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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

12,326Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 9,860 approved or refused records

513Refused applications

9,347 approved · 513 refused · 474 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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More application records

DecidedDM/25/01805/TCA
T1 - Remove rowan tree to ground level, T2 - Remove silver birch tree to ground level, T3 - Remove cherry tree to ground level and T4 - Reduce apple tree by 25%
15 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA
Received 4 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01806/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) pursuant to DM/23/00751/FPA
Calf Hall North Muggleswick Consett DH8 9DN
Received 4 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01807/FPA
Full retail fitout of a vacant unit into a retail banking hub. Works include:External: Installation of new brand signage, associated signage plus making good external building fabric.Internal: Partition alterations to form new secure office, installation of standard furniture components and associated redecoration and floor finishes. Installation of new internal directory of services, external facing
65 Front Street Stanley DH9 0SZ
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01808/AD
Fascia signs, projecting signs, vinyls, window posters, directory of services, nameplate, CCTV signage
65 Front Street Stanley DH9 0SZ
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01809/AD
2no. totem graphics, 1no. Subway box, 1no. new Subway banner frame and new PVC banner
New Seaham Esso Service Station Stockton Road Seaham SR7 8ER
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01810/DRC
Discharge of condition 9 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to DM/24/00922/FPA
Land To The South Of 2 Henson Close South Church Enterprise Park South Church DL14 6WA
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01811/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 12 Contaminated Land (Phase 3) and 15 (Coal Mining Legacy Validation), pursuant to planning permission DM/22/00195/FPAPlease see supporting planning cover letter
Land At The Rear Of Former Roseberry College And Sixth Form Pelton DH2 1NW
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01812/FPA
Proposed agricultural building
Sprucely Farm Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2BD
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01813/FPA
Installation of 8 solar panels to front slope of roof
1 The Corner House High Street North Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NH
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01814/LB
Installation of 8 solar panels to front slope of roof
1 The Corner House High Street North Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NH
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01815/TCA
Trees 1-5 are to be professionally removed due to ash die back, rotten trees and roots causing damageTrees 7 and 8 are to be pruned back by 2metres
Land Opposite Depot The Batts Frosterley DL13 2SE
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01816/FPA
Change of use from shop to use of the premises to hot food takeaway (Class Sui Generis)(ground and first floors) and associated works
59 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01817/FPA
Dormer window to rear, raise roof height of both existing rear extensions, ground floor infill extension to rear and off street parking to front.
1 First Street Pont Bungalows Leadgate Consett DH8 6JG
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01819/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)
15 Moor Crescent Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1PB
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01820/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)
24 Moor Crescent Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1PB
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01821/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).
51 Prebends Field Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HH
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01822/FPA
Part change of use and conversion of ground floor former bank building to 1 residential apartment and part remaining commercial (class E).
100 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BA
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01823/FPA
Demolition of existing garage, single and two storey side extensions, first floor rear extension, single storey extensions to the front and rear (amended description)
Fernleigh Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JW
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01824/PNA
Prior notification for the erection of a steel portal frame general purposes agricultural building to replace an existing building that was deemed unsafe.
Frankland Park Farm Frankland Lane Durham DH1 5SJ
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01825/TPO
Pruning works
22 Stanhope Close Newton Hall Durham DH1 5SR
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01826/FPA
Single storey rear extension and disabled access ramp
38 Woodside Gardens The Middles Stanley DH9 6BA
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01827/TCA
Pollard 1no Poplar (T1) leaving stem 1m in height
The Paddock Wheatleywell Lane Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LD
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01828/TPO
Felling of one tree - TPO-DER-066
16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDM/25/01829/DRC
Discharge of Conditions pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01219/FPA.
19 Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AE
Received 7 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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