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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

12,618Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 10,120 approved or refused records

519Refused applications

9,601 approved · 519 refused · 486 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries

Council contacts

Planning enquiries03000262830 Council source

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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

DecidedSCR/25/00017
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion Request for development of 2 wind turbines with blade tip height of upto 140m
Land At Wishing Well Farm Edge Lane Maiden Law
Received 27 Aug 2025
DecidedDM/25/02393/NMA
Non-material amendment to condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended) comprising inclusion of a substation, amendments to highway layout, repositioning of plots and amendments to elevations and materials
Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDM/25/02394/NMA
Non-material amendment to conditions 4 (levels), 7 (site access), 9 (internal roads), 11 (materials), 12 (surface treatment), 13 (enclosures), 17 (POS maintenance) & 18 (lighting strategy) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended) as approved under DRC/21/00270
Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDM/25/02395/TPO
Various works to T1 (Sycamore), T2 (Sycamore), T7 (Sycamore), T10 (Silver Maple), T14 (Elm), T15 (Lawson Cypress) and T31 (Holly)
Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDM/25/02397/AD
1 double sided digital 'D6' outdoor display unit.
Land West Of Tesco Greenwell Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 4DH
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDM/25/02398/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning approval DM/23/00394/FPA comprising additional window to existing bathroom and garden room in matching fenestration
44 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDM/25/02399/TCA
Prune T1 up to 20%, T2 up to 30%, T3 up to 20%, T4 up to 10%, T5 up to 10%, T6 up to 20%, T7 up to 10%, T8 up to 10%, T9 up to 10%, T10 up to 10%, T11 up to 5%, T12 up to 5%, T13 up to 5%, T14 up to 5%, T15 up to 5%, T16 up to 15%, T17 up to 5%, T18 up to 10%, T19 up to 5%, T20 up to 5%, T21 up to 10%, T22 up to 5%, T23 up to 5%, T24 up to 5%, T25 up to 5%, T26 up to 10%, T27 up to 10%, T28 up to 5%, T29 up to 10%, T30 up to 5%, T31 up to 5%, T32 up to 10%, T33 up to 10%, T34 up to 5%, T35 up to 5%, T36 up to 10%, T37 up to 10% and T38 up to 10%
Romaldkirk Hall Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9ED
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDM/25/02400/FPA
Two storey side extension, first floor rear and single storey rear extensions, associated alterations including replacement windows, removal of cement render and addition of solar panels to rear (amended description)
Hillside House Mordon Stockton On Tees TS21 2EY
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDM/25/02401/LB
Convert existing house into 4 flats, internal alterations to all floors, removal of one external rear door and demolition of external outhouses to rear garden. Installation of 2 conservation area rooflights to rear first floor roof
56 Claypath Durham DH1 1QS
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDM/25/02402/FPA
Installation of new A/C Plant alongside existing
Subway New Seaham Esso Service Station Stockton Road Seaham SR7 8ER
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02403/FPA
Retention of summerhouse/outbuilding within side/front garden.
15 Woodlands Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0DB
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02404/FPA
Change of use from sui generis to retail bakery (Class E a/b); works to existing shopfront; replacement of existing plant with two air conditioning units and two ducting grills to rear. (description amended 24/09/2025)
19 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02405/AD
One internally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated projecting sign.
19 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02406/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01166/FPA in order to re-introduce windows to the eastern gable of the approved extension.
Bridgewater Arms Winston Darlington DL2 3RN
Received 1 Sept 2025
Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02407/FPA
Change of use to equestrian, create menage, erection of boundary treatments and associated landscaping (Partially Retrospective)
Land North West Of Ash Croft Lodge Pinfold Lane Butterknowle DL13 5PX
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02408/LB
Two storey side extension, timber cladding and rendering, installation of solar panels and internal fencing (amendment to consent DM/25/01167/LB to provide new windows in east elevation of approved extension).
Bridgewater Arms Winston Darlington DL2 3RN
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02409/TPO
T10 Prunus- Remove lower epicormic up to a height of 4m. (proposal amended 7.10.25)
5 Vicarage Close Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8RB
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02410/TPO
T1- Norway maple- reduce and reshape 1.5m-2m, T3- Norway maple- reduce and reshape 1.5m-2m - TPO/0075/2017
36 Oakwood Lanchester Durham DH7 0NP
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02411/TCA
Fell ash tree (T1) on the land to the rear
Land To The West Of Deerness Heights Brandon
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02412/LB
Replacement roof on outbuilding, replacement of kitchen window and replacement of rear door to garden
194 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QN
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02415/CEU
This application seeks a Certificate of Lawfulness under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the use of a container as a self-contained dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
3A Commercial Street Willington Crook DL15 0AD
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02416/DRC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Validation Report) pursuant to planning approval DM/24/00386/FPA
N C B Buildings Stella Gill Industrial Estate Pelton Fell Chester-le-Street DH2 2RG
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02417/TCA
a. Sycamore - prune back from garage by 4m, b. Sycamore - remove the x2 limbs that grow towards your property back to the main stem - Section 211 notice
Pelham House Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HE
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDM/25/02418/FPA
Single-storey front and rear extensions
6 Naworth Court Peterlee SR8 1JQ
Received 1 Sept 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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