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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

12,787Searchable applications

970Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 10,277 approved or refused records

528Refused applications

9,749 approved · 528 refused · 491 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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

DecidedDM/25/02839/DRC
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 5, 29 and 30 of planning permission DM/25/01185/FPA (new school) relating to Soil Resource Management Plan and Biodiversity Gain Plan , Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan.
Framwellgate School Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5BQ
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02840/AD
1no free standing sign 1500 x 1350mm
Travis Perkins Dragon Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2XD
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02841/FPA
Temporary Planning Permission (3 years) for a timber ramp, toilet block, education building, bin store / storage container (cycle storage fixed) and localised paving and associated works
Binchester Roman Fort Binchester DL14 8DJ
Received 10 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02842/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Retaining Walls and Boundary Fence) and 16 (Trolley Shelters) pursuant to consent DM/24/03284/FPA.
Land To The East Of Unit 7 Dragonville Retail Park Dragon Lane Durham DH1 2WP
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02843/DRC
Discharge of Condition 13 (Drainage NWL) pursuant to consent DM/24/03284/FPA
Land To The East Of Unit 7 Dragonville Retail Park Dragon Lane Durham DH1 2WP
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02844/DRC
Discharge of Condition 20 (BNG HMMP) pursuant to consent DM/24/03284/FPA
Land To The East Of Unit 7 Dragonville Retail Park Dragon Lane Durham DH1 2WP
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02845/FPA
Single storey rear extension with render finish, chimney plus flue to side.
131 Orchard Grove Shield Row Stanley DH9 8NY
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02846/CEU
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use to confirm that the property's established use as a small HMO (Class C4) was in place before the introduction of the Durham City Article 4 Direction (1 September 2016) and has continued lawfully to the present day.
4 New Street Durham DH1 4DH
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02847/FPA
Extension to existing equine storage building to create additional stabling facilities for miniature horse stud business.
High Green Farm Binchester Bishop Auckland DL14 8AU
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02848/TCA
T1 Crown lift to 4m and rebalance lower crown. - Section 211 notice
The Firs 89A Front Street Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2RH
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02849/DRC
Discharge of Condition 5 (Phase 2 Contaminated Report), Condition 7 (Details of Sound Proofing) and Condition 9 (Details of Low Carbon Scheme) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/25/01026/FPA
Springwell Cottage Farm Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4JP
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02850/NMA
Non material amendment to planning approval DM/21/02654/RM to alter the walling material on Plots 1-22 and erect a sub-station
Shittlehopeburn Farm Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YL
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02851/FPA
Retrospective planning application for retention of oil tank in front garden.
1 Heath Cottages Barningham Richmond DL11 7DT
Received 10 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02852/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) and Condition 3 (materials as specified) in relation to Planning Permission DM/25/01026/FPA relating to wall construction materials
Springwell Cottage Farm Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4JP
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02853/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (redevelopment) pursuant to DM/25/01287/FPA
32-38 Market Place Northside Bishop Auckland DL14 7NX
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02854/FPA
Shopfront alterations including new aluminium glazing and access ramp to existing commercial premises
36 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6AH
Received 10 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02855/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant of planning permission DM/24/02918/FPA to raise rear roof to create a flat roof
Laverock Hall Blackton Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AY
Received 9 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02856/FPA
Installation of solar panels on rear roof slope (southeast) and air source heat pump to rear
10 Hollinside Terrace Hollinside Durham DH7 0RQ
Received 10 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02857/LB
Listed Building Consent for the installation of solar panels on rear roof slope (southeast) and air source heat pump to rear
10 Hollinside Terrace Hollinside Durham DH7 0RQ
Received 10 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02858/DRC
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission 1/1994/0347 relating to decommissioning strategy for wind farm (amended description).
Wind Farm At High Hedleyhope Farm High Hedleyhope Farm Road East Hedleyhope DL13 4PR
Received 10 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02859/FPA
Replacement and extension of existing bay window, erection of 1.3m close-boarded timber boundary fencing to the front (part-retrospective)
25 Glebe Villas Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HT
Received 10 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02860/FPA
Conversion of agricultural barn to residential use, with associated extension and reinstatement of derelict outbuildings. New vehicle parking and turning area; new dry stone wall to create residential curtilage. Demolition of steel framed building.
High Kays Lee Farm Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3QW
Received 10 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02861/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (management plan) and 7 (materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01412/FPA.
Periwinkle Barn Kelloe Durham DH6 4PW
Received 10 Oct 2025
DecidedDM/25/02862/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/16/01806/RM in order to substitute the approved Type 3 Farnham House type to Type 18 house type at Plots 102, 106, 112, 119, 123, 129, 134 and 135.
Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton
Received 10 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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