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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

12,147Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,700 approved or refused records

508Refused applications

9,192 approved · 508 refused · 464 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/25/01725/FPA
Single storey rear extension, alterations to rear ground floor fenestration
23 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Received 23 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01726/FPA
Permanent retention of a temporary access to farm and installation of fencing and hedging
West Whorley Hill Whorley Hill Winston Darlington DL2 3PT
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01728/FPA
Replacement of front entrance door and first floor window to the front elevation, and renovation of the existing sliding sash windows
47 Albert Street Durham DH1 4RJ
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01729/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00086/VOCMW for the period 2025 to 2030
Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01730/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00087/VOCMW for the period 2025 to 2030
Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01731/DRC
Discharge of Condition 5 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00171/MIN for the period 2025 to 2030
Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01732/FPA
Erection of 4no. semi detached dwellings
Land To The East Of 9 Front Street West Haswell DH6 2DD
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01733/FPA
Erection of a single dwelling and vehicular access (Resubmission)
Land South Of Audlen Moor Road Staindrop DL2 3LQ
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01734/FPA
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) to a flexible use permission as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of Schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
37 Moor Crescent Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1PB
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01735/FPA
External alterations including new and replacement doors and windows, bricking up of glazed shopfront, and formation of cycle and bin storage areas to side to enable implementation of prior approval parallel submission DCC reference DM/25/01335/PN56 for: change of use to 3 flats.(The change of use is being considered under DM/25/01335/PN56 for: change of use to 3 flats)
22 Woods Terrace Murton Seaham SR7 9AG
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01736/LB
Refurbishment of existing sashes across front and rear elevation to provide double glazing
198 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QN
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01737/TPO
T5 (Beech)- Crown Lifting and Pruning to remove over-grown growth, T1, T2, T3 and T4 (Sycamore) - Pruning to remove over-grown growth - TPO - DER 001D
The Paddocks Delves Lane Consett DH8 7ES
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01738/TCA
Conifer (T1) - reduce height to 1m above kitchen window
Close Garth 48 Claypath Durham DH1 1QS
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01739/TCA
T1 Elm - large elm showing limited signs of life adjacent to A181, propose to remove tree to ground level.T2 - Ash - young ash growing against neighbouring wall, recommend to remove ash to remove future issues with wall & and allow space for neighbouring oak to flourish.
Sherburn House Charity Sherburn Hospital Sherburn House Durham DH1 2SE
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01740/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 pursuant to application DM/24/02647/FPA
Mount Eff Farm Mount Eff Lane Barnard Castle DL12 8UR
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01741/NMA
Non-material amendment of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA - updated Infrastructure Layout & Detailed Landscape Proposals.
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01742/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03005/FPA
Chester House Side Lane Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1PG
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01743/HRA
Install new underground ducting and cable in connection to the provision of fixed line broadband
Various Locations Teesdale
Received 20 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01744/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Bus Stop Relocation), 4 (Highway Technical Details), 16 (Ecology Lighting), 17 (Bird and Bat Boxes), 18 (Open Space and Landscape Management), 20 (Tree Protection Measures), 21 (Broadband), 22 (Soil Resource Strategy), and 26 (Drainage) pursuant to consent DM/20/02046/FPA (Amended Description).
Grange Farm Coxhoe Durham DH6 4HH
Received 30 Jun 2025
DecidedDM/25/01745/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 2 (Commencement), 6 (Swept Path Analysis) and 8 (Hard and Soft Landscaping of Planning Permission DM/22/03529/FPA
Woodham Academy Washington Crescent Newton Aycliffe DL5 4AX
Received 1 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01746/FPA
The existing detached property is to be demolished and a new detached property is to be built over the footprint of the existing. The new property is a two storey residential block with a pitched roof, a single storey entrance block with a flat roof, and a single storey garage with a pitched roof.
7 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ
Received 1 Jul 2025
Pending ConsiderationDM/25/01747/FPA
Change of use of land from agricultural to residential through the siting of 2no. Shepherd hut holiday lets and new access. (Amended description 03.11.2025)
Snape Gate Farm Howlea Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PE
Received 1 Jul 2025
Pending DecisionDM/25/01748/FPA
Installation and operation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) facility incorporating batteries, transformers, inverters, switchrooms, substation, water tank, other associated infrastructure plus cable ducts, fencing, access track, landscaping and drainage infrastructure.
Land To The South Of Hett Moor Farm Hett DH6 5LJ
Received 1 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01749/LB
Repainting front and removal of redundant fixings (amended description)
The Library 45 - 46 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NU
Received 1 Jul 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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