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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
14,477Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 11,745 approved or refused records
595Refused applications

11,150 approved · 595 refused · 593 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. DecidedDM/26/00170/CPO

    Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Development in relation to the construction of a new dwelling with associated landscaping and foul water treatment plant following lawful commencement of permission DM/17/02889/FPA

    East Thickley Farm Shildon DL4 2QR

    Received 22 Jan 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/00171/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (joinery details) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01506/FPA and DM/25/01507/LB

    Prospect House Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PZ

    Received 22 Jan 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/00172/FPA

    Single storey forward extension plus single storey rear extension

    42 Richmond Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5NS

    Received 22 Jan 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/00173/FPA

    Replacement of existing timber facades with alternative material and other associated works

    Dun Holm House And The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

    Received 23 Jan 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/00176/DRC

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3, 5, 9 , 11 and 12 of DM/25/00153/FPA (retail park phase 2) relating to construction management plan, remediation, hard landscaping and Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan.

    Land West Of Unit 18 Bishop Auckland Retail Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9AA

    Received 23 Jan 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/00177/FPA

    Alterations to facilitate level access for wheelchair users and persons with ambulant disabilities. Alterations to the main entrance door, including removal of the stone threshold steps. Lowering a portion of the internal floor with the provision of a platform lift.

    NatWest 12 Market Place Durham DH1 3NG

    Received 23 Jan 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/00178/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 to 8 (BNG requirements) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02301/FPA

    Low House Farm Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7QD

    Received 23 Jan 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/00179/FPA

    Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling

    16 Windlestone Walk Newton Aycliffe DL5 4AD

    Received 23 Jan 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/00180/FPA

    Proposed door and window replacement

    Highgate House Flass Vale Durham DH1 4BN

    Received 23 Jan 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/00181/TCA

    T1. Sycamore - crown reduce and reshape by 4-5m - Section 211 notice

    North Lodge Village Green Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0NY

    Received 23 Jan 2026
  11. DecidedDM/26/00182/TPO

    T7 Ash (TPO-225-2020) - Trim overhanging branch away from neighbouring boundary

    2 Cragdale Villas Dalton-le-dale Seaham SR7 8QR

    Received 23 Jan 2026
  12. DecidedDM/26/00183/WAS

    Change of use from light industrial (B2/B8) to pet crematorium (sui generis) and installation of ancillary flue.

    Units 8-10 Willow Way Industrial Estate Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7DT

    Received 22 Jan 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/00184/FPA

    Retention of demolition of conservatory with replacement single storey rear extension with roof lantern

    52 Berwick Chase Peterlee SR8 1NQ

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  14. DecidedDM/26/00185/FPA

    Loft conversion with dormer to north elevation (amended description)

    7 Shaftesbury Avenue Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4NF

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/00186/FPA

    Installation of new security netting (7m AGL)

    HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/00187/CPO

    Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed installation of new 2.4m palisade fence and access gate to the site. New fence will be installed on NGN Owned and operated land.

    Land To The East Of Willow Cottage Summerhill Shotley Bridge DH8 6SF

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  17. DecidedDM/26/00188/FPA

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of detached triple garage to the rear of property

    25 Rookery Gardens Rushyford Ferryhill DL17 0LR

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  18. DecidedDM/26/00189/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.

    32 Lund Avenue Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5BJ

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  19. DecidedDM/26/00190/FPA

    Infill porch to front of property

    2 Woodifield Hill Crook DL15 9NU

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/00191/PND

    Brick built motorcycle garages with concrete decks and timber doors

    Garage Block Skirlaw Road Newton Aycliffe

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/00192/FPA

    Removal of the existing hedge and construction of a 1500mm high brick wall with fencing above and brick pillars, giving an overall height of 1650mm (Section B), together with a 100mm high wall and access gate with brick pillars to an overall height of 1150mm (Section A).

    19 Glenholme Terrace Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4HU

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  22. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00193/FPA

    Change part of front garden to hard standing for car parking at front of property.

    60 Deneside Lanchester Durham DH7 0LY

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  23. DecidedDM/26/00194/FPA

    Single storey garden room extension

    West New House Farm Baldersdale Barnard Castle DL12 9UU

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/00195/FPA

    Subdivision to create 2no. retail units including fenestration/shop front alterations

    81 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AJ

    Received 26 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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