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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
14,546Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 11,807 approved or refused records
599Refused applications

11,208 approved · 599 refused · 593 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/26/00196/FPA

    Single storey extension to the southern elevation including a front porch, storage and utility room

    13 High Carr Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5AT

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/00197/TPO

    Large oak tree central to rear garden (T5). Previous application expired (DM/25/01996/TPO), this application to renew based on previous allowed works including: Pruning, shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s.

    12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/00198/TCA

    2x trees to be pruned back so they do not interfere with the lift when replacing telecoms pole - Section 211 notice

    Telecommunications Mast To The South East Of Hallsmur Staindrop Road Cockfield DL13 5DF

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/00199/TPO

    T1 -Horse chestnut - Reduce and reshape whole crown by a maximum of 1m. -TPO-CCD-27-2012

    17 Stephenson Court Shildon DL4 1LB

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/00201/LB

    Internal reconfiguration

    19 Market Place Barnard Castle DL12 8NE

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  6. Pending DecisionDM/26/00202/FPA

    Demolition of the existing single storey garage and construction of a new garage with first floor storage area/workshop for domestic use.

    High Fairhills Huntshieldford St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland DL13 1RQ

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/00203/FPA

    Demolition of brick kiln (retrospective) and reinstatement of footings with interpretation board.

    Kepier Farm Kepier Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LB

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/00204/FPA

    Installation of external roller shutter to entrance doors

    3 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/00205/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/24/02713/FPA to allow additional roof light to south elevation

    Byers Green Community Hall Hagg Lane Byers Green DL16 7NW

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/00206/FPA

    Retention of 1.8m timber fencing

    16 Trent Crescent Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4LD

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  11. DecidedDM/26/00207/TCA

    4. Sycamore x2 - prune back to the edge of boundary line (approximately 5m) - Section 211 notice

    Thornbury Garth The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EL

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  12. DecidedDM/26/00208/TCA

    Cypress (T1) - Fell. Cypress (T2) - Fell.

    Grey Dykes Back Lane Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9HN

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/00209/VOC

    Removal of Condition 4 (tree protection adherence) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00528/FPA to allow removal of tree

    53 Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6LG

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  14. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00211/RM

    Reserved matters application including appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 4no detached dwellings and garages pursuant to DM/22/03484/OUT and discharge of conditions 9 (Bat and Bird Boxes) and 12 (areas of open space maintenance)

    63 Front Street Haswell Plough Durham DH6 2EW

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/00212/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (Contaminated Land Phase 1 & 2), 6 (C02 Emissions Reductions), 7 (EV Charge Point) and 8 (Materials to be Agreed) pursuant to DM/23/01558/FPA.

    The Stables Station Town Wingate TS28 5EW

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/00213/AD

    Display of 17 No. plaques and 3 No. display boards associated with the installation of Burnhope Heritage Trail

    Locations Across Burnhope Holmside Lane Burnhope

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  17. DecidedDM/26/00214/PA56

    Prior approval for the erection of a replacement agricultural building for storage of machinery, straw and feed pursuant to DM/25/03470/PNA.

    Stone Close Farm Thwaite Barnard Castle DL12 9SY

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  18. DecidedDM/26/00216/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02684/FPA for the inclusion of off-white render to extension

    1 Ennerdale Place Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3EB

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  19. DecidedDM/26/00217/HPN

    Single storey rear and side extension

    42 Barnard Avenue Ludworth Durham DH6 1LS

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/00218/FPA

    Full application for the installation, construction, operation and decommissioning of a circa. 27MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm with associated infrastructure which include substation, transformers, site access improvements, landscaping, CCTV, fencing and underground cable.

    Land On The East Side Of Addison Road Toronto

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/00219/AD

    1x Flat Board and 2x Flagpoles

    Land To The East Of Fern Dene Knitsley Lane Templetown DH8 9HU

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/00220/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (drainage), 5 (means of enclosure), 8 (access/footpath), 9 (site investigations), 10 (contamination), 11 (validation report), 12 (landscaping scheme) and 14 (ecology) pursuant to planning approval DM/22/03116/FPA

    Site Of Former Wardles Bridge Inn Holmside Lane Burnhope DH7 6EX

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  23. DecidedDM/26/00221/TPO

    T1 - Single Mature Ash Tree - Crown reduction up to 25% and remove deadwood. - TPO-CCD-48-2013

    Coatesgarth Boldron Barnard Castle DL12 9RF

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/00222/FPA

    Replacement boundary fence and pillars. (retrospective)

    8 Deneside Spennymoor DL16 6RD

    Received 28 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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