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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

11,950Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,525 approved or refused records

501Refused applications

9,024 approved · 501 refused · 456 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/01201/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (community use agreement) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02971/FPA.
Seaham High School Station Road Seaham SR7 0BH
Received 6 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01202/FPA
Proposed erection of timber frame garden maintenance and storage shed
Lake View 9 Brancepeth Manor Farm West Brandon Crook DL15 9AS
Received 6 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01203/PNA
Erection of an agricultural side extension for general purpose storage use.
Land North Of Thinford Road Coxhoe
Received 6 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01204/TPO
T1 Oak - Pruning - to include the removal of soft growth on the outer lower parts of the tree crown to reduce the overall size and spread of the tree over the parking area, shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50-75mm diameter, (not main structural branches over this size). Pruning to include additional selective branch reductions and reshaping within the canopy to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry and to reduce end weight-loading of individual branches in order to alleviate any structural defects. Pruning work to be done evenly all round (where possible) to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junctions. Ivy to be severed to alleviate end weight on branches. - TPO-DER-103
146 Kielder Drive The Middles Stanley DH9 6FD
Received 6 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01205/PNA
Steel portal frame agricultural building
Land To The North Of Marwood Equestrian Travellers Rest Marwood DL12 8SR
Received 6 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01206/DRC
Discharge of conditions 4 (EV point), 5 (cycle spaces) and 8 (HMMP) standard BNG condition of planning permission of planning permission DM/24/02644/FPA.
Langley Park Baptist Church Hall Linden Mews Langley Park Durham DH7 9DZ
Received 6 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01207/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) pursuant of Planning Permission DM/24/03317/FPA.
Castle Eden Cricket Club Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD
Received 6 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01208/DRC
Discharge of conditions application relating to conditions 4 (Materials) 6 (Contaminated Land) 8 (Drainage) 9 (Bird units) 10 (Means of enclosure) 11 (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) 12 (Broadband Connection) 13 (EV Charging) 14 (Bin Storage)
Land To The South Of Greystone Front Street Haswell Plough Durham DH6 2EW
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01210/DRC
Discharge of conditions 5 (Contaminated Land - Phase 1+2) and 6 (Contaminated Land - Phase 4) pursuant to DM/24/03030/FPA
Eastlea Community Centre Stockton Road Seaham SR7 8DX
Received 7 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01211/PN56
Proposed first floor dwelling above existing office
71A Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6HS
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01215/DRC
Discharge of condition 15 (archaeology reporting) pursuant to DM/21/03993/FPA
Westfield Bungalow The Village Hawthorn Seaham SR7 8SG
Received 29 Apr 2025
DecidedDM/25/01216/FPA
Conversion of existing detached outbuilding to detached annex
58 Bolams Buildings Tantobie Stanley DH9 9SD
Received 7 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01217/FPA
Construction of raised deck at rear of existing garage served by patio door and steps to ground level. Installation of 16 solar panels to South facing slope of roof and removal of disused chimney
Bundanoon The Lendings Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AB
Received 7 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01218/VOC
Variation of condition 2 of approval DM/23/03044/RM to permit part substitution of house-types and minor amendments to layout (Cell E)
Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL
Received 7 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01219/FPA
Retile roof in conservation area
19 Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AE
Received 7 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01220/FPA
Single storey boot room extension to side of dwelling, external alterations including additional and replacement fenestration and detached garage to front garden area.
Whitegates 16B Iveston Lane Iveston Consett DH8 7TD
Received 7 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01221/LB
Internal reconfiguration including relocating kitchen to dining room and convert kitchen to utility room. Replace ground floor concrete floor with Foamglass insulation, limecrete and stone covering.
Poppy Cottage Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Received 7 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01222/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (scheme of intrusive investigation) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/23/02227/FPA.
Stables Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6LG
Received 7 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01224/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey extension to rear of garage 4.142 metres in length, eaves height of 2.4 metres and a total height of 3.547 metres
7 Greenwell Park Lanchester Durham DH7 0NW
Received 7 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01225/FPA
Demolition of existing garage and replacement with new ground floor wrap around side and rear extension with pitched roof. Extension of two front bay windows on ground and first floors
Oxenhope House 2 Hunwick Lane Sunnybrow Crook DL15 0LT
Received 7 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01226/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 5 metres, an eaves height of 2.3 metres and a total height of 3.65 metres.TPrior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of ? metres, an eaves height of ? metres and a total height of ? metres.
16 Goodwood Close Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0UF
Received 6 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01228/NMA
Non material amendments pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02905/FPA to allow design changes to Warehouse 1 including addition of louvres, revision to curtain wall door arrangement and spandrel panel, guardrails roof hatches on the roof, eaves, verge, surround flashing and section overhead doors amended and addition of dock leveller prefabricated concrete sandwich wall and layout changes also to Warehouse 1 including the layout of the car parking, relocation of plant area, secondary substation and fence adjacent to existing pump station and addition external gate including access and extension to ramp to the dock leveller relocation of the 25m turning circle. The position of cycle hoops, barriers, bollards, light fixtures, railings, cycle shelter, bin storage area and fences are also indicated.
Plot 3B Merchant Park Millennium Way Aycliffe Business Park DL5 6UG
Received 8 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01229/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00820/FPA
Pipe Bridge Land To The East Of Auckland Walk Railway Bridge Station Houses New Coundon DL14 8QD
Received 8 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01230/DRC
Proposed discharge of Cell H conditions 5 (Materials), 8 (Foul + Surface Water Drainage), 9 (CEMP requirement), 12 (Noise Mitigation within cells), 13 (Landscape POS + SANG inc. triggers), 15 (Tree + hedge works within phases), 16 (Landscape Maint of areas within cells) and 23 (CTMP) of approval DM/22/03572/VOC
Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL
Received 8 May 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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