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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
12,554Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,065 approved or refused records
518Refused applications

9,547 approved · 518 refused · 483 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 2014 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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/25/02229/NMA

    Non material amendment of permission DM/25/00286/FPA for the reduction of the width of garage extension from 6.2m to 6m with the addition of a window to bedroom

    Millview Front Street South Quarrington Hill Durham DH6 4QN

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/02230/TPO

    Beech G2 - felling of tree due to disease damage and risk of falling on adjacent property

    Snow Hall Main Road Gainford DL2 3BL

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/02231/FPA

    Conservatory to the front

    Woodland Mews 26A Station Road Beamish Stanley DH9 0QU

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/02232/FPA

    Single storey side extension

    60 Runnymede Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4LW

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02234/FPA

    New access from A688 to previously approved Greener Grid Park Site (reference DM/23/00745/FPA)

    Land East Of Spennymoor Electricity Substation (South) Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5LB

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  6. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02235/FPA

    Full planning permission for residential development of 70no. affordable dwellings, open space, and associated landscaping and infrastructure

    Site Of Former Country Style Foods Ltd Armstrong Road North East Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 5AJ

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02236/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendments to planning permission DM/22/02314/FPA (care facility) consisting of:Location of ASHP plant now indicated on flat roof plant deck.Roof mounted PV panels added to roofs.Kitchen extract grills indicated in external walls from the approved kitchen location.

    Bowburn Manor Bowburn Way Integra 61 North Bowburn DH6 5FS

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02238/NMA

    Non-material amendment to Condition 1 (Approved Plans) to amend the approved elevations for reserved matters approval DM/24/02034/RM (as amended by DM/25/01266/NMA)

    Cell C1 Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02239/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (Materials), 3 (Colours) and 4 (Detailed Joinery) pursuant to DM/24/02034/RM (as amended)

    Cell C1 Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02240/TCA

    Removal of Elm Tree

    1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02241/TCA

    H1 - Conifer Hedge - Remove to ground level T2 - Oak - Remove to ground level T3 - Sycamore - Remove to ground level

    Flambards Hall Walk Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3BS

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02242/TCA

    Felling of T1 - Lime and T2 - Maple - Section 211 notice

    5 Stobb House View Brandon Village Durham DH7 8SX

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02243/DRC

    Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan requirement, and Discharge of Condition 4 (Final BNG HMMP) pursuant to consent DM/24/03278/FPA.

    Rivergreen Centre Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5TS

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  14. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02244/FPA

    Change of use from agricultural land to domestic curtilage and associated works

    Land To The Rear Of Dentwood 3 Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RN

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02245/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 11 (contamination) and 13 (coal) pursuant to DM/20/00189/OUT

    Land South East Of (Rear Of St Philips Close) William Street Auckland Park DL14 8RJ

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02246/PA56

    An agricultural storage building for machinery pursuant to DM/25/01280/PNA

    Grange Farm Sunniside Bishop Auckland DL13 4LZ

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02248/PA56

    Prior approval application for the construction of a forestry road (relating to previous application DM/25/01715/PNA)

    Woodland South Of West Pasture Road Mickleton DL12 0PW

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02250/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (stone work) and 4 (windows) in relation to DM/25/00237/FPA.

    Barclays 55 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2TU

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/02251/FPA

    Two storey side extension and hard standing to front

    48 Ashbrooke Estate Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2LN

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/02252/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 13 (Construction Management Plan), 14 (Sustainability Statement) and 15 (Broadband) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

    St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02254/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 21 (Heritage Interpretation Board) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

    Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AW

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  22. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02255/FPA

    Proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) together with associated infrastructure, engineering works and landscaping

    Land To The North West Of High Crows House Wheatley Hill DH6 3QL

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02256/FPA

    To install bridge and associated approach slopes for pedestrian and cycle use (resubmission of DM/25/00447/FPA)

    Land To The East Of Oakley Green West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9JF

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02257/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 13 (Road Condition Survey) and 15 (Playing Field Ground Conditions) of Planning Permission DM/22/03528/FPA

    Woodham Academy Washington Crescent Newton Aycliffe DL5 4AX

    Received 15 Aug 2025

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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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