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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
12,766Searchable applications
970Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,258 approved or refused records
527Refused applications

9,731 approved · 527 refused · 490 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/02737/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Biodiversity Net Gain) pursuant to consent DM/21/03890/FPA

    Land To The South Of Dean Road Ferryhill DL17 8ES

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  2. DecidedDM/25/02738/RM

    Reserved Matters application for the approval of landscaping, layout and scale for Cell MU1 of Seaham Garden Village.

    Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  3. DecidedDM/25/02739/CPO

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey side extension

    53 Ritsons Road Blackhill Consett DH8 0AL

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  4. DecidedDM/25/02740/FPA

    Front porch, demolition of rear conservatories with internal alterations, single-storey rear extension and balcony area plus iron gates and brick pillars with associated landscaping

    5 Ash Meadows Picktree Washington NE38 9HN

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  5. DecidedDM/25/02741/FPA

    Replacement roof to provide attic rooms, replacement windows and doors and internal alterations.

    Greenside Fell Lane Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9DZ

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  6. DecidedDM/25/02742/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00738/FPA. To alter approved plans to include a proposed toilet block to sit beneath general purpose building.

    Hall Hill Farm Satley Durham DH7 0TA

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  7. DecidedDM/25/02743/DRC

    Discharge of pre-commencement requirements for condition 6 (Hard Surfacing) and condition 7 (EV Charge Points) pursuant to DM/25/00087/FPA

    Land To The West Of Teescraft Engineering Longfield Road South Church Enterprise Park South Church DL14 6XB

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  8. DecidedDM/25/02745/TCA

    Tree Works - felling of Ash, Poplars and several other trees, stems and large logs left in the woodland area to create natural habitat piles

    Car Park At The South Of Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB

    Received 1 Oct 2025
  9. DecidedDM/25/02747/AD

    2no. Fascia Signs and 1no. Hanging Sign (amended description)

    25-26 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD

    Received 30 Sept 2025
  10. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02748/PA56

    Erection of a steel portal framed replacement agricultural storage building.

    Moorcock Farm Barningham Richmond DL11 7DY

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  11. DecidedDM/25/02749/FPA

    Two-storey rear extension and single storey rear extension

    27 Wansbeck Avenue Stanley DH9 6HS

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  12. DecidedDM/25/02750/NMA

    Non-material amendment (brick choice) in relation to previous planning application DM/22/02238/FPA

    Land South Of Greylingstadt Terrace The Middles Stanley DH9 6DE

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  13. DecidedDM/25/02751/FPA

    Change of use from a dwellinghouse (C3) to a care home (C2) for three children with external alterations

    30A Commercial Street Cornsay Colliery Durham DH7 9BW

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  14. Pending ConsiderationDM/25/02752/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 5 (External Materials), 8 (Foul and Surface Water), 12 (Noise Mitigation), 13 (Landscape), and 15 (Updated Arboricultural Method Statement) pursuant approval DM/24/01982/VOC for Cell MU1 (Karbon Homes)

    Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  15. DecidedDM/25/02753/FPA

    Retention of replacement wall in front garden

    Witton House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  16. DecidedDM/25/02754/LB

    Retrospective Listed Building Consent for replacement wall in front garden and replacement driveway surface

    Witton House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  17. DecidedDM/25/02755/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 15 (Levels) pursuant to planning application DM/22/01567/FPA.

    Land Opposite 1 To 9 South View Ushaw Moor DH7 7PS

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  18. DecidedDM/25/02756/TPO

    T1 Oak, crown reduction by 3 metres (amended description)

    Oakmead Darlington Road Durham DH1 3SS

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  19. DecidedDM/25/02757/FPA

    Garage and extension to side and rear, front porch

    16 Buttermere Grove West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9LG

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  20. DecidedDM/25/02758/TCA

    Prune back overhang by 3m, pruning to include additional/selective branch reductions and reshaping within the 3m specified to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s - Section 211 notice

    131 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RR

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  21. DecidedDM/25/02759/FPA

    Ground floor extension to side of property to form sun room

    5 Foxwood Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QF

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  22. DecidedDM/25/02760/TCA

    T13 (Alder), T19 (Robinia) - fell to ground level and remove all arisings and T46 (Birch) prune back to main stem (amended description)

    7 Briardene & Land East & West Of 2 Briardene Durham DH1 4QU

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  23. DecidedDM/25/02761/TCA

    Conifer (T1 & T2) - remove down to ground level. Conifer (T3) - trim on top and all sides to form a compact shape.

    5 The Forge Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EW

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  24. DecidedDM/25/02762/TPO

    Crown reduction of two Sycamore trees - TPO-DER-011

    Land To The West Of 38 Queensway Benfieldside DH8 0RZ

    Received 2 Oct 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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