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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

12,132Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,686 approved or refused records

508Refused applications

9,178 approved · 508 refused · 464 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Pending ConsiderationDM/25/01699/TCA
See attached arboricultural statement listing the work required and giving justifications
16 Briardene Durham DH1 4QU
Received 25 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01700/FPA
Proposal to install a rise and fall gate/bollard system at site entry, new gates to access garden areas, new security window to side elevation, replacement of rear retail unit doors, new glazed doors serving the apartment units, new bin storage structure, installation of air conditioning units, new signage over arched entry, repair and smooth render, repainting, replace dappled windows glazing, clean brickwork and tidy cabling within garden area 2, repair render in garden area 3, reconfiguration of layouts and introduce planting within all three garden areas, removal of internal lobby desk and internal doors.
Three Tuns 10 New Elvet Durham DH1 3AQ
Received 25 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01701/LB
Proposal to install a rise and fall gate/bollard system at site entry, new gates to access garden areas, new security window to side elevation, replacement of rear retail unit doors, new glazed doors serving the apartment units, new bin storage structure, installation of air conditioning units, repair and smooth render, repainting, replace dappled windows glazing, clean brickwork and tidy cabling within garden area 2, repair render in garden area 3, reinstatement of previously infilled window, reconfiguration of layouts and introduce planting within all three garden areas, removal of internal lobby desk and internal doors. (amended description) (amended description 21.07.2025)
Three Tuns 10 New Elvet Durham DH1 3AQ
Received 25 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01702/TCA
T1. Lime - Prune to clear the building by 2m
Learning Resource Centre For Durham University 17 South Bailey Durham DH1 3EE
Received 25 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01703/TPO
G1. Conifer Group - Trim top and sides of 2 X end Conifers (either end of group - less that 0.5m reduction). Reduce central tree to height of house guttering (3.5m reduction cut back sides giving good clearance from the building - TPO-DER-066
35 Lintzford Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HG
Received 25 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01704/PN56
Prior Notification (Part 3 Class G) for change of use of vacant upper floors into 2no. self-contained flats, ground floor retains commercial use. Insertion of 3no. new rooflights in rear roof slope.
20A Front Street Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8HY
Received 26 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01705/FPA
Change of use of ancillary building associated with 'The Farmhouse and The Barns' from a Childrens Home (use class C2) to a Education facility (Use class F1)
Tribley Farm Hett Hills Pelton Fell Chester-le-street DH2 3JU
Received 26 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01706/FPA
Change of use from a 3-bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 3-bedroom, 3-person small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) and the provision of bin and cycle storage
6 Habgood Drive Durham DH1 2TW
Received 26 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01707/FPA
Two storey extension to rear of dwelling
Bothy Cottage Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0EN
Received 26 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01708/PND
Vacant former prisoner accommodation building at HMP Deerbolt.
HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG
Received 26 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01709/FPA
Single storey extension to side of dwelling
Sundial House Wheatleywell Lane Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LD
Received 26 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01710/TCA
Various tree works
Armadale Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA
Received 26 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01712/FPA
Detached garage
West Acres Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4HT
Received 26 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01713/FPA
Single-storey side extension
15 Eastdene Way Peterlee SR8 5TJ
Received 25 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01714/DRC
Discharge of planning conditions 3 (Contaminated Land) and 6 (submission of archaeology written scheme of investigation) pursuant to DM/25/00202/FPA for the erection of a dwellinghouse
26 The Green Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9JH
Received 24 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01715/PNA
Prior Notification under Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a forestry road
Woodland South Of West Pasture Road Mickleton DL12 0PW
Received 27 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01716/FPA
Erection of detached 1.5 storey building for use as holiday accommodation (4 additional bedrooms) to northeast of site
Alum Waters Guest House Unthank Farmhouse Alum Waters New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7JJ
Received 27 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01718/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 (external lighting), 5 (cycle storage), and 7 (management of litter) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/24/00426/FPA.
How Do You Do York Road Peterlee SR8 2DP
Received 27 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01719/AD
4 fascia signs, 3 on front elevation, 1 on side elevation, 1no. digital screen internally installed and window vinyls.facia signs are LED illuminated (letters only)
Unit 5 St Andrews Park Dragon Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2RH
Received 27 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01720/FPA
Replacement of 7no. existing sash windows.
Botany Farmhouse Baldersdale Barnard Castle DL12 9UU
Received 27 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01721/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (land contamination) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/24/00329/FPA.
Metal Drum Company Chilton Industrial Estate Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0NU
Received 27 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01722/TPO
Ash (T29) - crown thin by 20% and crown reduce/reshape by 3-4m
15 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
Received 27 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01723/TCA
Felling of one young tree and treat the stump to inhibit regrowth. - Section 211 notice
St Andrews Church Front Street Westgate DL13 1SD
Received 27 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01724/VOC
Variation of condition 2 pursuant to planning permission DM/22/03357/FPA (erection of 3 no detached dwellings) to allow design changes and loss of garaging to unit 1
Land At Cobblers Gate Lane West End Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0BH
Received 27 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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