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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
12,053Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,617 approved or refused records
505Refused applications

9,112 approved · 505 refused · 460 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/01513/TCA

    Pruning Trees to clear Phone Lines (G1) - the removal of 'soft growth' upon the outer/lower part(s) of the tree crown to allow clear passage ofphone lines, for example, shortening or removal of secondary branch(es) under 50/75mm diameter(s), not main structural branch(es) over this size (Amended Description)

    Viewlands 4 Percy Terrace Durham DH1 4DY

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/01514/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.8 metres, an eaves height of 2.4 metres and a total height of 3.7 metres.

    19 Meadowfield Way Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9PG

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/01516/FPA

    Single storey porch to front elevation

    1 Auckland View High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0JQ

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/01517/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 19 (Broadband) and 22 (M4(2)) pursuant to consent DM/24/03202/FPA.

    Land East And North Of Malvern Crescent Seaham SR7 8AU

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/01518/HPN

    Prior notification for the erection of a single storey extension projecting from the rear of the original dwellinghouse by 3.5m, with a maximum overall height of 3.4m and an eaves height of 2.4m

    25 Cleves Court Ferryhill DL17 8RA

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/01519/TPO

    Various tree works as per the submitted tree report, basic maintenance pruning work -TPO-DER-007A

    Holly House Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/01520/TPO

    Sycamore tree within the rear garden - fell to ground level and grind out stool due to presence of honey fungus, basal cavity and proximity to the dwelling.

    Yew Tree House 16A Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NH

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/01521/FPA

    Extension to side and rear to provide porch and garden room area.

    15 The Riggs Hunwick Crook DL15 0JQ

    Received 30 May 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/01522/TPO

    T1 - Cherry - Thin crown as much as is advisable to reduce excessive shading and leaf drop to the neighbouring property

    23 Rectory Row Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AE

    Received 4 Jun 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/01523/FPA

    Construction of 4 dwellings (use class C3).

    Land At Etherley Dene Adjacent To Etherley Lane Depot Etherley Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6UQ

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  11. DecidedSCR/25/00015

    Screening Opinion request for the construction, operation and decommissioning of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a storage capacity of up to 300 megawatts (MW).

    Land North West Of Hallfield Farm Easington Peterlee SR8 3NY

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/01524/FPA

    Retention of overcladding of existing building and proposed insertion of 8 vertical style windows

    Horden Spiritualist Church Dene Terrace Horden Peterlee SR8 4JD

    Received 6 Jun 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/01525/VOC

    Removal of condition 12 (lift provisions) pursuant to planning permission DM/18/03487/VOC

    The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

    Received 6 Jun 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/01527/DRC

    Proposed discharge of condition 12 (Coal - competent person validation) of approval DM/23/02170/FPA, for construction of 187no. dwellings and associated open space

    Land North And West Of Almond Close Spennymoor DL16 7YG

    Received 6 Jun 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/01528/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Geoenvironmental appraisal) pursuant to DM/24/01549/FPA

    Land To South Of Units 19-20 Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9TT

    Received 6 Jun 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/01530/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    4 South View Terrace Bearpark Durham DH7 7DE

    Received 6 Jun 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/01531/AD

    Installation of 2no. internally illuminated fascia signs, 1no. internally illuminated free standing sign, and 1 no. non-illuminated free standing sign

    Depot Mill Road Langley Moor Durham DH7 8HL

    Received 6 Jun 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/01532/LB

    Replace front elevation of roof with similar pantiles and replace existing mortar fillings with appropriate lead flashing.

    Laburnum Cottage 39 Low Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DS

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/01533/PND

    Prior Notification for the demolition of Primary and Nursery School

    Ox Close Primary School Ox Close Crescent Spennymoor DL16 6RU

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/01534/FPA

    Two storey side extension

    Virginia Cottage 6 Harthope Road St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland DL13 1QD

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/01536/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 36 (M4(2)) pursuant to consent DM/19/02852/FPA.

    Land To The North Of 33 High West Road Crook DL15 9NR

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/01537/FPA

    Proposed single storey front extension

    25 Addison Road Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7RN

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/01538/PN56

    Prior Notification (Part 3 Class G) for change of use to mixed use retail (Use Class E) and first floor flat

    31 Middle Street Consett DH8 5QP

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/01539/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 5 (right turning lane) and 12 (reinstate footway) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01107/FPA.

    Wheatley Service Station Durham Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3LJ

    Received 9 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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