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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
15,094Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,070 approved or refused records
616Refused applications

11,454 approved · 616 refused · 626 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

  1. DecidedDM/26/00590/FPA

    Rear single storey extension

    11 Kipling Way Crook DL15 9AJ

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/00591/TCA

    Removal of Honey Locust Tree due to proximity to boundary wall

    23 - 25 Front Street Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3AT

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  3. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00592/CEU

    Use of existing residential property for short-term holiday letting purposes.

    Rowanwood Clay Lane Durham DH1 4QL

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/00593/FPA

    Change of use from Use Class B8 (storage and distribution) to Use Class E(d) (indoor sport, recreation or fitness).

    Part Of Unit 1 3 Cook Way North West Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 2HY

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/00594/FPA

    Change of use for a summer house to be built in the rear garden to be used as a home hair salon.

    3 Briarwood Street Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AZ

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/00596/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    26 Zetland Hunt Newton Aycliffe DL5 7LQ

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/00597/FPA

    Conversion of existing integral garage into a room, removing garage door and adding bay window

    West View House 6 West View West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HY

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/00598/PNA

    Erection of an agricultural general purpose infill building to create a covered yard area

    RA Dalton Limited Burtreeford Cowshill Bishop Auckland DL13 1DB

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/00599/AD

    Advertisement consent for a free standing double sided signboard to direct customers to Holly Hill Gardens Shopping Centre.

    Land To The West Of 72 Lenin Terrace South Stanley DH9 6PB

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/00600/FPA

    Extension to Detached Summerhouse including Decking, Ramp and Associated Alterations to form Artist's Studio, Workshop and Private Use Gallery Space

    Hagg House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  11. DecidedDM/26/00601/LB

    Extension to Detached Summerhouse including Decking, Ramp and Associated Alterations to form Artist's Studio, Workshop and Private Use Gallery Space

    Hagg House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  12. DecidedDM/26/00602/FPA

    Change of use of the existing retail unit to a drinking establishment.

    13 - 15 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RB

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/00603/FPA

    Double storey extension to rear of property

    39 St Marys Avenue Crook DL15 9HY

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  14. DecidedDM/26/00604/FPA

    Single storey rear extension and installation of tiled canopy to front elevation

    Eagle Crest 1 Lea Lane Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3TT

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  15. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00605/FPA

    Retention of various buildings and structures erected for purposes of providing shelter for livestock and storage of feed and bedding, retention of the improved access track and completion of the part the access track (retrospective). Note: the hay/storage shed originally proposed deleted from the proposed development. (Amended description 10.06.2026)

    Land To The South Of 18 Cookes Wood Broompark DH7 7RL

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  16. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00606/FPA

    Single storey extension (Retrospective)

    Woodbine Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XG

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  17. DecidedDM/26/00607/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Mechanical and Service Provisions) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00585/LB.

    22 - 23 Market Place Durham DH1 3NJ

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  18. DecidedDM/26/00608/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 a general purpose agricultural building for housing of machinery, straw and other farm equipment.

    Raby Home Farm Raby Park Staindrop Darlington DL2 3AJ

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  19. DecidedDM/26/00609/TCA

    Fell T1. Ash, Fell T2. Wild Cherry, Fell T3. Ash and Fell T4. Sycamore

    Hagg House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/00610/TCA

    T1 Oak - Deadwood, prune to highway specifications; T2 Beech - Remove rubbing branches, prune to highway specifications (S211 Notice)

    Land To The South Of 23 Main Road Gainford DL2 3BE

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/00611/FPA

    Demolition of existing rear extension and replace with single storey bedroom extension and rear dormer to accommodate loft conversion to existing HMO

    5 High Wood View Durham DH1 3DT

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  22. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00612/FPA

    Erection of balcony to the rear of the property at first floor level (retrospective).

    20 Ashwood Meadows Horden Peterlee SR8 4BF

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  23. DecidedDM/26/00613/FPA

    Replacement of front porch with canopy, single storey side and front extensions, accessibility ramps inc. associated regrading works and fenestration alterations

    Pine Lodge Hartside Durham DH1 5RJ

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/00614/FPA

    Change of use from children's activity centre (Use Class E) to a warehouse with ancillary packing/assembly operations

    Unit 11 Hatfield Way South Church Enterprise Park South Church Bishop Auckland DL14 6XF

    Received 11 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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