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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

13,965Searchable applications

963Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 11,308 approved or refused records

570Refused applications

10,738 approved · 570 refused · 559 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries

Council contacts

Planning enquiries03000262830 Council source

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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

DecidedDM/25/03368/TPO
T1. Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by 2-3 meters
Tall Trees The Village Old Shotton Peterlee SR8 2LZ
Received 2 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03369/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, machinery, hay and straw
Gibbsneeze Farm Scotland Lane Staindrop Darlington DL2 3AX
Received 2 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03370/HPN
Single storey rear extension
2 Winslow Crescent Seaham SR7 8JU
Received 2 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03371/PN56
Prior Notification under Part 14 Class J for the installation of PV solar panels to east facing roof slope (<50kWh)
Rasmi Electronics Ltd Morrison Industrial Estate North Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7RX
Received 2 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03372/DRC
Discharge of condition 6 (land contamination) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00428/FPA.
Land To The North East Of Unit 1 Low Main Court Integra 61 North Bowburn DH6 5FG
Received 2 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03373/FPA
Retention of change of use of land from open space to residential curtilage with the installation of driveway, installation of gates, retaining wall with fence. Erection of pergola to rear
2 Eastdene Way Peterlee SR8 5TJ
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03374/HPN
Demolish existing Conservatory and replace with single storey flat roof extension with lantern rooflight
15 Willow Grove Horden Peterlee SR8 4SA
Received 2 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03375/TCA
T1 Horse Chestnut - fell due to fungal pathogens, present and declining condition.
Lime Tree House 14B Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6LJ
Received 1 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03376/PNA
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc.
Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU
Received 2 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03377/FPA
2-storey side extension.
Poplar Tree House Hall Lane Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NG
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03378/PA56
Prior Approval application for the erection of an agricultural building for machinery & feed storage (relating to previous application DM/25/03101/PNA).
West Friar House Baldersdale Barnard Castle DL12 9UP
Received 2 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03379/PA56
Prior approval for the erection of agricultural building for storage of feed and machinery pursuant to DM/25/03031/PNA
Foggarthwaite Farm Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0BB
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03380/DRC
Proposed discharge of Conditions 5 (EV spaces), 6 (Cycle parking), 18 (Odour control / extraction) from permission DM/24/01173/FPA
St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03381/NMA
Non-material amendment to condition 8 (ecology mitigation) pursuant to DM/19/03107/VOC
Land To The East Of Daleside Cross Lane Sacriston
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03382/TCA
T1 metasequoia glyptostroboides Crown lifting to 3.5 metresT2 malus sylvestris sp. Minor pruningT5 malus sylvestris sp. Minor pruningT6 pyrus communis Removal (dangerous condition)T9 malus domestica sp. Crown reduction, approx 30%T10 malus domestica sp. Removal (poor form)T12 fagus sylvatica Crown lifting to 4 metresT13 betula utilis Removal (diseased)T14 malus domestica Removal (poor form, unbalanced)T15 prunus domestica Crown reduction,approx. 20%T16 lauris nobilis Removal of two stems, crown liftingT19 prunus domestica institia Removal (of trunk, already topped at 1.8 metres)T21 prunus domestica institia Removal (unstable, poor form)Section 211 notice
Bedford House 12 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AA
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03383/VOC
Removal of Condition 8 (Occupancy Restriction) pursuant of planning permission DM/15/02058/FPA
Land To The North Of Oakenshaw Farmhouse Stockley Lane Oakenshaw DL15 0TG
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03384/CPO
3 bedroom house changed into a 6-person HMO and loft conversion.
18 North Road West Wingate TS28 5AP
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03385/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (archaeology reporting) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/22/00279/FPA and Listed Building Consent DM/22/00280/LB.
Whitworth Parish Church Whitworth Spennymoor DL16 7QX
Received 3 Dec 2025
Appeal lodgedDM/25/03386/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 including single storey rear extension, cycle parking and bin storage.
49 Annand Road Gilesgate Durham DH1 1PW
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedSCR/25/00023
Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of installation of 2 no. abstraction boreholes & 2 no. reinjection boreholes; Installation of lithium production plant & equipment; Lithium production for a period of 40 years; Borehole plugging, abandonment, site decommissioning & restoration
Land West Of Ludwell Eastgate DL13 2LG
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03387/PN56
Extension of part of the existing fence line and the installation of a Portable Relay Room (PRR).
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford
Received 1 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03388/PND
Prior notification for the demolition of Burnhope Communal Room
Burnhope Communal Room Hillcrest Burnhope DH7 0BQ
Received 2 Dec 2025
Pending DecisionDM/25/03389/OUT
Outline planning application for access with all other matters reserved for the construction of 2no. dwellings with attached garages, demolition of the stable block, conservatory extension on Fernhill and erection of a garage.
Fernhill Newcastle Road Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4JZ
Received 4 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03390/FPA
Single storey rear extension
30 Fairfield Court Bishop Auckland DL14 9TG
Received 4 Dec 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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