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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

14,090Searchable applications

963Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 11,418 approved or refused records

577Refused applications

10,841 approved · 577 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/25/03493/TPO
Lime (T1) - crown reduce/shape by 3-4m and prune to clear the overhead cables by 1m.
12 Dunelm Court Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2JS
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03494/TCA
Remove 1 no. Betula utilis var. jacquemontii - Section 211 notice
29 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EN
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03495/TPO
T15 - Sycamore - Crown lift and 30% reduction - TPO-DER-018
22 Springhouse Lane Ebchester Consett DH8 0QF
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03496/NMA
Non material amendment of planning approval DM/23/03238/FPA to relocate the proposed location of the substation to serve the industrial units.
Land To The West Of Unit 10 Parkhead Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain DH9 7YB
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03497/TCA
T7 - Cherry Tree - Fell to ground level. T8 - Cherry Tree - Fell to ground level.T13 - Fir Tree - Fell to ground level. T22 - Cherry Tree - Fell to ground level. T25 - Sycamore Tree - Fell to ground level. T38 - Ash Tree - Section dismantle to ground level.T39 - Ash Tree - Section dismantle to ground level and eco plug stump to prevent regrowth. T40 - Ash Tree - Section dismantle to ground level and eco plug stump to prevent regrowth. T41 - Norway Maple Tree - Section dismantle to ground level and eco plug stump to prevent regrowth. T42 - Ash Tree - Section dismantle to ground level and eco plug stump to prevent regrowth. T43 - Copper Beech Tree - Section dismantle to ground level. T46 - Ash Tree - Section dismantle to ground level and eco plug stump to prevent regrowth. T49 - Ash Tree - Section dismantle to ground level and eco plug stump to prevent regrowth. T51 - Swedish Whitebeam Tree - Fell to ground level. T52 - Swedish Whitebeam Tree - Fell to ground level. T53 - Swedish Whitebeam Tree - Fell to ground level. T54 - Sycamore Tree - Fell to ground level.G1 - Wild Cherry - Section dismantle all trees within the group to ground level.G9 - Mixed Variation of Trees - Section fell all Ash with Dieback to ground level. Remove all vandalised trees within the woodland that are beyond salvage, where remedial work is no longer viable.
Bowburn Infant School Wylam Street Bowburn Durham DH6 5BE
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03498/FPA
Front porch
9 Caldwell Drive Crook DL15 9WB
Received 15 Dec 2025
Pending ConsiderationDM/25/03499/FPA
Change of use and division of builders yard (Sui Generis) to builders yard and self-storage facility (B8) including installation of 14no. shipping containers, division of yard and new access, boundary treatment alterations, regarding of land and retaining walls
Storage Yards And Land To The North Of Park Road Witton Park
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03500/LB
Replacement of oak lintel above entrance & replacement of sash windows with double glazed units
Close Cottage Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03501/FPA
Single storey rear extension; garage conversion to a home study/gym with associated external alterations.
20 Lodge Close Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HB
Received 16 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03502/TCA
T1 - Swedish 1.5 m crown reduction combined with a 2.5 m crown lift.
South View 16 Crossgate Peth Durham DH1 4PZ
Received 15 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03503/FPA
Proposed siting of 2no. demountable classrooms
Kirk Merrington Primary School South View Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7JB
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03504/FPA
Installation of 1.6m high spearhead metal railings and a matching sliding access gate to the front boundary
Cavell House Hesleden Road Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4LG
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03505/FPA
Subdivision of existing dwellinghouse into 2no. self-contained flats (Use Class C3) and two storey rear extension.
18 Boyd Street Durham DH1 3DP
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03506/OUT
Outline application for the erection of up to 4no. dwellings to include access and layout with all other matters reserved.
Land South Of Clover House Billy Row DL15 9RJ
Received 17 Dec 2025
Pending ConsiderationDM/25/03507/FPA
Conversion of barn to create 1no dwelling including alterations to fenestration, erection of porch, boundary treatments and vehicular hardstanding
Land North Of 20 South View Hunwick DL15 0JW
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03508/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Landscaping), 6 (Fencing), 7 (Surfacing), 16 (Soil Resource Management), 17 (Soil Resource Management), 18 (Soil Resource Management) and 19 (Soil Resource Management) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/25/00556/FPA
Land East Of B1287 Seaham SR7 7AG
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03509/FPA
Erection 1 No. dwelling
2 The Pastures Lanchester Durham DH7 0BT
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03510/AD
Erection of backlit crest sign to the southeastern elevation
County Durham And Darlington Fire And Rescue Service Durham Community Fire Station Durham DH1 5RA
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03511/DRC
Partial discharge of Condition 6 (means of enclosure) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03452/FPA.
Site Of Former Bede House St Cuthberts Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DX
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03512/FPA
Single storey flat roof front extension, single storey side extension, single storey rear flat roofed extension and creation of new windows.
The Coach House Church Row Crawleyside Bishop Auckland DL13 2DY
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03513/FPA
Replacement and extension of existing side/rear outbuilding to provide accessible bedroom and shower room
4 Walton Avenue Seaham SR7 8EZ
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03514/AD
2no internally illuminated fascia signs, 2no internally illuminated totem sign panels and 4no window vinyls.
Unit 1 Howletch Lane Peterlee SR8 2BL
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03515/FPA
Replacement of existing front and rear doors and replacement of existing rear windows with new double glazed uPVC windows
27 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EN
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03516/TCA
T1 Cotoneaster fell and grind stump, T2 Apple reduceto growth point, T3 apple Crown reduce and reshape by 2m
Viewlands 4 Percy Terrace Durham DH1 4DY
Received 17 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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