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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
12,499Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,013 approved or refused records
516Refused applications

9,497 approved · 516 refused · 481 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 2014 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/02178/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02991/FPA to extend rear raised platform (partially retrospective)

    8 Church Mews Winston Darlington DL2 3RL

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  2. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02179/FPA

    Proposed detached dwelling house and detached garage.

    Land To The Rear Of 1 To 4 Commercial Street Trimdon Colliery TS29 6AD

    Received 7 Aug 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/02180/FPA

    Single-storey flat roof extension to the south elevation

    3 High Winning Cottages Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TA

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/02181/FPA

    Retention of stable block for three horses, tack room, and storage for tractor tools and agricultural machinery

    Land West Of The Bungalow Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02182/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 9 (landscape plan) and 10 (landscape maintenance) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/00688/FPA

    Land To The North West Of Gore Hall Farm Gore Lane Thornley DH6 3DR

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02183/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02322/LB.

    Preston Lodge Stillington Stockton On Tees TS21 1NF

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  7. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02184/VOC

    Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (sample panels) for materials of the walls only pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01160/FPA for the erection of dwelling (demolition of garage)

    Land To The Rear Of 2 To 12 Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0RN

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02185/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (External materials), Condition 6a (Coal Investigations), Condition 8 (Land Contamination Scheme), Condition 11 (Hard Surfacing), Condition 12 (Means of enclosure), Condition 13 (EV Charging Details), Condition 15 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage) and Condition 16 (Broadband Provision) pursuant to approval ref DM/24/01318/FPA

    Land North Of Pretoria House Corbridge Road Medomsley DH8 6QY

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02186/VOC

    Removal of holiday let occupancy condition no.5 pursuant to permission 3/2008/0006.

    Hill Top Cottage Lanehead Bishop Auckland DL13 1AT

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02187/HPN

    Rear extension with a projection of 4m, overall height of 4m and height to the eaves of 2.5m

    19 Illingworth Grove Durham DH1 3BL

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02188/AD

    Replacement of existing shop front signage.

    Direct Carpets Unit 1 Wingate House Front Street Trimdon Colliery Trimdon Station TS29 6AB

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02189/FPA

    Loft conversion with 2x dormer windows and rooflights. Erection of one and half storey rear extension with accommodation in roof (amended description)

    Torlee Ancroft Garth High Shincliffe Durham DH1 2PR

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02190/PIP

    Construction of up to 9no dwellings with associated garden areas, landscaping, parking and access

    Land South West Of Newholme Estate Station Town TS28 5EP

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/02191/TCA

    Large Sweet Chestnut (T1) crown reduce in height by 2m and lateral spread of 1.5m all round, Cherry tree (T2) crown reduce in height by 2m and lateral spread by 1m, thin and reshape to separate from adjacent T3 tree. Silver Birch (T3) height reduce by 3m, reshape to rectify poor historical pruning and separate from adjacent T2 tree. - Section 211 notice

    9 Goodwell Lea Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EN

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02192/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/00416/VOC to allow for changes to extend the previously approved ground floor extension and alterations to front porch (amended description).

    Beau View Quarry House Lane Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4JA

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02193/FPA

    Relocation of a sculpture to the north face of the Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics West. Sculpture will be affixed to two smooth-finished pre-cast concrete columns with aluminium fixings with pebble finish to ground.

    Durham University Ogden Centre Science Site South Road Durham DH1 3LE

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02194/NMA

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission DM/24/00161/FPA comprising of the proposed pitched roof to garage and 3 bays windows to be replaced/renewed with flat roofs and areas of existing cavity wall to be rebuilt prior to render finish

    Wynn Lea Station Town Wingate TS28 5HQ

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02195/TCA

    T1 Beech - 2m reduction away from property

    The Mount East Park Terrace Barnard Castle DL12 8NN

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/02196/TCA

    Felling of two Birch trees located to rear of property - T1 and T2. Prune canopy 1m all round to one Cherry tree to front of property - T3 - section 211 notice.

    11 Woodlands Lanchester Durham DH7 0NS

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/02197/TCA

    T1 Laburnum - crown reduce by 1.5 metres to reduce weight on weak basal union. T2 Camellia - reduce by 0.5 metres, trim and reshape

    6 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02198/TCA

    T1 Cherry Plum - Crown reduce height and sides by 1.5m, crown thin by 15% , crown raise over footpath to 2.5mT2 Copper Beech - Reduce laterals on western side of canopy by 1.5m in order to create a gap between Rhodendrons and deadwood tree.

    Hillcrest Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02199/TPO

    Copper Beech (T2) - crown lift to 2.5m over footpath. Sycamore (T4) - remove significant deadwood and monitor biannually. Lime (T5) - remove the storm damaged branches and prune to clear the dwelling by 2m. Field Maple (T6) - prune to clear the dwelling by 3m and prune to clear the street light by 1.5m. Sycamore (T7) - sever the Ivy at the base and remove 0.5m from ground level to aid future inspections. Ash (T10) - fell. Birch (T11) - remove the hanging branch over the fence. Austrian Pine (T12) - prune to clear the street light by 1m. Beech (T13) - remove the split stem and limb propped up over the signage. Larch (T14) - monitor lean biannually or prevent access to specimen. Ash (T16) - fell. Ash (T18) - fell. Ash x5 (T19) - fell. Ash (T20) - fell. Ash (T21) - fell. Goats Willow (T22) - investigate root damage and tree stability. Scots Pine (T23) - remove storm damaged branch. Hawthorn (T25) - fell. Ash (T26) - fell. (TPO-DER-079)

    Woodland South Of 29 To 34 The Elms Shotley Bridge DH8 0UA

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02200/FPA

    First floor side extension

    3 Mount View Lanchester Durham DH7 0PJ

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02201/TPO

    Copper Beech (T2) - Crown lift to 4.5m

    3 Fieldhouse Lane Durham DH1 4LT

    Received 11 Aug 2025

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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.

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