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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
12,839Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,321 approved or refused records
530Refused applications

9,791 approved · 530 refused · 496 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/25/02956/FPA

    First floor extension

    3 Mann Crescent Murton Seaham SR7 9EE

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  2. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02958/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 4, pursuant to planning permission DM/19/00303/FPA

    Rodridge Cottage Farm Station Town Wingate TS28 5EP

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/02959/PN56

    Prior notification under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of solar PVs on school roofs.

    Durham Gilesgate Primary School Kepier Crescent Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1PH

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/02960/FPA

    Change of use to store parked cars in association with the garage and erect a 2.4m fence along the rear and side boundary of the site (part retrospective).

    Phoenix Service Station Coast Road Blackhall Rocks Hartlepool TS27 4AQ

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02962/LB

    Listed building consent for the dismantling and removal of a chimney stack to the west elevation above the Buttery (retrospective).

    University College Durham Castle Palace Green Durham DH1 3RW

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02963/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 9 (Coal Mining Remediation) of Planning Permission DM/21/04293/FPA

    Lartington Water Treatment Works Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9DP

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02964/PN56

    Prior Notification under Class MA of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use from class E to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

    17 Attwood Terrace Tudhoe Colliery Spennymoor DL16 6TD

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02965/VOC

    Application to vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to amend the internal layout of the dwelling and Condition 4 (Bedroom Restriction) to allow subdivision of the ground floor to create an additional bedroom bringing the total number from four to five pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02118/FPA

    12 The Hallgarth Durham DH1 3BJ

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02966/TCA

    G2 - Beech - Group consists of 9 x beech. Asymmetrical crown spread west with long slender branches overhanging private allotment. Minor deadwood present.- Reduce western crowns overhanging allotment, pruning no branches larger than 50mm diameter.

    Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02967/VOC

    Removal of Condition 8 (occupancy) pursuant to planning permission DM/17/04016/VOC

    Brancepeth Manor Farm West Brandon Crook DL15 9AS

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02968/AD

    Externally illuminated fascia sign with steel lettering to east elevation

    PHG Car Sales Parkhead Road New Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8QE

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02969/PND

    Prior Notification for the demolition of Newmarket House

    Newmarket House Auton Stile Bearpark DH7 7BP

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02970/FPA

    Single storey side and rear extensions

    11 Kendal Close Peterlee SR8 1PL

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/02971/FPA

    Change of use of bungalow (C3) to wellbeing hub associated with the school (F1) (Amended)

    The Bungalow Walworth School Bluebell Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 7PW

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02972/FPA

    Single storey side and rear extension

    18 Chaytor Road Bridgehill Consett DH8 8QB

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02973/DRC

    Discharge of Condition number 3 (sound proofing) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/02445/FPA

    5 High Street Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AU

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02974/FPA

    Retrospective application for partial demolition of a bungalow, 1.5 storey side extension including 2no. dormer windows, rooflights and first floor balcony. Installation of replacement oil tank with log store to side and canopy above (Resubmission of DM/24/02357/FPA)

    Grange Farm Salters Lane Trimdon Grange Trimdon Station TS29 6NP

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02975/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) and 5 (Replacement Planting) pursuant to DM/25/01022/FPA

    Hillside 26 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/02976/LB

    Internal reconfigurations, alternations to shop front including repainting and repair windows and replace letterbox

    52A Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8BH

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/02977/DRC

    Discharge of condition 9 (details on canopy, bin store, substation, cycle shelter, boundary and signage), 10 (broadband), 11 ( sustainability) and 13 (contaminated land remediation) of planning permission DM/25/01069/VOC for amendments to DM/23/01107/FPA for works to service station.

    Wheatley Service Station Durham Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3LJ

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02978/TCA

    T1 - Oak - Reduce by 2 - 3 Metres, T2 - Norway Maple - Reduce by 2 Metres, T3 - Rowan reduce by 1 Metre - Section 211 notice

    Daleholme 12 Masterman Place Middleton-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0ST

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02979/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    60 Ashcroft Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2NW

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02980/TCA

    G1 - Beech - Reduce in height by 3 Metres

    Postgate House Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9DA

    Received 22 Oct 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02981/FPA

    Change of Use from Public Open Space to Vehicular Access onto Classified Highway with Hard Standing, Brick Wall, Piers and Gates

    58 Newcastle Avenue Horden Peterlee SR8 4BQ

    Received 22 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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