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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
14,189Searchable applications
974Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 11,496 approved or refused records
582Refused applications

10,914 approved · 582 refused · 571 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Dec 2013 to 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/03571/VOC

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02427/FPA for the inclusion of a gable canopy to the front elevation with associated glazing and 2no. velux windows and alterations to internal layout

    2 Westmoor Close Spennymoor DL16 7LJ

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/03572/FPA

    Change of use of first and second floors to create a 3 bed residential flat (Class C3) and associated external alterations including new doors, windows and roof lights

    130A Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EH

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/03574/FPA

    Single story side extension

    44 Eleventh Avenue Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 2BL

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/03575/FPA

    Single storey extension to side, fencing to side, detached garden room to rear garden, removal of front porch and wall and creation of additional off-street parking to front of property.

    5 Windsor Gardens Shildon DL4 1NA

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  5. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/03576/FPA

    Proposed detached house and garage

    Land To The South West Of West Lodge, 18A Peases West Billy Row DL15 9SY

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/03577/FPA

    Modifications to first floor dormer window and modification to entrance wall piers

    Speyside Lodge Woodland Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7DQ

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/03578/AD

    Illuminated shop sign

    Takeaway At 1 Potto Street Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2LA

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/03579/PND

    Prior Notification for the demolition of existing pipe bridge

    Land To The West Of Former Spoil Heap Hesleden TS27 4PN

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/03580/NMA

    Retrospective Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/19/02704/RM, seeking to regularise the revised SuDS design

    Land To The South Of Castle Field Esh Winning DH7 9NQ

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/03581/LB

    Structural intervention to stabilise existing Palm House structure

    The Castle The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/03582/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02829/VOC for the change of wording to Conditions 6 (Contaminated Land), 26 (Construction Management Plan), and 27 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage) to enable demolition of County Hall prior to details being submitted and approved.

    Plot D Durham County Council County Hall Framwelgate Peth Durham DH1 5UQ

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/03583/FPA

    Single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling

    12 School Avenue Coxhoe Durham DH6 4EB

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/03584/DRC

    Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 5 (lighting) 12 (landscape management, 16 (Cycle Storage) and 22 (Waste Management Plan) for new foodstore (DM/25/01765/FPA).

    Site Of Former Go North East Bus Garage Picktree Lane Picktree Chester-le-Street DH3 3SW

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/03585/FPA

    Retention of double garage and 1.8m fence

    1 Bryan Street Spennymoor DL16 6DW

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/03586/CPO

    Certificate of lawfulness of a proposed development for the erection of a storage building for a temporary period of 12-18 months, resufacing of the existing car park and relocation of employee parking bays.

    Factory Lambton Street Industrial Estate Shildon DL4 1PX

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/03587/DRC

    Discharge of condition 6 (CMP) pursuant to DM/20/01824/VOC in relation to Phase 2 (as defined by DM/23/02941/RM)

    Units 1 To 2 Block A Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Vyners Close Spennymoor DL16 7XL

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/03588/TCA

    T1 - Reduce tree in front garden, T2 - Trim and reduce Conifer trees and broadleaf trees growing down east side of garden including one coming from public land, T3 - Reduce only the top of Laurel bush by 2ft - Section 211 notice

    10 Woodlands Lanchester Durham DH7 0NS

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/03589/PN56

    Prior notification for the installation of 270 solar panels on roof of Aldi Foodstore

    Aldi Stores Limited Front Street Stanley DH9 0HU

    Received 24 Dec 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/03590/PN56

    Prior approval application for the installation of solar PVs at the existing ALDI Foodstore

    Aldi Unit 3 North Durham Retail Park Pit Lane Newton Hall Durham DH1 5ST

    Received 24 Dec 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/03591/FPA

    Proposed rear infill extension and renovation/refurbishment of existing Smoke House.

    66 Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NJ

    Received 24 Dec 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/03592/LB

    Proposed rear infill extension and renovation/refurbishment of existing Smoke House.

    66 Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NJ

    Received 24 Dec 2025
  22. Pending DecisionDM/25/03594/FPA

    Erection of split level detached dwelling

    Land West Of 1 Garden Villas Kyo Road Annfield Plain DH9 8SY

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/03595/FPA

    Demolition of existing garage to be replaced with a single storey wraparound extension, double storey side extension. Existing UPVC double glazed windows to be replaced with similar profile units in existing apertures. Solar panels on the proposed double storey roof.(amended proposal)

    11 Rothbury Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5PQ

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/03596/FPA

    Extension and partial conversion of garage including the addition of a pitched roof, first-floor Juliet balcony to the side, and rendering to the main house and garage

    2 Abbots Row Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HE

    Received 29 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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