA

    Change of use of ground floor from beauty/hairdressing salon (Sui Generis) to tattoo studio (Sui Generis) - retrospective

    1 Albert Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 6EH

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/00859/FPA

    Single-storey rear extension

    2 Daffodil Avenue Horden Peterlee SR8 4PW

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/00860/FPA

    Single storey link extension, conversion of outbuilding/garage to provide habitable room and disabled access modifications, timber framed carport to side elevation

    5A The Avenue Greencroft Stanley DH9 8NX

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/00861/FPA

    Demolition of existing buildings and construction of two new retail units with associated car parking, landscaping and access

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/00862/TCA

    Various pruning work to 3no sycamore trees

    Land West Of 32-36 Highgate Durham DH1 4GA

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/00864/FPA

    New composite front and rear door. Installation of aluminium bi-fold doors to the rear. Reduction in size of window opening to current sunroom and installation of new upvc sash window. Construction of aluminium greenhouse to rear of current sunroom. Installation of 2 x heritage style roof windows to current sunroom.

    4 Whitehall Lane Iveston Consett DH8 7TA

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/00865/CPO

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear extension

    82 Meadowfield Burnhope Durham DH7 0EL

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/00866/FPA

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) including single storey rear extension, driveway extension, cycle parking and bin storage

    4 Laurel Avenue Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2EY

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/00867/LB

    Internal and external refurbishment and alterations, window vinyls, externally illuminated signage, in association with use as a convenience store.

    2 - 3 Central Buildings Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3JL

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/00868/FPA

    Installation of shipping container to act as permanent storage for the resource centre

    Bullion Hall South Approach Chester-le-Street DH2 2ES

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  11. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00870/FPA

    Installation of pergola (Retrospective)

    Greys Lodge Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9BW

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/00871/FPA

    2 storey side extension

    17 Watling Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6RP

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/00872/LB

    Window and door repair works to front and rear, repair of guttering, downpipes and waste pipe, roof repairs, installation of larger rooflight and solar panels to rear roof slope, loft conversion for storage and associated and other internal works

    5 Hollinside Terrace Hollinside Durham DH7 0RQ

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/00873/TCA

    Fell and grind one Willow and one Elderberry - Section 211 notice

    27 - 29 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DF

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/00874/FPA

    External alterations to property including window/door alterations and replacements; external render; and front porch canopy.

    32 East Green West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HJ

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/00875/VOC

    Removal of condition 4 of planning approval DM/20/01532/FPA to remove the holiday let restriction.

    Boutique Bed And Breakfast Woodland Barn Darlington Road Durham DH1 3ST

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/00876/FPA

    Single-storey side extension

    6 Hermitage Gardens Chester-le-Street DH2 3UD

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/00877/FPA

    Single storey side extension

    2 Busty View Front Street Newfield Chester-le-Street DH2 2SA

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/00878/FPA

    Conversion of the roof space into habitable room and construction of flat roof dormer to rear

    23 Hazel Court Haswell Durham DH6 2DE

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/00879/CPO

    Proposed single storey rear sunlounge.

    47 Ashtree Drive Barnard Castle DL12 8NZ

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/00880/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (estate road), 5 (land contamination), 7 (biodiversity net gain plan), 8 (habitat management and monitoring plan) and 18 (landscaping scheme) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03146/FPA.

    Land To The East Of 1 Ladysmock Close Spennymoor DL16 6NZ

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/00881/FPA

    Erection of single storey village hall

    Middleton In Teesdale Village Hall Gas Lane Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0TN

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  23. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00882/FPA

    Change of use of vacant land to Use Class B8 for the siting of containers relating to self-storage hire, including associated access, drainage, hardstanding, and lighting

    Land To The East Of Menceforth Cottages Pelton Fell Road Chester-le-Street

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/00883/FPA

    Change of Use of Dwelling to a Mixed Use of dwelling and self-contained hair salon (Sui-Generis) (Amended Description 04.07.2025)

    32 Coquet Drive Perkinsville Chester-le-Street DH2 1EW

    Received 28 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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