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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

14,220Searchable applications

965Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 11,529 approved or refused records

582Refused applications

10,947 approved · 582 refused · 575 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Dec 2013 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/03597/FPA
Change of use of land from equestrian to mixed use for equestrian (commercial livery) and the siting of a residential caravan
Land To The East Of Greenland Lodge Hamsteels Lane Quebec DH7 9RS
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03598/AD
Vinyl signage added above ATM
Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03599/FPA
Proposed new guardrail to first floor deck.
66 Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NJ
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03600/LB
Proposed new guardrail to first floor deck.
66 Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NJ
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03602/CEU
The existing use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation.
9 Newcastle Terrace Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5EG
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03604/FPA
Change of use from 1No 3 bedroom dwellinghouse to 2No 2 bedroom flats with single storey rear extension
60 Dragonville Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2DX
Received 31 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03605/FPA
Two-storey side extension
8 Hunters Green Newton Aycliffe DL5 7PN
Received 31 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/26/00001/TCA
Remove one split branch from Oak tree - Section 211 notice
The Hemmel Peth Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0NQ
Received 2 Jan 2026
DecidedDM/25/03606/FPA
Garage conversion to utility and music room incorporating pitch roof and creation of canopy to front elevation
12 Tanmeads Nettlesworth Chester-le-Street DH2 3PY
Received 19 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03607/FPA
Retention of shop front alterations and roller shutters
3 & 4 Stanley Terrace Thornley Durham DH6 3ES
Received 23 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03608/AD
Retention of illuminated fascia sign, led hanging sign to front elevation and 8 No. display signs
3 & 4 Stanley Terrace Thornley Durham DH6 3ES
Received 19 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03609/DRC
Discharge of condition 4 (roof materials only) pusuant to DM/25/01506/FPA and DM/25/01507/LB
Prospect House Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PZ
Received 19 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/26/00002/FPA
Change of use of hotel (use class C1) to childrens nursery (use class E). Internal alterations to buildings to facilitate the changes of use; provision of ancillary amenity area and associated works.
Queens Head Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ
Received 2 Jan 2026
DecidedDM/26/00003/LB
Change of use of hotel (use class C1) to childrens nursery (use class E). Internal alterations to buildings to facilitate the changes of use; provision of ancillary amenity area and associated works.
Queens Head Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ
Received 2 Jan 2026
DecidedDM/26/00004/PNA
Access track into field.
Land Between Church Villas And Rectory View Church Lane Shadforth
Received 2 Jan 2026
DecidedDM/26/00005/TCA
T.1 Beech - Crown reduce and reshape by 4m
Sands Cottage The Sands Durham DH1 1JY
Received 2 Jan 2026
DecidedDM/25/03610/FPA
Front porch with canopy
6A Selborne Gardens Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0BP
Received 30 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/26/00006/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (wall and roof cladding), 4 (stone panel), 9 (Contam Phase 2-3), 10 (Contam Phase 4) and 12 (bat box) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00881/FPA
Middleton In Teesdale Village Hall Gas Lane Middleton-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0TN
Received 23 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03612/NMA
Non-material amendment to the description of the development pursuant to planning permission DM/16/03793/FPA.
St Peters Court Sacriston Durham DH7 6FB
Received 17 Dec 2025
DecidedSCR/25/00025
Request for Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the remediation of the former Boltsburn Mine spoil mound
Land To The West Of Chapel House Chapel Terrace Rookhope DL13 2AH
Received 19 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/26/00008/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (biodiversity gain plan) and 4 (HMMP), pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00993/FPA
Junction House Farm Loaning Burn Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3TZ
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDM/25/03613/FPA
Erection of 1 detached self-build family rural worker dwelling with associated access, parking, landscaping and ancillary works to support the established Tweddle Children's Animal Farm.
Tweddle Farm Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks Hartlepool TS27 4BT
Received 23 Dec 2025
Pending DecisionDM/26/00011/FPA
Conversion of stable block to a single dwellinghouse (self/custom build).
Lakeside House Kitswell Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0RE
Received 5 Jan 2026
DecidedDM/26/00012/TCA
Beech - fell (amended description)
Stonesdale The Bungalow The Green Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9JH
Received 5 Jan 2026

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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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