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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
12,693Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,192 approved or refused records
521Refused applications

9,671 approved · 521 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/02549/AD

    Installation of 3x fascia signs and 4x graphic signs on Timpsons Pod

    Tesco North Burns Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3TF

    Received 12 Sept 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/02550/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (acoustic/sound proofing) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01102/FPA.

    Durham House 8 West End Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2BS

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/02551/AD

    Installation of 2no. double sided totem signs and associated works

    Land To The East Of Unit 7 Dragonville Retail Park Dragon Lane Durham DH1 2WP

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/02552/FPA

    Ground floor rear extension, porch, detached garage, internal alterations, and all associated works

    21 Cedar Gardens The Grove Consett DH8 8AU

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02553/FPA

    Change of use from car sales business to tanning salon internal and external refurbishment and alterations

    PHG Car Sales Parkhead Road New Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8QE

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02554/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 8 (Details of colours and finishes) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/25/00670/FPA

    Durham Academy Bracken Court Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7NG

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02555/FPA

    Conversion of garage to kitchen, extend driveway, demolition of the existing conservatory and addition of external doors

    27 Hilton Drive Peterlee SR8 5UB

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02556/VOC

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02889/FPA to allow for a change in window design to windows H, J, K and L.

    Charles Dickens Lodge Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8GD

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02557/FPA

    Demolition of existing utility and store to garage; construction of new single-storey side and front extension including associated alterations to raised external areas and steps

    3 Raby Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5NJ

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02558/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 18 (Travel Plan) pursuant to of Appeal Decision APP/X1355/W/22/3292099 (DCC Ref: DM/21/01500/WAS)

    Fornax Environmental Services Heighington Lane Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02559/PN56

    Prior notification for the installation of 480 no.450W solar panels, with a total output of 216.00 kW and associated equipment

    Unit A Belmont Industrial Estate Durham DH1 1HP

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02560/TCA

    1 Sycamore - Crown lift to 1m above the toilet block and remove the Ash sapling and the Sycamore re-gen to ground level15 Ash - Fell as close to current ground level as practical19 Ash - Long term it would be beneficial to crown reduce this tree or consider its removal in the future23 Ash - Reduce the overhanging limb on the camping site by 4-5mH1 Leylandii hedge - Trim the top and both sides to tidy2 Sycamore - Crown lift to 4m and remove the epicormic growth4 Ash - Remove the regrowth to stump level8 Beech - Crown lift to 4m12 Beech - Crown lift to 4m14 Beech - Monitor condition annually and crown lift to 4m16 Beech - Crown lift to 4m18 Beech - Monitor condition annually and crown lift to 4m19 Beech - Crown lift to 4m21 Beech - Crown lift to 4m25 Sycamore - Prune to clear the building by 2mSection 211 notice

    Westgate Camping Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  13. Pending DecisionDM/25/02562/FPA

    Change of use of residential garage to 1 No. dwelling house (C3) with parking and garden

    Land To The East Of 2 Standish Street South Moor DH9 7AD

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  14. DecidedSCR/25/00020

    Request for Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for a proposed solar farm referred to as Toronto Green Energy Park

    Land On The East Side Of Addison Road Toronto

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02564/TCA

    Reduce height and re-shape Apple (T1) by 1.5m, reduce Birch (T2) to 1m above ground level plus disposal of arisings

    46 The Avenue Durham DH1 4ED

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02565/CPO

    Certificate of lawfulness of a proposed development for the partial demolition of existing extension, modification including additional external walls, internal alterations, flat roof construction with sliding doors

    5 Stoneybeck Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9BL

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02567/FPA

    Retention of 2.1m garden fence

    Westgarth Benridge Bank West Rainton Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6NN

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02568/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 9 (Travel and Management Plan) and 10 (Staff Changeover Time) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00326/FPA.

    The Dairy Hole House Farm Lanchester Durham DH7 0SY

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  19. Pending DecisionDM/25/02569/FPA

    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 16 Sept 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/02570/PN56

    Prior Notification (Class J) for 99.64kWp Solar PV system on a combination of flat and pitched roofs

    St Johns School And Sixth Form College A Catholic Academy Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JT

    Received 16 Sept 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02571/FPA

    Retrospective change of use of agricultural to residential land including erection of detached garage and associated boundary treatments

    Bracken Hill Farm Cottage Bracken Hill Road Hunwick Crook DL15 0RF

    Received 16 Sept 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02572/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (Tree Protection Plan), 6 (Drainage Scheme), 9 (Sustainability Statement), 10 (Bat Box Specification) and 14 (Landscaping Scheme) pursuant of Planning Permission DM/24/02062/FPA

    Land To The South East Of Fern Meadows Waldridge Road Waldridge DH2 3RB

    Received 16 Sept 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02573/TPO

    Lime tree, dead wood removal and crown lift to 2 metres. Sycamore tree, dead wood removal requirements are minimal.

    Sentosa Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BQ

    Received 16 Sept 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02575/FPA

    Rear single storey extension

    13 Girton Close Peterlee SR8 2NF

    Received 16 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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