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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

11,907Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,485 approved or refused records

501Refused applications

8,984 approved · 501 refused · 454 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/01125/DRC
Submission of details pursuant to condition 20 of DM/22/02627/FPA (retail store) relating to remediation of site.
Site Of Former Bus Depot Chester Road East Stanley DH9 0TH
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01126/VOC
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 12 (parking layout) to cover extension to garage and external materials to barn of Plot 2 and 19 (Drainage Strategy) to update drainage scheme and reword condition in accordance with updated strategy pursuant of planning permission DM/24/02940/VOC
Newtown Farm Cottage Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7QS
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01127/FPA
Proposed single storey rear extension and internal alterations
Post Office 4 Durham Road Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0EX
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01128/FPA
Installation of 1no. back-up generator and associated enclosure treatment
Spectrum 7 Spectrum Business Park Seaham SR7 7TT
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01129/CEU
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for use as a 7 bed HMO (Sui Generis).
7 Highgate Durham DH1 4GA
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01130/CEU
Lawful development certificate for use of property as Class C4 HMO (5 beds).
51 Highgate Durham DH1 4GA
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01131/CEU
Use of property as Use Class C4 HMO (6 beds)
Ash Tree House Holly Street Durham DH1 4ER
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01132/CEU
Use of the property as a 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4)
12 Brierville Durham DH1 4QE
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01133/CEU
Use of property as a 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4)
Holly Tree House Holly Street Durham DH1 4ER
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01134/CEU
Use of property as 4 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4)
33 Long Acres Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JF
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01135/CEU
Use of property as 4 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4).
23 Long Acres Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JF
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01136/TPO
Ash Tree - removal of branch beyond tree crown overhanging conservatory (amended description)
Wren Cottage Station Road West Coxhoe Durham DH6 4AS
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01137/TPO
Felling of one dead tree and two Norway Spruces which have already been topped. - TPO-DER-053E
4 The Garth Medomsley Consett DH8 6TR
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01138/FPA
Conversion of existing detached garage to gym and golf simulator room.
Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01139/TCA
Felling and removal of 2no conifers (T1, T2), crown reduction by 1m of cherry (T3) and coppice of hazel (T4)
4 Ferens Park Durham DH1 1NU
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01140/DRC
Discharge of condition 4 (roof/attic details) pursuant to DM/24/01161/FPA
35 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AT
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01141/TCA
T1 - Beech, To remove small branches obstructing the BT calblesT2 - Cherry, to Ivy clad Cherry to reduce to fence heightT3 - Cherry, also to reduce to fence height, ivy clad and poor conditionT4 - Silver Birch, to carry out approximately a 2 metre crown reduction.T5 - Silver Birch, To carry out approximately a 2 metre crown reduction T6 - Eucalyptus, To carry out approximately a 3 metre crown reduction
86 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01142/TCA
Maple - Remove small diameter branches to facilitate clearance of the lowest overhanging branches. Epicormic growth to be pruned from the main stem. - Section 211 notice
Plashetts Summerhill Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0NJ
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01143/TPO
T1 - Lime - Prune back the limb - TPO - PN1-315
7 The Forge Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EW
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01144/PN56
Prior notification for the conversion of existing barn into 2no dwelling houses
Low Farm Monk Hesleden Hartlepool TS27 4QA
Received 22 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01145/PNA
Proposed building designed specifically for livestock
Westernhopeburn Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LF
Received 23 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01146/FPA
Detached outbuilding
4 Westhouse Avenue Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4FH
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01147/DRC
Discharge of condition 6 (erection of PVs) of approval DM/21/04262/FPA in respect of plot 9 only
Mount Oswald Golf Club South Road Durham DH1 3TQ
Received 28 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01148/DRC
Submission of details pursuant to planning condition 7 pursuant to DM/16/02426/OUT relating to footpath works
Land To The South Of 100 To 106 Dean Road Ferryhill DL17 8ES
Received 3 Apr 2025

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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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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