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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
12,607Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,113 approved or refused records
519Refused applications

9,594 approved · 519 refused · 484 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/02367/TPO

    Various tree works contained within the submitted AIA, with the exception of amendment to T17 (Beech) which now proposes decay testing and not removal as originally proposed - Amended Description

    Woodland At St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/02368/TPO

    T901 Sycamore - Reduce overall crown by 30%T903 Ash -Monitor for Ash DiebackT904 Ash - Remove limb over track with inonotus leaving 1m stub at pruning pointT906 Oak - Prune to remove storm damaged branches over trackT910 Ash - Pollard to 5m. Leave as habitat poleT911 Ash - Pollard to 5m. Leave as habitat poleG3 Sycamore x3 - Monitor trees for fungal pathogensT260 Sycamore - Pollard to 6m (leave at habitat pole)G4 Ash x2 - FellT257 Ash - Pollard co-dominant western stems for 5mT258 Sycamore - Pollard to 6m (leave as habitat poleT259 Sycamore - Remove central crown dieback. Reduce lowest eastern limb to growth point 2m from union with main stemCovered by TPO-097-2018 and TPO/415/2025

    Various Sites Thornley Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4PA

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/02369/TCA

    T2, T14, T15, T16, T17, T19 Maple - remove major deadwood, T3 Plum - reduce height to 4m and re-shape to balance, T14 Maple - prune to give 2m clearance, G4, G12 Poplar and Maple - remove major deadwood, G10 Maple, Sycamore, Pine, Rowan, Hawthorn - remove major deadwood, G13 2no Ash - felling and removal

    St Leonards School Field Framwelgate Peth Durham DH1 5TP

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/02370/TCA

    Crown reduction of Ornamental Prunus (dark) tree

    11 Manor Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NS

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02371/TEL

    Prior Notification for removal of the existing monopole and headframe and replacement with 22.5m-high Phosco monopole and headframe supporting 6.no antennas, 1no. relocated and 1no. new 0.3m dishes and ancillary equipment; the removal and replacement of the existing 3no. cabinets with 4no. upgraded cabinet and ancillary development thereto.

    Telecommunications Mast 21A Auckland Crescent St Helens Industrial Estate St Helen Auckland DL14 9AD

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02372/DRC

    Proposed discharged of Condition 23 (Privacy Screen) of application DM/24/00149/FPA

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02373/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (external finishes), 4 (BNG) and 5 (HMMP), pursuant to permission DM/25/00959/FPA.

    Welfare Park Wingate TS28 5AL

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02374/FPA

    Demolition of previous extensions and conservatory, two storey extensions to the north, east and west. Single storey extension to the south. Associated alterations to fenestration

    Embleton Old Hall Embleton Wingate TS28 5NX

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02376/AD

    1No Fabricated aluminium panel - Non illuminated 1No Acrylic panel - Non illuminated

    26 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02377/DRC

    Discharge of condition 4 (noise mitigation) and condition 6 (materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01149/FPA.

    162 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02378/FPA

    Loft conversion including pitched roof extension and rooflights

    65 Balliol Close Peterlee SR8 2NX

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02379/FPA

    Single-storey side and rear extensions

    31 St Lawrence Close High Pittington Durham DH6 1RB

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02380/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    30 Station Avenue Brandon Durham DH7 8QQ

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/02381/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    7 Wear View Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2RB

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02382/DRC

    Discharge of condition 9 (broadband) pursuant to DM/23/00177/FPA.

    Colesome Cottage Hutton Henry Hartlepool TS27 4RR

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02383/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Amphibian Method Statement) pursuant to planning approval DM/25/01660/FPA

    Overholme Wallnook Lane Langley Park Durham DH7 6TL

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02384/FPA

    Installation of a garden shed to store garden tools and potting shed to house tender young plants before planting out and general gardening work.

    Lowes Barn Community Centre Park House Road Durham DH1 3QF

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02385/RM

    Application for the discharge of Reserved Matters for 100no residential units consisting appearance, landscaping, layout and scale from application DM/24/01982/VOC for part of Cell D

    Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  19. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02386/DRC

    Proposed discharge of conditions 5 (External Materials), 8 (Foul and Surface Water), 12 (Noise Mitigation), 13 (Landscape Scheme)and 15 (Updated AMS) Cell D TW of approval DM/24/01982/VOC

    Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/02388/TPO

    Sycamore tree: Shorten back by approximately 1.5m, 1 no. secondary branch in the lower crown, northeast side overhanging neighbour's garden.

    12 Homelands Court Helmington Row Crook DL15 0SA

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02389/PNA

    Prior Notification for extension to existing stone building to create timber framed agricultural storage building.

    Land To The North West Of 7 Black Horse Terrace Woodland DL13 5RN

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02390/NMA

    Non material amendment of planning approval DM/24/03452/FPA to allow a change to the EV charging layout and the setting out of the drive thru lane.

    Site Of Former Bede House St Cuthberts Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DX

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02391/FPA

    Single storey side and rear extension

    10 Fair View Esh Winning Durham DH7 9LE

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02392/FPA

    Proposed first floor rear infill extension

    17 Picktree Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4DH

    Received 28 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.

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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