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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

12,041Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,607 approved or refused records

505Refused applications

9,102 approved · 505 refused · 459 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/25/01486/FPA
Change of use from betting shop (sui generis) to retail (class E) (retrospective).
12 Durham Road Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0EX
Received 3 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01487/FPA
Single storey extension to rear elevation.
5 Derbyshire Drive Belmont Durham DH1 2DN
Received 28 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01488/TPO
Reduce the overall height of mature Lime tree - the tree main trunk & large branches - TPO/0016/2016
19 The Paddock Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0GA
Received 29 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01491/FPA
Single storey side extension
27 The Crescent Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0EP
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01492/FPA
Single storey side extension
52 Mendip Avenue Chester-le-Street DH2 3AT
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01493/DRC
Discharge condition 6 pursuant to permission DM/17/00764/FPA.
Hilton Hall Farm Hilton DL2 3JA
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01494/DRC
Discharge of condition 5 (drainage) of planning permission DM/24/02145/FPA
The Grange And Learning Centre Willington Crook DL15 0TY
Received 4 Jun 2025
Pending ConsiderationDM/25/01495/DRC
Discharge of conditions 6 and 9 pursuant to permission DM/24/00575/FPA.
Reservoir House North Bitchburn Crook DL15 8AW
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01496/LB
Listed Building Consent for Change of use from boutique hotel (C1) to dental practice (E(e))
19 Market Place Barnard Castle DL12 8NE
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01497/TPO
Fell as close to ground level as practical of 1no Sycamore (T46), Lime (T61) and Ash (T63)
Komorebi Potters Bank Durham DH1 3RR
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01498/DRC
Discharge of Condition 7 (Site Management Plan) pursuant to approval ref DM/17/04016/VOC
Brancepeth Manor Farm West Brandon Crook DL15 9AS
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01499/CEU
The use of the land as a private garden/allotment in association with no. 6 East View.
Land To The South West Of 6 East View Thornley DH6 3DD
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01500/TCA
T2, T14, Sever ivy T9, Fell tree T16, Remove epicormic growth, suckers T17, T18, Reduce to pollard (T17 3m height, T18 4m height), T25, Remove dead branch (provisional) T26, Coppice. - Section 211 notice.
Bonny Moor Cottage Harthope Road St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland DL13 1QE
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01501/NMA
Non-material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/00611/FPASingle Storey Extension Extended
20 Marwood Drive Barnard Castle DL12 8DE
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01502/PNA
Prior Notification for an extension to existing agricultural building used for hay, straw, grain and machinary.
West Holling Carr Trimdon Colliery Trimdon Station TS29 6NN
Received 29 May 2025
DecidedDM/25/01503/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/04095/LB to allow an increase in height. (amended description)
Leazes Cottage Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01504/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/21/03594/VOC, to amend the wording of Condition 25 to enable a trigger point of 330 plot occupations, rather than 300 plot commencements.
Land To The South Of St Phillips Close Auckland Park DL14 8FB
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01505/FPA
Single storey rear kitchen extension
3 Mount Stewart Street Seaham SR7 7NA
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01506/FPA
Internal and external alterations to main house, including addition of new entrance, windows and conversion of outbuilding to ancillary annex accommodation for family including air source heat pump.
Prospect House Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PZ
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01507/LB
Internal and external alterations to main house, including addition of new entrance, windows and conversion of outbuilding to ancillary annex accommodation for family including air source heat pump.
Prospect House Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PZ
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01509/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 18 (Broadband), 21 (M4(2) Standards), and 23 (Protected Species) pursuant to consent DM/24/03213/FPA.21. House type drawings showing approved document M(4) 2 compliance 23. Plan showing the bat and bird box locations
Land At Greenwood Avenue Burnhope DH7 0AN
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01510/FPA
New entrance door to be installed, new section of shopfront to be installed, new delivery driver entrance door to be installed; new cladding installed around drive thru window; new timber bin store to be created; existing shopfronts, fascia's, drive thru windows, rear doors, building cappings, lighting troughs and oil tank to be re-sprayed.
KFC Unit 11 Durham City Retail Park Mcintyre Way Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2RP
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01511/AD
Replacement and upgrade to various existing signage and new non illuminated order bay sign and externally illuminated banner frame.
KFC Unit 11 Durham City Retail Park Mcintyre Way Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2RP
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01512/TCA
Crown reduction and reshape of one Cherry and one Birch tree - Section 211 notice
East Farm House Cornsay Durham DH7 9EL
Received 5 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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