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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

14,978Searchable applications

966Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 12,027 approved or refused records

615Refused applications

11,412 approved · 615 refused · 619 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/00511/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, and 22, pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01344/FPA
Site Of Former Bus Station Saddler Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7ER
Received 2 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00512/FPA
Two storey side extension, single storey front porch extension, rear garage extension, replacement front boundary fence/piers, render to house and extensions and new windows
Locherbie High Pittington Durham DH6 1AT
Received 2 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00513/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (broadband connection) and 7 (landscaping) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02826/VOC.
Land To The Rear Of Rock Terrace New Brancepeth DH7 7EP
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00514/FPA
Two storey side extension
11 Egerton Grove Newton Aycliffe DL5 4RT
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00515/CEU
Use of dwellinghouse (C3) as a children's home for one child with two carers present at all times
17 Generation Place Consett DH8 5XT
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00516/FPA
Installation of 2no DT Standard Compressor Pack on flat level and GC Remote Gas Cooler installed on flat level surrounded by Armco barrier.Erection of 2.4m high timber fence enclosure and access gates.
Tesco Greenwell Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 4DH
Received 3 Mar 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00517/FPA
Change of use of land for the siting of 2 no. holiday glamping pods with associated access, drainage and parking
Land West Of Hare Cottage Westgate DL13 1NX
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00518/FPA
Single storey side and rear extensions with the creation of 2x balconies, boundary fencing and gate and outbuildings to rear
Andemali Front Street South Quarrington Hill Durham DH6 4QN
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00520/FPA
Single storey side and rear extension
14 Glastonbury Close Spennymoor DL16 6XP
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00521/TCA
T4 leylandii - retrospective application to fell too a stump
Low Lathbury Moor Road Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PL
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00522/TCA
Large Redwood opposite holmlea in grass verge to be pruned to allow new overhead cabling to be installed for customer on behalf of gofibre.Minimal cutting required to clear 0.5m channel through tree. No excessive cutting e.g crown lift or felling required
Holmlea 7 Church Bank Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AH
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00524/CPO
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for erection of conservatory
33 High Barn Road School Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe DL5 6PY
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00525/TPO
G2 (Sycamore) - Remove deadwood including dead stems, T3 (Pedunculate Oak) - Remove deadwood on east side of crown, T4, T5, T6, T7, T10 and T17 (Pedunculate Oak) - Remove deadwood where firmly attached stubs up to 2 metres long and over 10cm in diameter left within the trees crown, T8 and T9 (Pedunculate Oak) - Remove deadwood where firmly attached stubs up to 2 metres long and over 10cm in diameter left within the trees crown, target prune back from south side, reduce crown over footpath by up to 3 metres, T13 (Pedunculate Oak) - Reduce dead wood up to 4m etres over footpath, remove ivy up to 5 metres, clearance of main fork, unions and old fracture point at 5 metres, cut back branch ends from nursery to leave 2 metres clearance and S21 (Contoneaster x watereri) - Cut back from substation roof to leave 0.5 metre clearance.
Land To The Rear Of 3 Boste Crescent Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00526/TCA
T1 Horse Chestnut - remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth, T2 Beech - remove (fell) to near ground level and SG Pyracantha, Cotoneaster - remove (fell) to near ground level and grub out/grind out stumps to inhibit regrowth.
The Beeches 1 Beech View Sherburn House Durham DH1 2SF
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00527/DRC
Discharge of Condition 13 (Electric Substation) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/02046/FPA.
Grange Farm Coxhoe Durham DH6 4HH
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00528/PIP
Stage 1 Permission in Principle (PIP) application for the erection of up to 3no dwellings.
Land To The West Of Lower Barn Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RZ
Received 4 Mar 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00529/FPA
Change of use of land from agricultural to operational land, including installation of a kiosk, boundary fencing, vehicular access, hardstanding and associated works
Land To The East Of The Paddock Darlington Road Barnard Castle DL12 8TA
Received 4 Mar 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/00530/FPA
Demolition of the existing vacant Tudhoe and District Victory Club building and construction of seven two bedroom eco bungalows with associated access, parking, private gardens and landscaping.
Tudhoe And District Victory Club And Institute 67 York Villas Tudhoe Spennymoor DL16 6LP
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00531/NMA
Non-material amendment to change the wording of Condition 12 (Contamination, Phase 3) pursuant planning permission DM/22/00195/FPA
Land At The Rear Of Former Roseberry College And Sixth Form Pelton DH2 1NW
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00532/DRC
Discharge of Condition 13 (Contaminated Land, Phase 4) pursuant approval DM/22/00195/FPA in relation to plots Plots 1 to 19 only
Roseberry Playing Fields Pelton DH2 1NW
Received 4 Mar 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00533/FPA
The installation of a substation and associated infrastructure to support the repowering of Hedley Hope Wind Farm.
Wind Farm At High Hedleyhope Farm High Hedleyhope Farm Road East Hedleyhope DL13 4PR
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00534/FPA
Revised bus layby arrangement, bus shelters and landscaping associated with transport hub and active travel scheme approved under planning permission ref: DM/25/02485/FPA.
Dalton Park Murton SR7 9HU
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00535/FPA
Change of use of the existing first floor flat from residential to office use for the existing veterinary business at ground floor level. Existing bedrooms would be used as offices and the kitchen and living space would be used for staff purposes.
39 Sunderland Road Gilesgate Durham DH1 2LG
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00536/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02338/VOC to amend the approved house type on Plot 4 and to revise the approved hard landscaping materials.
Plot 4 Land East Of Longdale Grove Hood Street St Johns Chapel DL13 1QN
Received 4 Mar 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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