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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
12,826Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,310 approved or refused records
530Refused applications

9,780 approved · 530 refused · 494 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 2014 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/02923/TCA

    1 x Willow Tree - prune the limbs over the telephone wires so there is a clearance of 3 meters. The remaining crown needs to be reduced by 20% to reduce the weight. - Section 211 notice

    Deanery Cottages Lanchester

    Received 16 Oct 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/02924/PN56

    Installation of solar panels on school roofs.

    Ropery Walk Primary School Ropery Walk Seaham SR7 7JZ

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/02926/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (land contamination) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01548/FPA.

    Visitor Centre Hardwick Country Park Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2DN

    Received 16 Oct 2025
  4. Pending ConsiderationTPO/416/2025

    Romaldkirk Hall Tree Preservation Order 2025

    Romaldkirk Hall Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9ED

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02927/FPA

    Retention of shop front alterations and replacement of roller shutters

    14 Darlington Road Ferryhill DL17 8JP

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02928/FPA

    Installation of aluminium and timber framed windows

    Elstob Hall Farm Great Stainton Stockton On Tees TS21 1NH

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02929/TCA

    Remove 2 branches which are overhanging the building and doorway. Air Con Units - Cut bramble/Hawthorne on the outside of the boundary and pull through fence Fire Exit stairs - Cut back branches overhanging the building.Snapped branches which have been thrown over the fence to be removed.

    Land To The West Of National Probation Service Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SU

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02930/LB

    Installation of aluminium and timber framed windows

    Elstob Hall Farm Great Stainton Stockton On Tees TS21 1NH

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02931/TPO

    T1. and T2. Sycamore - reduce to previous pruning points up to 2m and remove epicormic growth from the stem

    Lothian House Care Home Clyde Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7SG

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02932/TCA

    T1 Rowan Fell

    Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02933/FPA

    Single storey rear and side extension, two storey rear extension, raising of ridge height including reroofing, 2no. dormers to rear and rooflights to front and rear, associated alterations to fenestration

    4 North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02934/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Contamination Phases 2-3) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/25/01656/VOC

    Land To The West Of Unit 29 Derwentside Business Centre Consett Business Park Villa Real DH8 6BP

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02935/HPN

    Single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.37m, height to the eaves of 2.33m and overall height of 3.81m

    8 Berkshire Close Belmont Durham DH1 2BW

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/02939/FPA

    Erection of metal sculpture of two 3D greyhounds in Corten Steel (rust brown).

    Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02942/VOC

    Removal of Condition 2 pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02496/FPA - change orientation of garage to create vehicular access directly onto unclassified highway (Retrospective), widen vehicular access, single storey replacement rear extension with rooflight and an infill carport.

    1 Riverside Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HY

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02943/FPA

    Replacement of existing first floor windows to the front and rear elevation

    52 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BD

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02945/FPA

    Change of use from a C3 dwellinghouse to a C2 care home for solo or dual provision for up to 2no children between 6 - 17 years

    2 The Paddock Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SH

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02946/FPA

    Change of use from Class E to a drinking establishment with enhanced food provision (Sui Generis)

    Units 22 To 24 The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/02947/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    24 Beckwith Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HE

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  20. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02948/OUT

    Outline application with all matters, except access for residential development of up to 45no dwellings (Class C3)

    Land To North Of Witton Grove Framwellgate Moor DH1 5AB

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02951/TPO

    T1 Sycamore - Reduce laterals over road by 1.5 metres and deadwood tree. T2 Lime - Reduce laterals over road by 1.5 metres and target prune around lamppost to ensure 1m clearance and deadwood tree. Crown raise tree to 2.4 metres over footpath and ensure 5m clearance over highway.

    Willowvale Mains Park Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02952/AD

    New signage board to replace existing dilapidated signage. New signage to be installed in existing location.

    School Of Podiatric Medicine Watling Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6RP

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02954/TCA

    Removal of two dead Ash treesRemoval of one Ash tree with estimated 50% die back, fungal infection and decayed branch above a public bench30% Crown reduction of a Beach

    Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02955/NMA

    Non-material amendment in relation to previous application DM/24/00380/FPA for the repositioning of the parking bays and garage for plot no.8

    Site Of Former Easington Maintenance Depot To The Rear Of 31 To 37 Peter Lee Cottages Wheatley Hill DH6 3RH

    Received 20 Oct 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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