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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
11,841Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,425 approved or refused records
500Refused applications

8,925 approved · 500 refused · 451 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/25/01018/PNA

    Erection of storage building for plants and flowers.

    Leamside Nurseries Pit House Lane Leamside Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QR

    Received 11 Apr 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/01019/TCA

    1. Conifer - fell as close to current ground level as practical

    42 Oswald Court Durham DH1 3DJ

    Received 11 Apr 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/01020/LB

    Replacement of glazed palm house roof and guttering

    The Castle The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    Received 11 Apr 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/01021/TCA

    Felling of one Poplar tree - Section 211 notice

    21 Front Street Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HH

    Received 11 Apr 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/01022/FPA

    Change of use from adopted highways to domestic garden and drive (amended description)

    Hillside 26 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  6. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/01024/FPA

    Erection of 2no. field shelters, siting of caravan and change of use of land to equestrian

    Land North Of Garden Terrace Sunniside

    Received 11 Apr 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/01025/FPA

    Erection of single storey SEND classroom block and associated facilities.

    Sedgefield Hardwick Primary School Hawthorn Road Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3DA

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/01027/FPA

    Single-storey rear extension and installation of glazed patio doors to east facing elevation

    2 West Close Stables Ferryhill DL17 0PU

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/01028/HPN

    Prior notification for the erection of single storey rear extension measuring 4 metres in length 2.6 metres in height to eave level and 3.75 metres in overall height

    14 Lydgate Avenue Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3LJ

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/01029/FPA

    Single-storey side and rear extension (amended description)

    32 Douglas Gardens Elvet Moor Durham DH1 3PU

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/01030/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to Conditions 5(f) and 12 of Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT in respect of Archaeology investigation and reporting

    Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/01031/FPA

    Proposed second storey rear and two storey front extension

    3 Westmoor Close Spennymoor DL16 7LJ

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/01032/FPA

    Single storey flat roof extension to rear of the property. Enlargement of existing front porch. New doors to rear kitchen wall and internal structural alterations within the property.

    Station House Station Road Meadowfield Durham DH7 8NF

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/01033/TCA

    Large eucalyptus tree to rear of garden. Permission to reduce height 5/6 metres and reshape overhanging branches

    7 Rectory View Crime Rigg Bank Shadforth Durham DH6 1LF

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/01035/FPA

    Porch to front, single storey rear extension with first floor balcony above and dormer extension to rear

    Greythorne Smallhope Drive Lanchester Durham DH7 0SJ

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/01036/TPO

    Fell ash tree.

    18 Gaskell Way Crook DL15 9TZ

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/01037/DRC

    Discharge of condition 2, 3 and 5 of planning permission DM/24/02453/FPA.

    Land East Of 11 Warnbrooke Avenue Murton SR7 9BT

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/01038/FPA

    Garage extension & en-suite bathroom extension

    28 West Drive Lanchester Durham DH7 0HQ

    Received 14 Apr 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/01039/FPA

    Change of use of land from open space to domestic and enclosure with 1.85m timber fencing to side (Retrospective)

    Land Adjacent To 42 Denewood Close Willington Crook DL15 0HB

    Received 15 Apr 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/01041/CEU

    Certificate of lawful development application relating to outbuildings constructed June 2012, both used to store ride on land mower and general tools with no business use. Building 1 - 3062mm wide, 2770mm high 3059mm long, constructed of breeze blocks with pitched tile roof. Building 2 - 7708mm wide, 2950mm high reducing to 2100mm, 5406mm deep, sloping roof with bitumen corrugated roofing sheet, constructed of breeze block.

    Old Station House Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2EP

    Received 15 Apr 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/01042/FPA

    Extensions to existing dwelling including two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, erection of 1no detached garage, 2no outbuildings, widening of access associated works and landscaping.

    Dalveen Salters Lane Fishburn Stockton On Tees TS21 4DF

    Received 15 Apr 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/01043/FPA

    Two storey rear extension

    15 Central Drive Spennymoor DL16 7DH

    Received 15 Apr 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/01044/CPO

    Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed single-storey side extension to existing kitchen

    Ivy Cottage Station Town Wingate TS28 5ED

    Received 15 Apr 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/01045/FPA

    Bedroom and bathroom extension above existing garage and utility room.

    9 Warkworth Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5PB

    Received 15 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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