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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
14,046Searchable applications
963Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 11,376 approved or refused records
574Refused applications

10,802 approved · 574 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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/25/03445/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02290/RM for Cell B, consisting of balconies changed to railings from glass for house types H and J (including variants) with changes to some front boundary treatments to ensure sufficient protection from falling. Where fall protection is required, at steps of 450mm or more the black estate railing proposed changed to vertical railings.

    Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/03446/NMA

    Non-material amendment to DM/22/03294/RM (Housing estate) and details approved under DM/24/01388/DRC to propose changes to brick types.

    Land To The West Of Valley Road Pelton Fell DH2 2NN

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/03447/DRC

    Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition pursuant to DM/25/03012/VOC

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

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/03449/FPA

    Change of use of existing shed to a dog grooming room.

    5 Dewhirst Close Leadgate Consett DH8 6LF

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/03450/RM

    Reserved matters application (scale, appearance & landscaping) for erection of 1no. detached dwelling and garage pursuant to planning permission DM/22/00209/OUT

    Plot 38 Dunelm Stables Thornley Durham DH6 3BN

    Received 10 Dec 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/03451/FPA

    Retention of timber fence

    44 Long Acres Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JF

    Received 9 Dec 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/03452/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 3, 5 (BNG and HMMP) and statutory BNG condition pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02765/FPA.

    Compound Site Hardwick Country Park Sedgefield TS21 2DN

    Received 10 Dec 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/03453/FPA

    Convert detached garage to provide annex to existing house and associated works

    The Grange The Green Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AB

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/03454/PN56

    Prior approval for change of use and internal alterations of part of the first floor from class E to two 1-bed apartments (class C3)

    First Floor 58 - 62 North Road Durham DH1 4SQ

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/03455/AD

    Display of 1 no. non-illuminated and 1 no. illuminated fascia sign (proposals amended)

    Flat 28 - 29 North Terrace Seaham SR7 7EU

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  11. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/03456/FPA

    Conversion of classrooms to nursery. Single storey flat roof extension to form new nursery toilets and store. External alterations and formation of new external access ramp.

    Copeland Road Primary School Copeland Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9JJ

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/03457/FPA

    Replace existing single-storey utility room with two-storey side extension

    1 Cherry Tree Drive Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3DN

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/03458/CPO

    Single storey rear extension with pitch roof.

    11 Chaucer Drive Crook DL15 9FN

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/03459/TCA

    1. Laurel: fell as close to current ground level as practical2. Conifer x2: trim to tidy3. Conifer: trim to tidy4. Spruce: shorten the three lowest branches growing over the garden by 2m5. Horse chestnut: crown reduce and reshape by 2m6. Birch: prune to clear the overhead service cable by 0.5m

    Copthorne 1 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/03461/VOC

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) in relation to Planning Permission DM/23/01654/FPA relating to design alterations

    Old Hall Birch Road Barnard Castle DL12 8JR

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/03462/NMA

    Non material amendment of Condition 6 pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03486/FPA relating to alterations to Landscaping details

    Fred Henderson Langley Bridge Garage Durham Road Langley Moor Durham DH7 8JZ

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/03463/AD

    Rentention of illuminated shop signage

    Ground Floor 34 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/03464/HPN

    The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.3m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m.

    52 Willowtree Avenue Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1EA

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  19. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/03465/FPA

    Change of use of market garden site to B8 (storage and distribution) and retention of existing office building and associated cess pool. Erection of new storage building, stone wall and sliding gates. Retention of temporary caravan (associated with approval DM/22/00963/RM)

    Storage Yards And Land To The North Of Park Road Witton Park

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/03466/FPA

    Construction of chimney stack to the side of dwelling and bay window to the front

    24 Allenson View West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6RE

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/03467/FPA

    Change of use from a single 2-bedroom C3 dwelling into two self-contained 1-bedroom C3 dwellings (flats).

    76 Wharton Street Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8PB

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/03468/TPO

    Sycamore (T1) - Prune Sycamore to remove dead wood as well as crossing and rubbing branches. Shorten branches in the lower crown by 1m to improve shape and effect a crown lift. (TPO-CCD-11-2010)

    4 Vicarage Close Howden-le-wear Crook DL15 8RB

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/03469/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 17 (refuse management strategy) and 21 (community use agreement) pursuant to DM/24/01173/FPA

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/03470/PNA

    Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the erection of a replacement agricultural building for storage of machinery, straw and feed.

    Stone Close Farm Thwaite Barnard Castle DL12 9SY

    Received 15 Dec 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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