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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
13,630Searchable applications
963Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 11,021 approved or refused records
559Refused applications

10,462 approved · 559 refused · 542 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2014 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/03009/FPA

    Erection of an single storey ancillary outbuilding to rear (amended plans and proposal 06.01.26).

    22 Langdon Close Templetown Consett DH8 7NH

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/03011/LB

    Repairs to render on the gable end and rear elevation, and repainting of the front elevation.

    Musgrave House East 7 South Green Staindrop Darlington DL2 3LD

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/03012/VOC

    Variation of condition 12 (phasing) pursuant to DM/24/01421/FPA for the erection of 5 dwellings

    Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/03013/PN56

    Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the conversion of an existing barn into 1no. residential dwelling (Class C3) with associated works; formation of new openings and water, drainage, electricity and gas installations (as amended 18.12.2025).

    Barn To The North Of The Banks Shaw Lane Barningham DL11 7DU

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/03014/TCA

    Two trees leaning toward the house 2mtrs from the bathroom and bedroom. Both to be felled and reused in the garden to give nutrition to the poor soil in the boarders. Yew Tree and holly tree. Currently having to clear the gutters weekly and trees are moving dangerously during the strong winds. New trees to be planted in the garden around the boarders in the back

    1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/03016/TCA

    T1 & T2 Silver Birch - Re-prune to previous points, 2 M from height. Crown thin by 15%

    Silver Birches Moor Road Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PH

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/03017/FPA

    Siting of new Wernick Cabin

    Newton Aycliffe Sports Club Moore Lane Newton Aycliffe DL5 5AG

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/03018/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment, pursuant to planning permission DM/21/01612/FPA to alter the location of the stair tower.

    Glaxo Harmire Road Barnard Castle DL12 8DT

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/03019/TPO

    Lime (T1) - crown reduce/reshape by 4m and crown lift to 3.5m removing epicormic growth

    2 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/03021/TCA

    Fell Ash tree

    Hurworth House 3 St James Fields Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TJ

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  11. DecidedTPO/418/2025

    40 North Close Kirk Merrington Tree Preservation Order 2025

    40 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/03024/FPA

    Demolish existing rear offshoot, construct single storey rear extension, replace/enlarge windows, replace decking and various internal alterations.

    14 Grays Terrace Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4AU

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/03025/FPA

    Construct parking area in grass verge

    Land North Of The Quarry Burn Helmington Square Hunwick DL15 0LG

    Received 24 Oct 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/03026/FPA

    Siting of static caravan for residential occupation by worker associated with agricultural/equestrian use of site

    Park Nook Farm Beamish Stanley DH9 0QS

    Received 23 Oct 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/03027/FPA

    Erection of a building comprising 4no. dwellings: 2no. one-bedroom flats and 2no. two-bedroom flats.

    Land To The South Of 55 Medomsley Road Consett DH8 5HQ

    Received 27 Oct 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/03030/FPA

    Application of white rendering to all elevations on existing dwelling

    9 Bartlemere Barnard Castle DL12 8LR

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/03031/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 storage of equipment and feed

    Foggarthwaite Farm Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0BB

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  18. Pending DecisionDM/25/03032/FPA

    Change of use and conversion of the Old Miners Hall to a residential dwelling with new dropped kerb

    The Old Miners Hall Colliery Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7AU

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/03033/FPA

    Retention of boundary fence

    55 Willow Road Ferryhill DL17 8DR

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/03034/TCA

    Willow Tree - Reduce overhanging branches by 4m (growing in to neighbouring property and branches touching house)

    Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/03035/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment application to alter roof tiles to rear roof slopes, to amend rear eaves of extension and to install additional solar panels to rear

    1 Cobblers Cottages Browney Bank Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4HX

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/03036/TCA

    Pruning and trimming of overhanging branches from one Oak and two Ash trees - Section 211 notice

    23 Holmside Avenue Lanchester Durham DH7 0NB

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/03037/TCA

    Pruning of low hanging and overhanging branches. Various species, including Cherry, Oak, Ash, Beach, Sycamore, Maple.

    Park Farm Lartington Lane Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9DE

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/03038/NMA

    Non material amendment pursuant to DM/24/03207/FPA including additional ground floor living room window (west elevation), omission of fanlight over front door and addition of sidelights in lieu (north elevation), addition of two rooflights to the rear of the main roof and one larger first floor bedroom windows (south elevation), omission of stone string course to rendered walls (ground floor south and east elevations) and reduction in height of the two windows to the front (North) elevation single storey block.

    The Village Stores Lartington Lane Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9DA

    Received 28 Oct 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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