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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

11,967Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,541 approved or refused records

501Refused applications

9,040 approved · 501 refused · 456 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/01287/FPA
Demolition of Nos. 32-38 Market Place and erection of 59 bed hotel with re-aligned access and 51 parking spaces to the rear
32-38 Market Place Northside Bishop Auckland DL14 7NX
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01288/DRC
Submission of details pursuant to condition 11 of DM/16/02426/OUT (Outline application including means of access (all other matters reserved) for up to 161 dwellings.) relating to Travel Plan.
Land To The South Of 100 To 106 Dean Road Ferryhill DL17 8ES
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01289/FPA
Single storey extension to front
20 Staffordshire Drive Belmont Durham DH1 2DW
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01290/FPA
Rentention of fence on garden wall
Boyne Cottage Park Street Willington Crook DL15 0ER
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01291/FPA
Conversion of original integral side garage to habitable accommodation with first floor side and single-storey rear extensions
20 Butterwick Court Newton Aycliffe DL5 4RD
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01292/LB
Replace of 3no. windows on north elevation
5 - 6 Newhouse Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1QA
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01293/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 (Sustainable Measures), 4 (Window and Door Details), 7 (Contaminated Land Phase 1 and 2) and 11 (ECO Bat Box Installation) pursuant to DM/22/00115/FPA
2A Baliol Street Barnard Castle DL12 8AF
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01302/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/15/00549/VOC to amend the description of development to confirm the details of occupation for the student accommodation outside of term time.
Student Roost Chapel Heights Gilesgate
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01303/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/19/02852/FPA in order to amend the build-out route, and subsequent changes to the location of the construction compound and the timing of the delivery of relevant affordable units.
Land To The North Of 33 High West Road Crook DL15 9NR
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01304/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (ecological mitigation), 4 (tree protection), 5 (BNG land protection), 6 (drainage), 7 (coal mining remediation), 9, (soil resource management strategy), 13 (bat and bird boxes) and 37 (lighting strategy) pursuant to DM/21/02861/FPA
Land To The East Of Fern Dene Knitsley Lane Templetown DH8 9HU
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01305/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 26 (play area scheme) and 28 (interpretation boards) pursuant to DM/21/02861/FPA
Land To The East Of Fern Dene Knitsley Lane Templetown DH8 9HU
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01306/DRC
Discharge of Condition 21 (internal highways) pursuant to DM/21/02861/FPA
Land To The East Of Fern Dene Knitsley Lane Templetown DH8 9HU
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01307/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 10 (refuge storage), 11 (site levels, FFLs and boundary treatments), 12 (materials), 14 (hard surfaces), 15 (M4(2) compliance), 16 (broadband), 17 (substation), 18 (pumping station), 25 (landscape management and maintenance) and 27 (landscaping scheme) pursuant to DM/21/02861/FPA
Land To The East Of Fern Dene Knitsley Lane Templetown DH8 9HU
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01308/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (contaminated land) and 7 (noise impact assessment) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02330/FPA.
Old Station Guest House 1 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7LD
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01309/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (noise insulation) and 4 (contaminated land) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02446/FPA.
Old Station Guest House 1 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7LD
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01311/FPA
Demolish part of building to create new entrance to front for large scale vehicles, new retaining wall, palisade fencing and entrance gates
Deerness Rubber Co Ltd Coulson Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01312/FPA
Change of use from a holiday let to a residential dwelling and proposed minor alterations to include new windows and solar panels
Whitehouse Healeyfield Lane Horsleyhope Consett DH8 9DS
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01313/DRC
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 and 6 of planning permission DM/23/02471/FPA (offices) relating to landscaping scheme and Workplace Travel Plan.
Thinford Park Thinford DH6 5JQ
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01314/FPA
Single storey extension to rear
34 Chillingham Drive Chester-le-Street DH2 3TJ
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01315/FPA
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey extension to the rear.
70 Bartlemere Barnard Castle DL12 8LR
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01316/TPO
T1 (0182) Beech reduce lateral branches by 3.5m, T2 (0183) Lime crown lift to 4m and remove deadwood only, T3 0184) Poplar remove deadwood only, T4 (0185) Sycamore reduce 1no overhanging branch towards south by 2.5m and deadwood only and T6 (0187) Lawson Cypress fell to ground level (amended description)
5 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01318/PN56
Prior Notification (Class Q) for conversion of existing stone built barn to dwellinghouse
Land South Of Carlton House Low Side Mickleton DL12 0LE
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01319/TCA
H1 Hawthorn Hedge - Crown reduce by 2metres and trim back hard with hedge cutters. T1 Conifer Tree - Trim back with hedge cutters ensuring tree remains green. - Section 211 notice
6 Tees View Gainford Darlington DL2 3DX
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01320/TPO
T1. Beech - Monolith to 4m (amended description)
Land To The East Of 104 Warkworth Drive Chester-le-Street DH2 3TW
Received 16 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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