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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
14,402Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 11,683 approved or refused records
589Refused applications

11,094 approved · 589 refused · 586 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/26/00120/LB

    Repointing front elevation with lime mortar mix

    23 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AT

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/00121/TCA

    Fell defective Ash tree in boundary hedge line to ground level. - Section 211 notice

    1 Station Cottages Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0NG

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/00122/FPA

    Installation of air source heat pump

    2 Low Green Mordon Stockton On Tees TS21 2JG

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/00123/FPA

    House extension to the front and rear including the removal of some existing structure and alterations to some external openings. Detached 2 door garage. Extension to outbuilding.

    Hedgeholme Garth Hedgeholme Winston Darlington DL2 3RS

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/00124/FPA

    Conversion of garage, first floor extension above garage and single storey sunroom to rear

    10 Lilburn Close Chester-le-Street DH2 3TN

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/00125/FPA

    Single storey rear extension, gable and first floor extension.

    38 Hilltop Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7TL

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/00126/FPA

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GPDO including single storey rear extension, cycle parking and bin storage

    17 Bradford Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1ER

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/00128/LB

    Replacement of existing windows with new timber windows

    West House Front Street Winston Darlington DL2 3RJ

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/00129/AD

    1 No non-illuminated Totem and 4 No building mounted signs

    Land West Of Newton Park Services Newton Park Coatham Mundeville DL1 3NL

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  10. Pending DecisionDM/26/00130/FPA

    Internal subdivision of no.7 The College to create 1no. additional dwelling for residential use.

    7 The College Durham DH1 3EQ

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  11. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00131/FPA

    Engineering operations involving change of ground level, use of land for ancillary site office, decking and associated works (retrospective)

    Cote House Caravan Park Cote House Road Middleton-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0PN

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  12. DecidedDM/26/00132/PN56

    Prior notification of the installation of solar panels under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/00133/FPA

    First floor side and two storey rear extension to existing dwelling plus increase to block paved drive

    8 Meldon Way High Shincliffe Durham DH1 2PZ

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  14. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00134/FPA

    Repositioned stable block and associated access and yard area

    Land South East Of School House Bank Foot Shincliffe DH1 2PD

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/00135/AD

    To display 1no. non illuminated 2D sign above the window of the premises, facing out onto middle street.

    40 Middle Street Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4EA

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/00136/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 14 (cycle storage), 15 (bin storage), 20 (EV parking) and 22 (hard landscaping) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03146/FPA.

    Land To The East Of 1 Ladysmock Close Spennymoor DL16 6NZ

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  17. DecidedDM/26/00137/FPA

    Two storey rear extension to existing small HMO

    23 Mistletoe Street Durham DH1 4EP

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  18. DecidedDM/26/00138/CPO

    Lawful development certificate for extension to existing dormer and creation of small new dormer to allow for disabled platform lift access to first floor

    15 Front Street Castleside Consett DH8 9AR

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  19. DecidedDM/26/00139/TCA

    T1 - Cherry tree - Reduce and reshape by 1m and prune to clear phone wire

    81 Claypath Durham DH1 1QT

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/00140/TCA

    T1 - Cherry Blossom - Crown reduction to prevent branches encroaching and damaging telephone wires directly above. All branches brought in by 2 metres to keep them below the line of telephone wires. Ideally seeking perpetual permission to maintain the branches at least 1 metre below wires to prevent damage in the future. (same as approved application DM/21/00688/TCA) - Section 211 notice.

    Dalegarth 8 Uppertown Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3ET

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/00141/TCA

    1 and 2 - Ash - fell as close to current ground level as practical, 3 - Sycamore group - crown lift to 4.5m over the lane - Section 211 notice

    Land To The North Of 1-12 St James Gardens Witton-le-wear DL14 0BG

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/00142/FPA

    Two storey rear pitched roof extension

    27 Coupland Way Stonebridge Durham DH1 3SA

    Received 20 Jan 2026
  23. DecidedDM/26/00144/TPO

    T1 - 1 x Large Ash tree, reduce all round by around 2-3m, trim Ivy back and deadwood removal. T2 - 1 x Large Oak tree - lightly reduced laterally over roof by around 2-3m. - TPO- CWUDC-1-1973

    1 New Park Lane Crook DL15 9BA

    Received 20 Jan 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/00145/FPA

    Dropped kerb

    5 High Row Woodstone Village Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6BD

    Received 20 Jan 2026

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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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