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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
12,669Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,169 approved or refused records
521Refused applications

9,648 approved · 521 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/02501/FPA

    Remove existing conservatory, single storey rear extension, 3no. velux rooflights to rear roof.

    71 Front Street Sunniside Bishop Auckland DL13 4LW

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/02502/VOC

    Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans) to enable design and layout changes including reduction of floorspace of buildings 4 (Landscaping Scheme) 5 (Materials) 7 (Contaminated Land) 9 (Drainage) and 10 (BNG) pursuant of planning permission DM/22/02955/FPA (Amended Description 21.10.2025)

    New Warlands Farm Holmside Lane Burnhope Durham DH7 6EX

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/02503/FPA

    Installation of air source heat pump and outbuilding to rear-side of building (amended drawings submitted 7.10.25)

    The Farmhouse 2 Lodge Farm Bearpark Durham DH7 7EA

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/02504/LB

    Listed building consent for the installation of air source heat pump and outbuilding to rear-side of building (amended drawings submitted 7.10.25)

    The Farmhouse 2 Lodge Farm Bearpark Durham DH7 7EA

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02505/DRC

    Discharge of condition 14 of approval DM/24/00149/FPA (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan)

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

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02506/FPA

    Proposed removal of sand and cement render from front elevation.

    16 High Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DL

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02507/LB

    Proposed removal of sand and cement render from front elevation, cleaning of stonework, re-instatement of existing lead flashings and re-decoration of rainwater goods and ground and first floor windows and doors complete with surrounds.

    16 High Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DL

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02508/DRC

    Proposed discharge of condition 15 of approval DM/23/02510/FPA (Written Scheme of Investigation)

    Land South West Of West Farm Stainton DL12 8RD

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02509/FPA

    Single-storey rear extension

    39 Whitehouse Court Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3HZ

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02510/CEU

    Certificate of Lawfulness for use of property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

    4 Malvern Villas Gilesgate Durham DH1 2JP

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02511/FPA

    Detached garden room

    Headlam Hall Hotel Headlam Darlington DL2 3HA

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  12. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02513/FPA

    Retrospective application for the change of use of land from agricultural to mixed-use agricultural/equestrian and to extend domestic garden associated with barn conversion, retention of vegetable garden and timber shed to southeast and chicken coop to northwest

    Coalpark Farm Kaysburn Durham DH7 6TJ

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02514/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Coal Mining Investigation) of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA

    Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  14. DecidedDM/25/02515/FPA

    Single storey side extension, two story rear extension including first floor juliet balcony and attic conversion with front dormer window

    17 Front Street Quebec Durham DH7 9DF

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02516/AD

    New signage to update the business logo.

    84 Claypath Durham DH1 1RG

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02517/LB

    Replacement of fire damaged windows and entrance door

    Sheraton Hall Cottage Sheraton Hartlepool TS27 4RD

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02518/FPA

    Installation of solar PV panels to indoor arena buildings southern roof slope

    Laverock Hall Blackton Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AY

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02519/FPA

    Single-storey wrap around extension to the side and rear

    17 Little Burn Way Pelton Fell Chester-le-Street DH2 2PF

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/02520/TCA

    Cherry (T1) - Pruning to remove dead branches and improve health of the tree

    81 Claypath Durham DH1 1QT

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  20. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02521/LB

    Conservation works to replace existing roof coverings inc. removal and replacement of slates, laths, felt, leadwork, ridges, dormer coverings and guttering

    Flass Hall Flasshall Lane Esh Winning Durham DH7 9QD

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02522/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 4 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), and 6 (Site Investigation Report) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/25/01025/FPA.

    Sedgefield Hardwick Primary School Hawthorn Road Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3DA

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02523/DRC

    Phase IV Validation Report

    Green View Lodge Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3QF

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02524/AD

    Retrospective display of mural-style advertisement.

    The Boathouse Inn Elvet Bridge Durham DH1 3AF

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02525/TPO

    No. 1 - Willow Tree - Pollarding of overgrown crown. No. 2 - Pine - Crown reduction 30%. No. 3 - Willow - Pollarding and remove rotten branch. No. 4 - Ash - Removal. Ash die back of crown. No. 5 - Willow - Crown reduction. Danger of blowing over and damaging house. No. 7 - Removal of Willow tree. No. 8 - Beech tree - Reduction of crown back to from hedge. 10 off various size. - TPO-DER-066

    8 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

    Received 5 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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