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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

14,072Searchable applications

963Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 11,400 approved or refused records

576Refused applications

10,824 approved · 576 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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/25/03471/DRC
Discharge of Condition 29 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) pursuant to DM/22/01663/OUT
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Received 15 Dec 2025
Pending ConsiderationDM/25/03472/OUT
Outline application for the demolition of the former Elephant House and former Giraffe House and associated buildings and development of up to 800 dwellings (Use Class C3) and ancillary uses (Use Class E & Sui Generis (p)) alongside associated infrastructure, open space and landscaping with all matters reserved except for access
Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03473/FPA
Application for full planning permission (plant equipment and shopfront alterations)
Units 4 And 5 Lowland Road Brandon Durham DH7 8NN
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03474/AD
Three replacement fascia signs + one projecting sign
Units 4 And 5 Lowland Road Brandon Durham DH7 8NN
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03475/PN56
Prior approval for the installation and operation of 407.25 kWp Solar PV system featuring 905 no. 450W solar panels on the roof of the building.
University Hospital Of North Durham North Road Durham DH1 5TW
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03476/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials) for Cart Shed pursuant to planning permission DM/20/00999/FPA and listed building consent DM/20/01000/LB
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03477/VOC
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission DM/24/00847/FPA to allow the continued siting of a static caravan for a further 30 months (existing static to be replaced by a larger static) (amended description).
High Fallowfield Farm Cottage South Hetton Durham DH6 2TA
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03478/FPA
Dormer window to rear, 2no. rooflights to front and conversion of loft to habitable room
2 Aged Miners Homes Hill Crescent Seaham SR7 7PE
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03479/FPA
Two storey side extension with balcony
6 Colepike Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0HJ
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03480/TCA
T1 Silver birch - Reduce 1M, T2 Tibetan Cherry - Reduce 1.5M, T3 Oriental Plum - Reduce 1.5M - Section 211 notice
Maycroft Croft View Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QE
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03481/FPA
Reinstatement of a pathway through the historic churchyard.
St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03482/DRC
Proposed discharge of conditions 13 (Phase 3 Remediation), 22 (Broadband), 23 (Soil Management Strategy), 27 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant approval DM/23/03562/FPA
Land To Rear Of Consett Park Terrace Moorside DH8 8ET
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03483/TPO
Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) in the woodland to the rear of 3 Hallgarth, Undertake a formative 1.5-2m reduction of the whole tree - TPO- DER-058
3 Hallgarth The Grove Consett DH8 8BJ
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03484/TCA
T1 Crown raise by up to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood only, T2 Crown raise by up to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood only, T4 Crown raise by up to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood only, T5 Selective crown reduction by up to 1.5 metres, T6 Mature scaffold branches to be retained, pruning up to 6 small diameter secondary branches overhanging could be removed back to the main scaffold limb (amended description)
Red House 23 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY
Received 15 Dec 2025
Pending ConsiderationTPO/424/2025
Holywell House Tree Preservation Order 2025
Holywell House Holywell Farm Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EH
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03485/CEU
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use to confirm commencement of development pursuant to DM/18/01317/FPA (for agricultural workers dwelling)
Land At The South East Of Strickland Park Moor Lane Kinninvie DL12 8SA
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedSCR/25/00024
Request for Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the Variation of Conditions 1 and 97 puruant to planning permission reference DM/17/01873/VOCMW
Aycliffe Quarry Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6NB
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03486/FPA
Rear extension to first floor offices and relocation of ground floor entrance door and screen.
First Floor 58 - 62 North Road Durham DH1 4SQ
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03487/FPA
Removal of existing side and rear extensions and construct new single-storey wrap around extension to the side and rear elevations
2 Dryburn Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AJ
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03488/AD
3no. Fascia Signs
35 - 37 Middle Street Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4EE
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03489/OUT
Outline application for up to 156 dwellings, including areas of open space, with all matters reserved except access.
Land North And West Of 3 Westerton Road Coundon DL14 8HF
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03490/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03284/FPA for amended plans showing drainage diversion at western site boundary and amended retaining wall location at western site boundary.
Land To The East Of Unit 7 Dragonville Retail Park Dragon Lane Durham DH1 2WP
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03491/VOC
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (occupation) pursuant to planning permission 6/1988/0458/DM(A)
Holiday Lodges Highcliffe Waters Winston DL2 3PW
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03492/FPA
Proposed side and rear extension
25 Vindomora Road Ebchester Consett DH8 0PN
Received 16 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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