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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
12,434Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,957 approved or refused records
515Refused applications

9,442 approved · 515 refused · 478 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/02047/FPA

    Change of use from a HMO (Use Class C4) 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

    38 Moor Crescent Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1PB

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/02048/FPA

    Change of use from a HMO (Use Class C4) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class V of the GPDO

    110 Moor Crescent Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1DL

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/02049/FPA

    Single storey side garage extension

    2 Chillerton Way Wingate TS28 5DY

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/02050/FPA

    Change of use from a HMO (Use Class C4) 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

    10 Rowan Tree Avenue Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1DU

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02051/FPA

    Change of use from a HMO (Use Class C4) 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

    34 Prebends Field Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HH

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02052/TCA

    Crown raising to 7.5m to the three Sycamore trees closest to 3 Queensway - Section 211 notice

    Land To The South Of 131 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside DH8 0RR

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02053/FPA

    Redevelopment of existing poultry farm involving demolition of six sheds and construction of three modern free-range hen houses accommodating 64,000 hens, with associated infrastructure

    Myre Keld Farm Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02054/TCA

    Felling and removal of 1no Horse Chestnut (T1), 1no Rowan (T11), 12no Sycamore (T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T12, T13, T14) plus Holly, Sycamore and Elder (G1)

    Land To The Rear Of 63 Crossgate Durham DH1 4PR

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02055/CEU

    Certificate of Lawfulness for use of property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

    20 Lowes Barn Bank Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 3QL

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02056/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Archaeological Reporting) of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA

    Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02057/FPA

    Demolition of existing garage, single-storey side and rear extension including a utility/store

    6 Dryburn Park Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AD

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02059/FPA

    Single storey extension to the rear

    6 Dean Park Ferryhill DL17 8HP

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02060/DRC

    Discharge of condition 24 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of permission DM/23/02170/FPA (187 dwellings).

    Land North And West Of Almond Close Spennymoor DL16 7YG

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  14. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02062/FPA

    Demolition of existing agricultural building and erection of 1 No. dwelling with garden and parking

    Land North East Of Horsley House Eastgate DL13 2LJ

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02063/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) to reposition the location of the dwelling and omit the modular garage pursuant to planning permission DM/21/03011/FPA

    Land To The East Of 11 North Road East Wingate TS28 5AT

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02064/TPO

    Felling of two Poplar trees T1 and T2, G1 -3x small Sycamores - thin out area - TPO-CCD-11-2010

    The Old Vicarage Hargill Road Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8HL

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02065/TCA

    (T1) Conifer - reduce height down to 7m above ground level, (T2) Birch - felling and removal, (T3) Maple - crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m

    4 Prospect Terrace Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NR

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02066/FPA

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GPDO including erection of single-storey extension to rear and provision of cycle and bin storage.

    43 Oak Avenue Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2ET

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/02067/VOC

    Variation of condition(s) 2 (Approved Plans) and condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to DM/24/02502/FPA to reduce width of front and rear extension, removal of rear bathroom extension, amendments to fenestration and introduction of render and increase depth of raised patio

    10 Whitworth Close Spennymoor DL16 7LH

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/02068/TPO

    Lime and two Cherry Trees. - Overgrown low branches prohibiting/preventing sun light and rainwater on my garden plants and lawn. Reduce the lower branches to allow sunlight and rainwater - TPO-DER-154A

    1 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02069/FPA

    Replacement roof tiles with 4no front and rear rooflights

    14 The Green Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9JQ

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02070/FPA

    Change of use from tea room (Use Class E) to holiday let (Use Class C3)

    1 Greenside Horsleyhope Consett DH8 9DA

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02072/FPA

    Bay window to front elevation

    Wayside 30 Station Road Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2JL

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02073/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Archaeology) and 4 (Carbon Emissions) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/23/02874/FPA

    Barn At Lowside Yarker Lane Mickleton

    Received 23 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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