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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
14,595Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 11,851 approved or refused records
600Refused applications

11,251 approved · 600 refused · 597 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. DecidedDM/26/00248/FPA

    New�window�opening�to�first�floor�gable. Replace�timber�balustrade to rear terrace�with�glass.

    16 Goodwell Lea Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EN

    Received 30 Jan 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/00249/FPA

    Change of use of land to private garden space with installation of boundary treatments

    20 Ferens Park Durham DH1 1NU

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/00250/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

    72 Bradford Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HL

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/00251/FPA

    Two storey rear extension with juliet balcony and single storey rear extension

    10 Egerton Grove Newton Aycliffe DL5 4RT

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/00252/TCA

    Felling of Five Conifer Trees (section 211 notice)

    2 Co-operative Terrace Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6NH

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/00253/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 10 (Final Details) and 11 (Landscaping) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/23/01868/FPA

    Croxdale Farms Hett Moor Farm Hett Durham DH6 5LJ

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/00254/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) for the reduction in width of the single storey rear extension pursuant to planning permission DM/19/00256/FPA

    193 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QN

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/00255/FPA

    Single storey rear extension, installation of rooflights to front and rear, render to all external walls, replacement of existing windows, removal of existing chimney, installation of hardstanding enclosed by brick wall

    Stonesdale The Bungalow The Green Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9JH

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/00256/TPO

    T1. Lime - Prune, Crown thin, Crown reduce and Crown lift by 50 percent

    Elvet Meadow Villa Darlington Road Durham DH1 3FS

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/00257/FPA

    New link structure and changes to fenestration.

    Lakeside House Lunedale Barnard Castle DL12 0PS

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  11. DecidedDM/26/00258/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans), 3 (preliminary ecological appraisal), 5 (drainage), and 7 (BNG plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02248/FPA.

    MGL Group Rennys Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2RS

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  12. DecidedDM/26/00259/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 31 (highways engineering details) and 48 (broadband) of planning permission DM/22/03778/FPA (368 dwellings).

    Land North And East Of Sniperley Farm Durham DH1 5RA

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/00260/DRC

    Redischarge of Condition 6 (Construction Management Plan) and discharge of Condition 17 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

    Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AW

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  14. DecidedDM/26/00261/CPO

    Certificate of proposed development for a single storey ground floor WC extension to existing dwelling.

    28 Danelaw Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4LU

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/00262/TPO

    Felling of one Lime tree to stump level. TPO-CLS-25 - located within the rear garden.

    5 Harelaw Close Pelton Chester-le-street DH2 1TT

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/00263/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    1 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  17. DecidedDM/26/00264/FPA

    Shop front amendments, replacement windows and door and internal renovation works

    77 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  18. DecidedDM/26/00266/TCA

    1 no. mature tree - Lime, large-leaved (Tilia platyphyllos), to be pruned.

    2 The Corner House High Street North Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NH

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  19. DecidedDM/26/00267/FPA

    External alterations, new shopfront including internal perforated roller shutter, new window and replacement/ repair roof covering (amended plans)

    99 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/00268/TPO

    Heavy height reduction to Lime tree of 4-5m - TPO/0016/2016

    19 The Paddock Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0GA

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/00269/DRC

    Discharge of condition 4 (HMMP) and statutory BNG condition (Biodiversity Gain Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02077/FPA

    Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/00270/PN56

    Prior Notification under Part 3 Class Q for partial conversion of barn to dwellinghouse including fenestration alterations

    Tanfield Grange Farm Tanfield Stanley DH9 9QL

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  23. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00271/FPA

    Residential development of 10no. dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping.

    Unit 1 Pickwick Industrial Estate St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EL

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/00272/FPA

    Single storey side and rear extension and detached garage

    6 Duncombe Close Spennymoor DL16 7LQ

    Received 4 Feb 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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