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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
12,561Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,072 approved or refused records
519Refused applications

9,553 approved · 519 refused · 483 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. DecidedDM/25/02258/LB

    Structural repairs to existing roof timbers (Retrospective).

    First To Third Floors 70 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/02259/FPA

    Erection of single-storey side extension to existing bungalow

    Ferndale Farm Station Town Wingate TS28 5EZ

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  3. Pending DecisionDM/25/02260/FPA

    1no. flat roofed dormer to front, 2no. flat roofed dormer to rear, rear extension & conversion of loft space into habitable rooms (part retrospective)

    Loreta The Bleachery Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SG

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/02261/TCA

    Horse Chestnut (T1) - crown reduce 2.5m and crown lift 3-4m, Ash (T2) - address fungus disease

    32 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02262/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    11 Stone Row Grange Villa Chester-le-Street DH2 3NA

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02264/VOC

    To vary conditions 2 (approved plans), 4 (use of building) 6 (use of access), and discharge of condition 8 (hardstanding) pursuant to DM/21/04136/FPA

    Land East Of Wesley Place Howden Head Fir Tree DL15 8BN

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02265/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 6 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 7 (HMMP) pursuant to planning approval DM/24/01376/FPA

    Greenfoot Caravan Park Greenfoot Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2JT

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02266/TPO

    T1 - Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by up to 30% overall volume - TPO-WVDC-4-1989

    Elm Cottage 12 High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02267/TCA

    7. Ash - prune to clear the adjacent building by 2m, 8. Willow - pollard leaving the stem at 1.5m in height - Section 211 notice

    Allotment Gardens High Town Westgate DL13 1JR

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02268/FPA

    Single-storey rear extension

    15 Studley Drive Spennymoor DL16 7GB

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02269/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 19 (boundary treatments in relation to phase 1) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02905/FPA for new industrial buildings

    Plot 3B Merchant Park Millennium Way Aycliffe Business Park DL5 6UG

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02270/FPA

    Two storey rear extension and single storey side extension. Render of extensions (amended).

    9 Cypress Park Esh Winning Durham DH7 9JB

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02271/S106A

    Deed of variation to S106 Agreement pursuant to planning permission DM/20/01205/FPA to modify the definition of "discounted sale units".

    Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  14. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02272/FPA

    Change of use from vacant church (Use Class F1) to dwelling (Use Class C3) incorporating detached shed, detached greenhouse and flue to side, 1no barn door, 4no rooflights, replace glazing, paint windows, doors and railings, replace/repair railings, new stone wall with railings and landscaping

    St Andrews Methodist Church Front Street Langley Park Durham DH7 9XB

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02273/FPA

    Rear single storey flat roof extension

    7 The Paddock Newton Aycliffe DL5 4TF

    Received 18 Aug 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02274/FPA

    Two storey side extension

    89 The Meadows Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2DP

    Received 18 Aug 2025
  17. Pending DecisionDM/25/02275/FPA

    Conversion of former Probationary Service offices (Use Class E) into 5 No apartments and construction of 1 new build dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

    County Durham Probation Service Highfield Parliament Street Consett DH8 5DH

    Received 18 Aug 2025
  18. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02276/VOC

    Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 10 (Construction Management Plan), and 11 (Construction Traffic) pursuant to consent DM/23/00745/FPA to establish a new vehicular access

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

    Received 18 Aug 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/02277/FPA

    Vehicular access onto classified highway with permeable tarmac driveway

    19 Grand View Sherburn Durham DH6 1EN

    Received 18 Aug 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/02278/FPA

    Oak-framed workshop and storage building with open-sided gable-end extension.

    Lower Barn Bent House Farm Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RZ

    Received 18 Aug 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02279/PN56

    Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an existing agricultural building to form 1no. dwelling house (Class C3) and associated works

    Biggen House Farm Esh Durham DH7 9RP

    Received 18 Aug 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02280/FPA

    Single storey rear extension and open porch to front

    The Granary Sheraton West Grange Farm Elwick Hartlepool TS27 3ES

    Received 18 Aug 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02281/FPA

    Two storey extension to gable and replacement windows (amended description).

    Co-operative Retail Services Ltd Co-operative Terrace Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2LW

    Received 18 Aug 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02282/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single story rear extension with a projection of 4 meters, an eaves height of 2.98 meters and a total height of 3.65 meters.

    27 Cedar Gardens Crook DL15 9NE

    Received 18 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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