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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
12,070Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,632 approved or refused records
505Refused applications

9,127 approved · 505 refused · 461 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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/25/01540/FPA

    New access road to Hamsterley Hall, including provision for crossing the Hamsterley Burn

    Land To The South Of Old Lodge Hamsterley Mill NE39 1NJ

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/01541/TCA

    T1 to T3 - x3 Ash self-seeded trees. Trees are showing signs of early decline (deadwood and dieback within the tree canopies). The trees are in contact with the boundary wall, causing structural problems.

    Land To The South East Of Old Engine House Burnthouse Lane Cockfield DL13 5HP

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/01542/FPA

    Two-storey front extension to create a new entrance area and accommodate a platform lift providing access to the first floor

    19 Longdean Park Chester-le-Street DH3 4DF

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/01543/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02668/LB relating to materials and section details.

    Whitworth Hall Country Park Hotel Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7QX

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/01544/PN56

    Installation of 4,368 solar panels on roof

    II-VI Compound Semiconducters Millennium Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JW

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/01547/PA56

    Steel portal frame agricultural building

    Land To The North Of Marwood Equestrian Travellers Rest Marwood DL12 8SR

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/01548/FPA

    Kitchen storage extension with covered canopy for outdoor seating and gift shop storage improvements

    Visitor Centre Hardwick Country Park Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2DN

    Received 9 Jun 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/01549/FPA

    Replacement of existing conservatory with single-storey rear extension with pitched roof extending over the current flat-roofed extension

    3 Church Street Quarrington Hill Durham DH6 4QF

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/01551/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4.3 metres, an eaves height of 2.8 metres and a total height of 3.5 metres.

    1 Cookes Wood Broompark Durham DH7 7RL

    Received 5 Jun 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/01552/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (engineering road details) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/00509/FPA.

    Land To The North Of Club Buildings Durham Road Middlestone Moor DL16 7AZ

    Received 3 Jun 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/01553/FPA

    Proposed two storey rear extension

    7 Van Mildert Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5DS

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  12. Pending DecisionDM/25/01554/FPA

    Change of use from agricultural land to two secure dog walking fields with associated access from Mickle Hill Road, parking area, two timber shelters, fencing and gates.

    Land North West Of Ebony Stud 3 Weems Farm Mickle Hill Road Hesleden TS27 4PY

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/01555/TCA

    Minor reduction and pruning works to one mature Sycamore tree - Section 211 notice

    Raintree Cottage Low Side Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0JR

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  14. Pending DecisionDM/25/01556/FPA

    Construction of 22no. affordable dwellings with associated parking, open space and SuDS (Amended Scheme)

    Land At 40-82 Farnham Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5LA

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/01557/DRC

    Discharge of condition 6 (demolition statement) and standard BNG condition pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02667/FPA.

    Whitworth Hall Country Park Hotel Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7QX

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/01558/NMA

    Non material amendment of DM/23/03206/FPA relating to increase to ground floor with pent roof including rooflights

    22 Hawthorn Drive Barnard Castle DL12 8AY

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/01559/TPO

    Pruning of three Beech trees to maintain clearances adjacent to the property, over the highway, streetlight, and also neighbours property. - Removal of any visible deadwood, broken branches, pruning stubs. Crown lifting low, pendulous branches to increase ground clearance all round for example up to 5-6m. This will include pruning of selected small diameter branches only (soft growth) eg 75mm diameter, not structural branches over this size. Minor crown reduction to reduce branches overhanging /close to the roof of the house. pruning reduction of soft growth only, eg 75mm to maintain 2-3m clearance as appropriate. Total pruning will equate to less than 10% crown volume per tree. - TPO-PN1-317

    5 Woodland Close Bearpark Durham DH7 7EB

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/01560/FPA

    Proposed two storey rear extension

    41 Bradman Drive Chester-le-Street DH3 3QS

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/01561/FPA

    Repairs to bridge and associated works

    Scur Beck Bridge Lartington DL12 9DS

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/01562/LB

    Repairs to bridge and associated works

    Scur Beck Bridge Lartington DL12 9DS

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/01563/TPO

    T17 (Scots Pine) - prune back from host dwelling by 3m and crown lift to 5m

    19 Blind Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/01564/PNA

    Prior notification for the erection of agricultural building to store hay

    Land To The South East Of Edge End Farm Aukside Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0QY

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/01565/FPA

    Demolition of existing detached garage/outbuildings; proposed construction of single storey side and rear extension and detached garage building.

    19 Drybourne Park Shildon DL4 1JA

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/01566/PNA

    Erection of a general purpose agricultural building for the storage of hay, straw, feed and machinery

    Deans Farm Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NA

    Received 11 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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