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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
12,356Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,887 approved or refused records
513Refused applications

9,374 approved · 513 refused · 474 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/25/01859/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 13 (Sustainable energy reuse scheme) and 27 (Dust, mud and litter measures) pursuant to of Appeal Decision APP/X1355/W/22/3292099 (DCC Ref: DM/21/01500/WAS)

    Fornax Environmental Services Heighington Lane Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/01860/FPA

    First floor rear extension

    Park Villa 22 Moor Edge Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HT

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/01862/FPA

    Erection of new dwelling (replacement of Class Q permitted outbuilding and certificate of lawfulness approved residential caravan) associated works and landscaping

    6 Etherley Bank Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0LG

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/01863/FPA

    Erection of replacement garage and construction of porch to main dwelling

    5 Village Farm The Green Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HL

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/01864/FPA

    Retention of raised timber decking and steps to side elevation

    Ayne View Howden Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0QR

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/01865/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (Window Details), 7 (Sample - Stone Steps), 8 (Gates Specification) and 9 (Gate Pillars) pursuant to DM/24/03164/FPA and DM/24/03165/LB and Condition 10 (Method Statement) pursuant to DM/24/03165/LB

    The Miners Hall East View South Moor Road South Moor Stanley DH9 7EW

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/01867/FPA

    Proposed side extension and raise height of roof to accommodate storage area in association with the existing hot food take away and extension to existing extraction flue above new roof.

    Shiras Fish Bar Doxford Terrace North Murton Seaham SR7 9RU

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/01869/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 20 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) and 21 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/25/00670/FPA

    Durham Academy Bracken Court Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7NG

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/01870/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (Community Use Agreement) pursuant to DM/24/02822/FPA

    Shildon Association Football Club Dean Street Shildon DL4 1HA

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/01871/FPA

    Single storey side extension to create a storage building.

    42 Deerness Heights Stanley Crook Crook DL15 9TJ

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/01873/FPA

    Proposed external works including boundary walls, fences and gated access to create formal car parking and loading / unloading area in association with existing business including stopping up of highway

    Bowman Construction Bowman Engineering And Moorview Windows The Old Hall High Grange Crook DL15 8AT

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/01874/FPA

    Removal of existing decking/pergola and erection of new covered pergola/decking area to northern boundary to site.

    25 Primrose Drive Shildon DL4 2JQ

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/01875/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    55 Front Street South Trimdon Village Trimdon Station TS29 6LY

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/01876/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/21/01611/FPA to allow change in canopy design and relocation of boundary treatment to north western corner of the site.

    Site Of Former Apollo Bingo Front Street New Durham DH1 2EP

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/01877/DRC

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) relating to Biodiversity Gain Plan.

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/01878/PND

    Demolition of 1no garage block

    Garage Blocks North East Of 53 Farnham Road Newton Hall DH1 5LL

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/01879/VOC

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/00611/FPA (to extend single storey extension)

    20 Marwood Drive Barnard Castle DL12 8DE

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/01880/DRC

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block) relating to land contaminaton scheme.

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  19. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/01881/FPA

    Solar Farm comprising the installation of solar photovoltaic panels and associated infrastructure including combined customer & DNO substation, inverter and transformer stations, spare parts container, associated battery energy storage system, maintenance tracks, fencing, security cameras, landscape planting, swales and associated works.

    Hallfield Farm Easington Peterlee SR8 3NY

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/01882/FPA

    New shopfront, removal of existing external doors and roller shutters and instatement of doors, infilling of opening to rear with brick and new door, formation of openings to rear for new ventilation system and internal alterations

    10 Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 1BP

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/01883/AD

    Removal of existing signage to front and rear elevations and installation of new brand signage to front elevation

    10 Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 1BP

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/01884/FPA

    Front porch, amended windows to front elevation, replace bricks to front elevation with stone

    31A Etherley Grange Bishop Auckland DL14 0JZ

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/01885/LB

    Listed Building Consent application to replace window in rear dormer with timber alternative

    18 The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DG

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/01886/TPO

    1. Lime - prune to clear the overhead service cable by 0.2m, 2. Lime - remove the major deadwood - TPO-DER-114

    Ford House Ford Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0SH

    Received 11 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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