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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

11,792Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,382 approved or refused records

499Refused applications

8,883 approved · 499 refused · 447 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

DecidedDM/25/00934/NMA
Non-material amendment to erect 1.6m high fence above 1.2m high wall to part of the western boundary pursuant of planning permission DM/23/02530/FPA
Sidegate House Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00935/AD
Erection and display of 3 non illuminated totem style visitor information units
Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00937/TPO
Crown reduction of a maximum of 1.5m, to an appropriately sized pruning point to two Sycamore trees T1 and T2. - TPO 097-2018 G2
Thornley House Thornley Lane Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4NU
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00938/TCA
Prune back overhang Crab Apple and Willow, in line with the boundary fence (by upto 1.5m) - Section 211 notice
29 Victoria Terrace Lanchester Durham DH7 0JB
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00939/LB
Underground fed, full fibre connection and associated works to front of dwelling
Green Cottage Boldron Barnard Castle DL12 9RF
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00941/FPA
Single-storey side extension
17 Camden Square Seaham SR7 7SX
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00942/LB
The removal of a failed lath and plaster ceiling in room 108, excluding cornice, where asbestos has been disturbed to the lath side of the plaster. The replacement of the removed ceiling with plasterboard and skim.
Elvet Hill House Elvet Hill Road Durham DH1 3TH
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00943/FPA
Installation of new heat recovery ventilation units and ductwork terminating on roof enclosed by cages and wall mounted M&E units on rear (east elevation) in conjunction with refurbishment works to existing building.
Durham Constabulary Police Station Newcastle Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3TY
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00944/VOC
Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans) and 2 (floorspace) of planning permission DM/25/00706/VOC to alter the approved plans and to allow additional floorspace within a mezzanine floor level.
Superbowl UK Bishop Auckland Unit 13 Bishop Auckland Retail Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9AA
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00945/AD
1 No. set individual built up letters, non illuminated, affixed to poles outside restaurant entrance. (amended description)
Aykley Heads House Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5TS
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00946/NMA
Non-Material Amendment (S96A) planning permission DM/24/01242/VOC in relation to the re-distribution of soil in the Zone 4 site
Land To The North West Of Discovery Offices William Armstrong Way Sedgefield TS21 3FH
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00947/DRC
Discharge of Condition 6 (Footway arrangements) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02152/VOC.
Site Of Former Jingling Gate Inn Twizell Lane West Pelton DH2 3LZ
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00948/FPA
Change of use of land to electric vehicle charging hub including resurfacing, erection of electricity substation, installation of electric vehicle charging points, landscaping and associated external works
Land West Of Units 1-3 Admiralty Way Dawdon SR7 7DN
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00949/TPO
T01 (Sycamore) - Crown lift to 3m of the north side of the tree to remove crossing
Land To The South Of 5 Horden Grange Easington Colliery SR8 3FJ
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00950/RM
Approval of reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Cell E1 at Lambton Park pursuant to outline planning permission DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended).
Cell E1 Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 4 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00951/RM
Reserved Matters approval (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for an electricity substation pursuant to outline permission DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended)
Cell E1 Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 4 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00952/NMA
Non-material amendment to outline planning permission DM/15/02714/OUT to amend the description of development and the wording of conditions 1 (reserved matters), 2 (time limit), 3 (approved plans), 4 (A183/A1052 site access roundabout), 5 (A183 site access roundabout), 7 (design code), 8 (archaeology 1), 9 (archaeology 2), 10 (land contamination), 13 (coal mining legacy), 14 (foul and surface water), 16 (CEMP), 18 (noise mitigation), 19 (fume extraction), 20 (hard and soft landscaping), 22 (trees and hedges), 23 (sustainability), 24 (floorspace restrictions 1), 25 (floorspace restrictions 2), 26 (delivery of floorspace 1), 27 (phasing of remaining floorspace), 28 (delivery of floorspace 2), 29 (open space) and 30 (employment and skills plan)
Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 4 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00953/LB
Replacement of 7.no flat roofs.
Middle Building King James I Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ
Received 4 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00954/FPA
Attic conversion with increased roof height and two dormer windows to front, replacement windows doors and porch, rear extension, decking, and removal of render to reveal original stone (description amended)
Heatherdene Farm Low Wham Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5JE
Received 4 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00955/TPO
Reduce to previous pruning points only to 1. Beech, 2. Sycamore, 3. Beech, and 4. Sycamore - (TPO-DER-160)
35 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Received 4 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00956/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) of application DM/24/03407/FPA to allow for an additional 1.5m to the rear extension.
Moor House Moor Road Staindrop Darlington DL2 3LQ
Received 4 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00957/FPA
Front porch and vehicular hard standing
41 Burnett Crescent Kelloe Durham DH6 4PH
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00958/DRC
Discharge of Condition 36 (ecology mitigation) of DM/22/03778/FPA (368 dwellings).
Land North And East Of Sniperley Farm Durham DH1 5RA
Received 7 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/00959/FPA
Demolition of existing changing rooms, Multi Use Games Area and football stand and dug-out. Construction of new changing rooms with attached tea room and stores, alterations to boundary fencing and provision of an extended footpath.
Welfare Park Wingate TS28 5AL
Received 7 Apr 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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