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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
11,781Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,372 approved or refused records
498Refused applications

8,874 approved · 498 refused · 447 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/25/00910/FPA

    Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable room

    Waverley House Front Street Kelloe Durham DH6 4PE

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/00911/FPA

    Two storey rear extension, single storey rear and side extensions

    10 South Crescent Durham DH1 4NF

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/00912/FPA

    Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential institution (Use Class C2)

    Loud Stables Loud Hill Stanley DH9 8PL

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/00913/FPA

    First floor side extension with front canopy

    96 Rothbury Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5QB

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/00914/AD

    Proposed surround to be placed around existing ATM.

    ATM 21 - 22 Market Street Ferryhill DL17 8JN

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/00915/FPA

    Change of use from convent house to private dwelling, alterations to boundary treatments, replace roof including replacing dormer window with rooflight

    33 Church Hill Crook DL15 9DN

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/00916/LB

    Listed Building Consent for refurbishment and installation of double glazing to 4no front windows

    7 The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DG

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/00917/FPA

    Two storey rear extension with 2x balconies, single storey side extension to adjoin converted garage to dwelling

    Highland Farmhouse Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9DP

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/00918/CPO

    Erection of rear extension

    36 St Aidans Way Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0AT

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/00919/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Materials), Condition 5 (Written Scheme of Investigation), Condition 9 (Coal Mining Report) and Condition 11 (Phase 2 report) pursuant to approval DM/22/02779/FPA

    Pea Farm Stanley DH9 8PT

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/00920/FPA

    Erection of 1no self build home

    Church House 78 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2XF

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/00921/FPA

    Retention of 1.34m garden fence to front

    4 Perkins Walk Spennymoor DL16 7FZ

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  13. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/00922/VOC

    Removal of conditions 5 (retained industrial units), 6 (Design Code), 9 (industrial access), 15 (access road to Forric Construction) and variation of conditions 3 (approved documents), 4 (noise impact assessment), 7 (materials), 8 (lighting, surface treatments, boundary treatments and street furniture), 10 (site access), 12 (CMP), 13 (impact assessment), 14 (footway plan), 16 (landscaping), 18 (tree protection), 19 (woodland and tree management plan), 20 (dingy skipper habitat), 21 (bin and cycle stores), 22 (bus stops), 23 (travel plan), 24 (land contamination), 26 (C02 reduction and energy efficiency), 27 (internal highways), 28 and 29 (surface water drainage), 32 (culverts) and 33 (foul drainage) pursuant to planning permission 1/2012/0661/85673

    Land At The North East Entrance To Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate North Stanley

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/00923/TCA

    T1 Goat Willow -Pollard at 8m high. T2 Lawson Cypress- Fell. (Section 211 notice)

    Moor View Hunstanworth Consett DH8 9UF

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/00924/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    11 Dalemain Close Spennymoor DL16 7FT

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/00925/FPA

    Formation of new vehicular access including alterations to wall

    Bromhead Former Department Of Transport Storage Depot Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9HT

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/00926/TCA

    1. Sycamore - prune back the overhang by 3m (to the edge of the boundary wall). 2. Birch - crown lift to 2m above the roof of the adjacent outbuilding. 3. Sycamore - prune to clear the overhead cable by 1.5m. 4 and 5 - Ash x 2 - fell. 6. Horse chestnut - crown lift to 2m above the garage roof. - Section 211 notice.

    Struthers Farm Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NL

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/00927/FPA

    Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory

    33 The Croft Sherburn Hill Durham DH6 1QL

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/00928/TCA

    Six overgrown conifers to be removed. New Conifers will be planted in their place and maintained.

    5 Wearside Drive Durham DH1 1LE

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/00929/DRC

    Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan requirement, and Discharge of Condition 5 (Final BNG HMMP) pursuant to consent DM/24/03202/FPA.

    Land East And North Of Malvern Crescent Seaham SR7 8AU

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/00930/LB

    Replacement patio door

    The Barn Bedburn Road Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PZ

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/00931/PND

    Prior notification for the demolition of former Craft Block (Horsa Huts)

    Craft Block And Store Low Road Gainford

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/00932/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/22/00066/FPA for an additional window to first floor bedroom

    Pond Farm The Edge Woodland Bishop Auckland DL13 5RF

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/00933/FPA

    Change of use from a dwelling house (C3) to a children's home (C2) for solo/dual provision

    21 Arundel Walk Wingate TS28 5LJ

    Received 2 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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