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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
12,719Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,217 approved or refused records
523Refused applications

9,694 approved · 523 refused · 488 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/02602/FPA

    Change of use of the upper floors to create a 5-bed HMO (use class C4) and alteration to shop front to create separate access to HMO.

    13 - 15 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RB

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/02603/NMA

    Non-material amendment to substitute plans stated in condition 2 of planning permission DM/22/00195/FPA for the construction of 104no. homes including 31no. apartments and 8no. bungalows with associated open space involving removal of projecting balconies and replacement of cladding panels with brick.

    Land At The Rear Of Former Roseberry College And Sixth Form Pelton DH2 1NW

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/02604/FPA

    Demolition of outbuildings and removal of conservatory, and construction of new single storey extension

    Sharmic House South Side Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5JS

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  4. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02605/CEU

    Certificate of Lawful Development for the siting of a Portakabin and polytunnel for agricultural use.

    Knavesmire Farm Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3RA

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02606/TPO

    1T - willow - remove - 1 stem in very poor condition visibly disintegrating with brown rot; the other is heavily leaning with evidence of brown rot on the tension side of the stem and bark loss beginning to occur as per first stem. 2T and 3T - Ash - remove stage 3 and 4 ash dieback - Section 211 notice.4T - Ash - remove ash dieback - TPO-DER-133

    Grove House Shotley Grove Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 8SG

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02608/FPA

    Dropped kerb and driveway

    5 Wear Terrace Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3JX

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02609/PNA

    Installation of roof over existing muck store and enclosing with timber pace board on the north and west elevations.

    Haswell Moor Farm Haswell Durham DH6 2BD

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02612/FPA

    Two storey side extension, front porch and canopy extension, increased pavement crossing and dropped kerb.

    106 Grinstead Way Carrville Durham DH1 1LZ

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02613/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Construction Method Statement), Condition 5 (Wall and Roof Materials) and Condition 6 (Window and Doors Details) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/23/03005/FPA

    Balder Grange Briscoe Lane Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9UH

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  10. DecidedDM/25/02615/FPA

    Change of Use and conversion of former community centre (F2) to two bed domestic residential property (C3) including external residential garden space.

    22 Marine Crescent Blackhall Rocks Hartlepool TS27 4DB

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02617/FPA

    Two storey side extension and single-storey rear extension, extension of existing porch

    3 Toll House Road Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HU

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02618/FPA

    Erection of 22no. dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping

    Land To The South Of South Parade Thornley DH6 3EG

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02619/FPA

    Single storey extension to form babies' room

    Wheatley Hill Primary School Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3RQ

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  14. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02620/FPA

    Retrospective erection of farm shop ancillary to the existing horticultural operations on site, with additional hard surfacing for parking.

    Shincliffe Mill Nursey Ltd Mill Lane Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ST

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02621/FPA

    Replacement roof structure to create first floor accommodation with associated external alterations to existing dwelling

    18 Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6LH

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02622/FPA

    Proposed first floor side extension; single storey rear extension; and detached garage building.

    44 Dale Road Barnard Castle DL12 8LQ

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02624/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Joinery Details), 4 (Repointing), 5 (Rainwater Goods), 6 (Vents) and 7 (Heads and Cills) pursuant to Listed Building Consent DM/24/02861/LB

    South View Cottage And South View Mews South View Romaldkirk DL12 9EB

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02625/LB

    Replace 7 number windows to the front of the property (including 2 on the gable) and 2 number windows to the rear of the property.

    Keswick House 27 Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NB

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/02626/FPA

    Proposed extension to rear of garage

    The Laurels 4 New Road Crook DL15 8QE

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/02627/PND

    Demolition of Prefabricated concrete panel garages with asbestos sheet roofs

    Garage Block Baff Street Spennymoor

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  21. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02628/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 5 (Landscape) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03468/FPA.

    The Barn High Castledene Farm Consett DH8 7TN

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02629/FPA

    Two storey extension to side of property and single storey extensions to front and rear.

    6 Poplar Drive Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1DR

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02630/TPO

    Various tree works as specified in application form - TPO-TDC-2-1984

    The Old Parsonage Forest-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0XW

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02631/PND

    Prior Notification for demolition of 3no garages

    Land To The East Of 32 Stocks Green Newton Aycliffe DL5 7HE

    Received 22 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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