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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

15,022Searchable applications

966Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 12,046 approved or refused records

615Refused applications

11,431 approved · 615 refused · 621 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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/26/00537/FPA
To demolish current garage and utility and to erect a two storey side extension with front single storey porch.
14 Gloucestershire Drive Belmont Durham DH1 2DH
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00538/FPA
Replacement windows and railings, reconfiguration of front steps, reinstatement of undercroft doors to front, dwelling repairs and boundary wall repairs including sandstone coping, and erection of single-storey side porch to north-eastern elevation
6 - 7 Cemetery Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00539/FPA
Single-storey extension to the front, side and rear
31 Grantham Avenue Seaham SR7 8LZ
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00540/DRC
Discharge of Condition 7 (Boundary Treatment) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02945/FPA.
2 The Paddock Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SH
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00541/TCA
Complete removal of multi-stemmed, self-seeded Elm tree growing out of wall to allow repairs to be undertaken to stone boundary wall and building
Mount Pleasant Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PF
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00542/HRA
Habitats Regulations Assessment pursuant to the installation of fence and gates
Honey Hill Treatment Works Healeyfield Lane Horsleyhope Consett DH8 9DS
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00543/FPA
Single storey rear kitchen extension, and removal of garage to replace with store room within rear yard
13 St Johns Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4NU
Received 3 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00544/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to substitute house types at Plots 152, 153, 157, 158, 159, 160, 195 and 196; and to relocate 8 Affordable Home Ownership units from the eastern part of the site to the western part of the site
Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00545/FPA
Change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian. The facility will be used solely for private, non-commercial equestrian purposes. (amended 27.7.26)
2 Newfield Farm Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YX
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00546/LB
Renovation of two windows to the front elevation
2 Hollinside Terrace Hollinside Durham DH7 0RQ
Received 5 Mar 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00547/FPA
Construction of track within field
Land West Of 16 Etherley Grange Bishop Auckland DL14 0LA
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00548/FPA
First floor rear extension and external alterations
Rushyford Farm Rushyford Ferryhill DL17 0LJ
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00549/FPA
Demolition of existing rear extension and conservatory with erection of replacement two storey side and rear, and single storey rear extension
12 Welfare Crescent Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4LU
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00550/PNA
Access track in field.
Land Between Church Villas And Rectory View Church Lane Shadforth
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00551/FPA
Proposed installation of external extract flue to serve internal art kiln.
43 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7PB
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00552/AD
Erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signage to the exterior of the building and redecoration of the exterior walls
The Shakespeare 63 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NU
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00553/FPA
Alteration of existing retail unit to install new entrance and external alterations to install new trolley shelters
Unit 12 Byron Place Shopping Centre South Crescent Seaham SR7 7DR
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00554/TCA
Works to trees as outlined within the 'Arboricultral Statement' submitted 5th March 2026
Holy Trinity Church The Green Cornforth
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00555/TCA
T1 Willow - Crown reduce and reshape by 2m
Land To The West Of 15 To 42 St Giles Close Gilesgate DH1 1XH
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00558/TPO
T1 Beech - Lifting of branch tips over drivewayT5, T6. Holly, Yew and Portuguese Laural - Crown lift to 3mT6. 2x Holly - Crown lift to 4m (amended description)
Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH
Received 5 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00559/FPA
Ground floor rear/side extension and pitched roof bay window extension to front.
5 Lydgate Square Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3LG
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00560/FPA
First floor extension to the front
8 Grove Court Hett Durham DH6 5LE
Received 2 Mar 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00561/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Window/Door Details) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/01132/FPA
The Old Byre Market Place St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland DL13 1QF
Received 4 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00562/TCA
Removal 4no Sycamores
Bromhead Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9HT
Received 6 Mar 2026

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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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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