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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
12,017Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,585 approved or refused records
504Refused applications

9,081 approved · 504 refused · 459 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. DecidedDM/25/01427/DRC

    Discharge of condition no.5 (first floor balcony) pursuant of planning permission DM/22/00042/FPA.

    48 Highgate Durham DH1 4GA

    Received 27 May 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/01428/FPA

    Single storey rear extension and internal alterations.

    74 Elmway Chester-le-Street DH2 2LF

    Received 27 May 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/01429/TCA

    Cherry (T1), Acer (T2 & T3) - fell - Section 211 notice

    103 Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8ES

    Received 27 May 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/01430/LB

    Listed Building Consent for internal and external retrospective alterations and repairs.

    Miners Hall Flass Street Durham DH1 4BD

    Received 28 May 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/01431/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Written Scheme of Investigation) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/23/01868/FPA

    Hett Moor Farm Hett Durham DH6 5LJ

    Received 28 May 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/01433/FPA

    Two storey rear extension

    58 North Road Chester-le-Street DH3 4AJ

    Received 28 May 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/01434/TPO

    T14- Fell Ash tree (due to Ash Dieback) and treat remaining stump with Eco-Plugs or a similar herbicide to discourage regrowth

    9 Howden Green Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8BF

    Received 28 May 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/01435/TCA

    Felling and removal of 1no ash tree (T6)

    7 Church Street Durham DH1 3DG

    Received 28 May 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/01436/TCA

    R072911011- Acer platanoides - Crown reduction, Reduce back to previous pruning points at around 3mR072912001- Ulmus spp. - Prune away from building to facilitate a 2m clearanceR072912002 - Prunus avium - Prune away from building to facilitate a 2m clearance

    St Margarets Court Durham

    Received 28 May 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/01437/FPA

    Retention of 1.85m high timber boundary fence.

    107 Greenways Delves Lane Consett DH8 7DJ

    Received 23 May 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/01438/PND

    Prior notification for the demolition of Catchgate Primary swimming pool

    Catchgate Primary School Blackett Street Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8LX

    Received 27 May 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/01439/FPA

    Single storey rear extension, conversion of garage, off-white render to extension only (amended description)

    141 Priors Grange High Pittington Durham DH6 1DF

    Received 27 May 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/01440/FPA

    Retention of detached tree house, extension of existing staircase to form balcony on the detached garage annexe.

    Chad House Holmside Lane Holmside Durham DH7 6EP

    Received 27 May 2025
  14. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/01441/FPA

    Erection of 8no. dwellings and associated works

    Site Of Former Willington Health Centre Chapel Street Willington DL15 0EQ

    Received 28 May 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/01443/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) pursuant of planning approval DM/24/03423/FPA.

    Land To The North Of Priors Dale Pit House Lane Leamside DH4 6QR

    Received 29 May 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/01444/FPA

    Single-storey rear extensions with decking (amended description)

    25 Ridgeside North Close Spennymoor DL16 7HF

    Received 29 May 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/01445/FPA

    Siting of an InPost Parcel Locker to west of shop (retrospective)

    1 Eppleton Close Langley Park Durham DH7 9UX

    Received 29 May 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/01446/FPA

    Demolition of conservatory & erection of single storey rear extension.

    6 Summerhill Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0NQ

    Received 29 May 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/01447/LB

    Addition of hinged bar and handrail to improve the safety of occasional roof maintenance.

    Union Society Palace Green Durham DH1 3EP

    Received 29 May 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/01448/TCA

    Sycamore (T1) - crown raise small diameter limbs on property side of the tree to clear, prune back limbs over hanging phone lines to clear, prune back 3no large limbs over hanging property roof to clear. Birch (T2) - cut back large limb over hanging garage roof to clear, cutting back to suitable growth point (over hanging from 1 manor close into tithe barn). Goat Willow (T3) - cut back large limb over hanging garage roof to clear, cutting back to suitable growth point, (over hanging from 1 manor close into tithe barn). Maple (T4) - prune back over hanging limbs to boundary (located on boundary of tithe barn). Maple (T5) - prune back over hanging limbs to boundary (located on boundary of tithe barn).

    1 Manor Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NS

    Received 29 May 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/01451/LB

    Removal of historic plaster from Senate Suite Room walls for research purposes

    University College Durham Castle Palace Green Durham DH1 3RW

    Received 29 May 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/01455/FPA

    Demolition of existing conservatory to replace with garden room, garage conversion with associated internal alterations

    23 Greenside Close Fishburn Stockton On Tees TS21 4HD

    Received 30 May 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/01456/FPA

    Change of use from now vacant, former funeral directors into hot food takeaway and delivery (sui generis) with extraction system and external duct cowls to rear of property terminating above eaves level.

    Kevin Hepworth Funeral Director Seaside Lane Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3PG

    Received 30 May 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/01457/FPA

    Single storey rear extension.

    135 Harvey Avenue Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5ZB

    Received 30 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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