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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
12,405Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,930 approved or refused records
513Refused applications

9,417 approved · 513 refused · 476 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/01996/TPO

    Oak tree central to rear garden (T5). crown lift and balance of approximately 12m. 30% crown reduction to also remove the top of the tree where it has split, removal of dead wood. - TPO- DER-102

    12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/01997/FPA

    Single storey rear extension linking to existing garage, widening of driveway and dropped access kerb to highway

    4 Queensway Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RU

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  3. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/01998/FPA

    Conversion of 4no derelict barns to 4no holiday lets and 1no gym/sauna

    Southfield Farm Southfield Lane Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NQ

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/01999/TCA

    Oak - fell

    20 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02000/PNA

    Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of agricultural building for machinery and feed

    Battle Hill Farm Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9DL

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02001/TCA

    Bird Cherry (T1) - crown reduce and reshape by 3m - Section 211 notice

    18 The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DG

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02002/FPA

    Vehicular access, hard standing and integral side garage

    1 East Avenue Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3RU

    Received 21 Jul 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02003/FPA

    Change of use from vacant community centre to 16 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) including extension to the rear.

    3 - 4 Bede Street Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3RT

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02004/FPA

    First floor side extension

    101 Mayfields Spennymoor DL16 6TT

    Received 21 Jul 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02005/FPA

    Change of use of lounge in dwellinghouse (Class C3) to shop for the sale of mobile phones and vapes (Class E), remove existing lounge window, install new shop front window/door

    Halcon House Front Street Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3JL

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02006/FPA

    Two storey side and rear extension. Widened pavement crossing and increase car parking area.

    18 Geoffrey Avenue Durham DH1 4PF

    Received 21 Jul 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02007/FPA

    Replacement porch to front

    Windy Ghyll Dipton Stanley DH9 9HR

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02008/FPA

    Conversion of existing garage into a habitable space, including external alterations.

    60 Brackenbeds Close Pelton Chester-le-Street DH2 1XJ

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/02009/FPA

    Change of use of vehicle showroom premises (Sui Generis) to Class E.

    Dunelm Garage Darlington Road Durham DH1 4PE

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02010/FPA

    Replacement windows and removal of render

    Riversleigh Cottage 39 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DQ

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02011/FPA

    Change of use from gym (Class E) to church and community hub (Class F1)

    4 Ann Street Consett DH8 5DB

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02012/FPA

    Construction of 1no. self-build dwelling and a detached garage. (amended description)

    Land To The South East Of Zelston Front Street Hutton Henry TS27 4RR

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02013/FPA

    Divide existing workshop unit into two separate workshop units, extension of concrete yard and erection of metal fence.

    Unit A Site 1 Cold Hesledon Industrial Estate Cold Hesledon Seaham SR7 8ST

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/02014/TEL

    Prior Notification for installation of 1 no. replacement 17m monopole mast onto existing concrete base to accommodate 3 no. antenna, ancillary radio equipment and 1 no. GPS Module and 1 no. replacement equipment cabinet within compound and ancillary development thereto

    Telecommunications Mast To The South East Of Hallsmur Staindrop Road Cockfield DL13 5DF

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/02015/FPA

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GPDO

    6 Goodyear Crescent Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2EB

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02016/FPA

    Ground floor external lighting

    Court Inn Court Lane Durham DH1 3AW

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02017/FPA

    Single storey rear extension, new access door within the gable elevation of the original property.

    4 Larch Avenue Shildon DL4 2BW

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02018/FPA

    Single storey side extension

    25 Green Court Esh Durham DH7 9RY

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02019/TPO

    Large Beech, 25% - Crown reduction not to exceed 25% total volume, equivalent to a maximum 1m reduction all round.Pruning to include the removal of 'soft growth' only on the outer /lower parts of the tree crown to reduce the overall size and spread of the tree by shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. - TPO-PN1-317

    3 Woodland Close Bearpark Durham DH7 7EB

    Received 23 Jul 2025

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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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