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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

14,689Searchable applications

966Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 11,919 approved or refused records

602Refused applications

11,317 approved · 602 refused · 604 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Oct 2013 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Council contacts

Planning enquiries03000262830 Council source

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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

DecidedDM/26/00323/FPA
Replace existing conservatory with single storey rear extension
23 Elsdon Close Peterlee SR8 1NE
Received 10 Feb 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00324/HAZ
Application for hazardous substances consent
Emerald Biogas Preston Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AB
Received 10 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00325/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (boundary treatments) pursuant to DM/24/03458/FPA
1 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ
Received 9 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00326/FPA
Erection of 3no. air source heat pumps, erection of store plant equipment with enclosed fencing to rear of store and associated works (amended description)
Aldi Picktree Lane Picktree Chester-le-Street DH3 3SN
Received 11 Feb 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/00327/FPA
Second floor and single storey rear extensions and conversion of first and second floors to create 4no. 1-bedroom self contained apartments (Use Class C3)
4 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7LD
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00328/FPA
Erection of pipe bridge and associated works
Land To The East Of The Poachers Pocket (PH) Bridge Street Metal Bridge DH6 5LQ
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00329/NMA
Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2, 6, 9, 10 of permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) to realign the boot wash, resulting in a small improvement to the overall biodiversity net gain (BNG) score with grassland created to the east and ornamental hedging around the access to the boot wash.
East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00330/FPA
Demolish rear conservatory, construct single storey rear extension, flue, alterations and installation of 2no. windows in existing side elevation.
Pont Head House Tyne Avenue Leadgate Consett DH8 6EL
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00331/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant of planning permission DM/24/02918/FPA to replace flat roof with a gable roof.
Laverock Hall Blackton Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AY
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00332/TPO
E1XL pop to be re pollarded back to main stem and previous pollarding points.
6 Dalton Crescent Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4FB
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00333/FPA
Change of use of the existing hot food takeaway and part of the ground floor residential accommodation to form a single retail unit (Use Class E), with associated reconfiguration of the existing residential accommodation, reinstatement of shopfront, and fenestration alterations.
10 Front Street Station Town Wingate TS28 5DP
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00335/TPO
T1. Beech - Fell to ground level.
2 North Lodge Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 4AZ
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00336/CPO
Removal of existing rear conservatory and replaced with 3m single storey extension.
11 The Forge Pity Me Durham DH1 5RU
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00337/TCA
T1 Sycamore - 1metre crown reduction, back to previous pruning cuts- Section 211 notice
3 Etherley Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 7QR
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00338/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (BNG) and 4 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02685/FPA.
Land To The North Of 11 The Crescent Chilton DL17 0EP
Received 11 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00339/LB
Installation of bracket to mount projector on west wall of the Norman Chapel
University College Durham Castle Palace Green Durham DH1 3RW
Received 12 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00340/FPA
Reposition stables and demolish existing.
10 Heugh Hall Row Old Quarrington Durham DH6 5NW
Received 12 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00341/PNA
Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the erection of an agricultural building for storing hay and straw.
Burn Farm Willington Crook DL15 0HZ
Received 12 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00342/FPA
Proposed garden room extension to front of property.
The Woodshed Windlestone Ferryhill DL17 0NF
Received 12 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00344/FPA
Proposed window replacement works
The Crown Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0JZ
Received 12 Feb 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00345/FPA
Installation of proposed awning to shopfront
21 North Terrace Seaham SR7 7EU
Received 12 Feb 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00346/AD
Fascia 'trough' sign with faux neon internally illuminated
21 North Terrace Seaham SR7 7EU
Received 12 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00347/FPA
Proposed single storey side extension with new parapet roof with a roof lantern and internal remodelling.
37 Maiden View Lanchester Durham DH7 0BF
Received 12 Feb 2026
DecidedDM/26/00348/TCA
Pruning of two Conifer trees and one Sycamore tree on land to the rear of Derwentside House - Section 211 notice
Derwentside House 125 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
Received 12 Feb 2026

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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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