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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

11,854Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,436 approved or refused records

500Refused applications

8,936 approved · 500 refused · 452 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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More application records

DecidedDM/25/01046/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 (surface water calculations), 4 (land contamination) and 5 (construction management plan) pursuant to DM/22/01244/FPA.
Land To The South Of Elstob Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe
Received 15 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01047/FPA
Erection of a metal framed storage unit within existing car park
Palram Unit 3 Coatham Avenue Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DB
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01048/FPA
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of new dwelling
Greenside Fell Lane Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9DZ
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01049/NMA
Non-material amendment to Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to DM/24/01867/RM (culvert diversion) to amend landscaping details
Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01050/TCA
Tree 1. Cherry; Prunus sp . Semi- mature tree growing adjacent to access gateway with side branches impeding access. Remove/reduce impeding lateral branchlets back to main branch/suitable growing point, Tree 2. Papauma; Griselinia littoralis Mature specimen tree c. 8m with top previously removed by utility company. 10% crown reduction - Section 211 notice
5 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QN
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01051/FPA
Change of use of land to north from open amenity to domestic garden and erection of shed (retrospective)
23 College Street Shildon DL4 1BP
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01052/DRC
Discharge of conditions 5 (gutters and downpipes), 6 (windows and doors), 7 (flue), 8 (means of enclosure) and 9 (landscaping scheme) pursuant to DM/23/00856/FPA and DM/23/00857/LB
Hunstanworth Farm Hunstanworth Consett DH8 9UE
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01053/FPA
Change of use from an existing residential dwelling (C3) to a residential care home for young people with complex needs (C2).
2 Cook Grove Horden Peterlee SR8 4AJ
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01054/FPA
Porch canopy to front, single storey rear extension and vehicular access and driveway to rear
Rynfield South Moor Road South Moor Stanley DH9 7ES
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01055/PN56
Prior Notification under Class MA relating to the change of use of part of the premises to allow the whole to be used as a single C3 dwelling house
9 Church Street Shildon DL4 1DS
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01056/PNA
Erection of an agricultural general purpose storage building
Heatherdene Farm Low Wham Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5JE
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01057/FPA
Installation of replacement shopfront and air conditioning units to rear
Greggs Units 3 To 4 The Royal Corner Hope Street Crook DL15 9UA
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01058/AD
Display of 2 no. fascia signs and 1 no. projecting sign
Greggs Units 3 To 4 The Royal Corner Hope Street Crook DL15 9UA
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01059/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to DM/24/01053/VOC to change a single door/side panel on ground floor west elevation to double doors, change double doors on ground floor west elevation to single door/side panel, and change paving to west of site and creation of access zone to rear of accessible parking bays.
Kimblesworth Nursing Home Elm Crescent Kimblesworth Chester-le-street DH2 3QJ
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01061/NMA
Non material amendment to approved plans for DM/22/02238/FPA (181 no. 2, 3 and 4 bedroom two-storey dwellings with associated works) to allow changes to layout and garages for 3 plots.
Land South Of Greylingstadt Terrace The Middles Stanley DH9 6DE
Received 15 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01062/FPA
Two storey side and rear extensions
31 Morley Crescent Kelloe Durham DH6 4NN
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01063/PN56
Erect a lobby in between Block 3 and Block 7 of Durham University Business School.
Durham University Durham Business School Mill Hill Lane Durham DH1 3LB
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01066/DRC
Discharge of conditions 9 (Boundary Treatments) and 10 (Ancillary Structures) from approval DM/23/02622/FPA
Land South Of South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01067/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Condition 3 pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/24/00834/FPA to amend the Construction Management Plan to allow for the repositing of the site compound and materials storage
Greenfield Academy Greenfield Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 7LF
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01068/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 5.72 metres, an eaves height of 2.25 metres and a total height of 2.85 metres.
14 York Crescent Newton Hall Durham DH1 5PU
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01069/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 16 (landscaping implementation) pursuant to planning approval DM/23/01107/FPA to allow a reduction in the footprint of the sales building, alteration to the design/position of the compound/plant, reduction in the number of domestic fuel pumps and size of the domestic forecourt canopy, a reduction in the number of electric vehicle charging bays/EVC upstands including the reposition of the EVC infrastructure and alterations to car parking bays and landscaping.
Wheatley Service Station Durham Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3LJ
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01070/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Demolition), 5 (EV Charge Point), 6 (Contaminated Land Phase 1 and 2) and 9 (Coal Pre-Commencement) pursuant to application reference DM/24/01929/VOC.
Cliffords House Farm Cliffords Bank Quebec Durham DH7 9DN
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01071/TCA
T1. Willow - crown reduce/ reshape by 5m and prune back from the vegetable plot - Section 211 notice
Hoppy Acres The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EL
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01072/FPA
Retrospective application for the temporary siting of a static caravan and attached storage shed to side for a period of no more than three years and the permanent installation of a foul water treatment package plant.
Cliffords House Farm Cliffords Bank Quebec Durham DH7 9DN
Received 17 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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