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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
12,362Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,893 approved or refused records
513Refused applications

9,380 approved · 513 refused · 474 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/25/01887/TPO

    Felling of one Oak tree - TPO-DER-163

    59 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0ES

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/01888/FPA

    Subdivision of existing upper floor apartment into two apartments, internal reconfiguration, installation of external stairs, associated external doors and relocating downpipe

    11 The Bank Barnard Castle DL12 8PH

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/01889/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.5 metres, an eaves height of 2.77 metres and a total height of 3.77 metres.

    55 Corbridge Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QY

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/01890/LB

    Subdivision of existing upper floor apartment into two apartments, internal reconfiguration, installation of external stairs, associated external doors and relocating downpipe

    11 The Bank Barnard Castle DL12 8PH

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/01891/LB

    The removal of a section of stone boundary wall to improve access.

    The Hayloft Hilton Darlington DL2 3JA

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/01892/TCA

    Willow (T1) - crown reduce/reshape by 0.5-1m

    High Point Back Western Hill Durham DH1 4RG

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/01893/FPA

    Construction of a new electricity Sub-Station

    Hardwick Hall Hotel Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2EH

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/01895/FPA

    Erection of 5no. dwellings with associated access (resubmission of DM/22/03737/FPA)

    Land To The South Of Highfield Breckon Hill Butterknowle DL13 5QA

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/01896/FPA

    First floor extension and convert garage into habitable room

    91 Rydal Road Chester-le-Street DH2 3DS

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/01900/OUT

    New build detached bungalow and garage utilising existing access and on-site services. (all matters reserved)

    Low Deanery Farm Adelaide Bank Shildon DL4 1BQ

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/01901/FPA

    Existing office refurbishment and partial demolition of the derelict portion of the building.

    Metal Drum Company Chilton Industrial Estate Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0NU

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/01902/NMA

    Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2, 3, 6, 7 of planning permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) to allow for substitution of approved plans for consistency with BMMP, the substituation of a materials management plan for a soil resource management plan and to remove a duplicate condition in terms of BNG requirements.

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/01903/DRC

    Discharge of standard Biodiversity Net Gain condition pursuant to DM/24/01171/FPA.

    Sewage Treatment Works Durham Road Lanchester DH7 0LD

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/01904/FPA

    Retention of change of use of open space to the front of property to domestic curtilage and retention of 1.8m fence and access gates and proposed greenhouse

    11 Warnbrooke Avenue Murton Seaham SR7 9BT

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/01905/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (roof sample) and 4 (stone sample) pursuant to planning approval DM/24/01792/FPA

    1 Cobblers Cottages Browney Bank Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4HX

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/01906/FPA

    Convert garage into habitable room with bay window to front

    5 Larch Way High Hold Pelton Chester-le-Street DH2 1FN

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/01907/FPA

    Replacement of existing roof tiles and replacement of existing rainwater gutters and downpipes

    Harrison House 1 Hawthorn Terrace Durham DH1 4EL

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/01908/FPA

    Single storey front/side and rear extensions.

    25 Hill View Esh Winning Durham DH7 9LD

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/01909/FPA

    Proposed side extension, conversion of garage to lounge with bay windows and canopy to front

    78 Graythwaite Chester-le-Street DH2 2UH

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/01910/TCA

    Tree pruning required to allow Go Fibre to install overhead fibre cabling. Clearance required around the circumference of the cable will be approximately 0.5m.

    36 South Green Staindrop Darlington DL2 3LD

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/01911/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (joinery window drawing) pursuant to DM/24/01274/FPA.

    38 Highgate Durham DH1 4GA

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/01912/LB

    Installation of 6 no solar panels on rear roof with inverter and battery storage

    9 Hollinside Terrace Hollinside Durham DH7 0RQ

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/01913/AD

    Externally illuminated fascia sign

    Court Inn Court Lane Durham DH1 3AW

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/01914/LB

    Replacement roof for adjoining listed building 22 and 24

    22 & 24 King Street Barnard Castle DL12 8EP

    Received 9 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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