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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
12,029Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,596 approved or refused records
505Refused applications

9,091 approved · 505 refused · 459 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. DecidedDM/25/01458/TPO

    T1 + T2 Oak. Reduce heigh by 2m back to previous cuts and reduce side branches over garden by approx 1m to balance shape. TPO-DER-203

    9 Stargate Close Langley Park Durham DH7 9FW

    Received 30 May 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/01459/AD

    Erection and display of 1no non-illuminated fascia sign to front and 1no non-illuminated fascia sign to rear

    Unit 16 Thinford Park Thinford DH6 5JQ

    Received 30 May 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/01460/FPA

    Retention of travelling irrigation system comprising underground water and power supply from the clubhouse to 2 number 15000 litre water tanks and to 3 connections points at one end of the pitch for a travelling sprinkler to connect to.

    Durham City Rugby Club Green Lane Durham DH1 3JU

    Received 30 May 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/01461/TCA

    Various tree works as per the Arboricultural Tree report - Section 211 notice

    Allotments To The Rear Of 1 To 7 The Village Brancepeth DH7 8DG

    Received 30 May 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/01462/S106A

    Deed of Variation to Section 106 Agreement: Further amendment to Schedule 3 of Section 106 agreement dated 26 August 2015 (since amended by Deed of Variation dated 8th June 2023): 1.1 Change 75 dwellings to 95 dwellings; and 1.2 Change 125 dwellings to 145 dwellings.

    Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

    Received 2 May 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/01464/AD

    Static sign above shop

    5 Durham Road West Bowburn Durham DH6 5AU

    Received 29 May 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/01465/FPA

    Garage extension to rear

    3 Craster Close Chester-le-Street DH2 3JJ

    Received 28 May 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/01466/LB

    Internal alterations and replacement timber external door

    2 The Corner House High Street North Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NH

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  9. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/01468/DRC

    Discharge of conditions no.10 (details of compensatory improvements to Green Belt) and no.44 (means of enclosure) of Granted Consent DM/22/03778/FPA (368 dwellings).

    Land North And East Of Sniperley Farm Durham DH1 5RA

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/01469/DRC

    Discharge of condition 10 (Contamination - Verification Report) of approval DM/23/02170/FPA for identified area TP13, excluding verification of Gas Protection Measures (to be addressed separately)

    Land North And West Of Almond Close Spennymoor DL16 7YG

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/01470/PN56

    Prior notification under Part 3 Class G for the change of use of a commercial unit to residential flat comprising of three bedrooms (including creation of internal entrance lobby to gain access).

    25 - 27 Market Place Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0QA

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/01471/AD

    Facade signage comprising internally lit, built-up LED-illuminated aluminium and acrylic letters, with a matching internally lit 'GAME ON' sign above the entrance door.

    Superbowl UK Bishop Auckland Unit 13 Bishop Auckland Retail Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9AA

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/01473/FPA

    Single-storey rear extension

    Fairlawns The Dene Dalton-le-Dale Seaham SR7 8QW

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/01474/TCA

    Genus Arborvitae (T1) - remove as causing damage to the adjacent wall

    Garden House Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  15. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/01475/DRC

    Discharge of condition 7 (preliminary risk assessment) pursuant to DM/23/03388/OUT

    Land North Of Dene Top Bungalow Brackenhill Avenue Shotton Colliery DH6 2QZ

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/01476/FPA

    Erection of 1 no. agricultural building for the housing of calves and rearing of beef cattle.

    Primrose Hill Farm Winston Darlington DL2 3QG

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/01477/TCA

    Removal of Willow Tree in rear garden

    46 North Green Staindrop Darlington DL2 3JP

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/01478/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (sample panel), 4 (quions, heads, sills and water tabling), 7 (noise), 9 (landscaping), 11 (bird boxes) and 12 (drainage) from planning permission DM/24/01672/VOC

    Langley Hall Sleetburn Lane Langley Moor Durham DH7 8LQ

    Received 3 Jun 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/01480/DRC

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 5 of DM/25/00944/VOC relating to air plant equipment for unit 13.

    Land Rear Of Tindale Crossing Public House Stadium Way St Helen Auckland DL14 9TW

    Received 3 Jun 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/01481/FPA

    Formation of car park and associated engineering works and landscape planting

    Land North Of 27 To 31 Weavers Croft Crook DL15 8JY

    Received 3 Jun 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/01482/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 15 (M4(2) properties) IN PART in respect of Barratt Homes cells only, pursuant to consent DM/24/01070/VOC.

    Land To The East Of Regents Court Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2RZ

    Received 3 Jun 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/01483/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Hardstanding Materials) pursuant of planning permission DM/21/03011/FPA

    Land To The East Of 11 North Road East Wingate TS28 5AT

    Received 3 Jun 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/01484/FPA

    Single storey front extension, single storey rear extensions and raised decking to match existing.

    3 Heathways High Shincliffe Durham DH1 2PG

    Received 3 Jun 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/01485/TCA

    T1- Pollard back to previous points, T2 - Reduce and reshape by 2m. - Section 211 notice

    45 Wesley View Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3RL

    Received 3 Jun 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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