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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
15,138Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,093 approved or refused records
617Refused applications

11,476 approved · 617 refused · 629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/00615/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 37 (Archaeological Reporting) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT

    Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/00616/TPO

    Removal of 4 lowest limbs of Sycamore (T2) protected by TPO WVDC-2-1989

    Springfield House Springfield Terrace Willington DL15 0HW

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/00617/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (BNG), 4 (HMMP), 8 (CMP), 11 (CEMP), 12 (Otter Protection Plan), and 13 (Method Statement) pursuant to DM/25/02256/FPA

    Land To The East Of Oakley Green West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9JF

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/00618/DRC

    Discharge of condition 5 of planning permission DM/25/01963/FPA regarding the bird box

    Stoneycroft Woodlands Park Farm Woodlands Park Consett DH8 9EZ

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/00619/CEU

    Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of the land as residential and the stationing of a caravan to provide additional accommodation to the main dwelling.

    15 Ellesmere Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6EA

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/00620/FPA

    Roof uplift by up to 13.6m to an area of (470m2) to accommodate new machinery.

    C692 Coatham Avenue Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DB

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/00621/NMA

    Amendment of external�wall�material�from�facing�brick�to�render�to�match�the�existing�house pursuant to DM/25/02006/FPA

    18 Geoffrey Avenue Durham DH1 4PF

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/00622/FPA

    Two storey side extension and dormer windows to front and rear elevation (amended description)

    46 Danelaw Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4LU

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/00623/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/20/00912/FPA

    Bus Station North Road Durham DH1 4SG

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/00624/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03633/FPA in order to amend the wording of Condition 19 (Footpath Connections) to refer to connection to Mersey Street instead of Trent Dale, and in order to amend the trigger point for delivery of that new connection. Following approval of amended layout under consent DM/26/00058/NMA.

    Land West Of 20 Pont Road Leadgate DH8 6HE

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  11. DecidedDM/26/00625/PNA

    Agricultural storage unit

    Bowlees Farm Durham Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3JF

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  12. DecidedDM/26/00626/FPA

    Retention of 11no. existing air conditioning units (Retrospective), installation of 1no. air con unit and timber compound to south-east of site, and fenestration alterations

    Derwentside Hospice Care Foundation Willow Burn Hospice Lanchester Road Maiden Law Durham DH7 0QS

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/00627/CPO

    Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Development in relation to the construction of a new generator and fuel tank on a new concrete slab with a 2 metre high mesh fence to the perimeter. Loss of 4no parking spaces

    Dentist Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre Corbridge Road Medomsley DH8 6QY

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  14. DecidedDM/26/00628/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 18 (Archaeology) IN PART pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02566/VOC, in relation to Phase 1 of the development only

    Land To The North Of Lowhills Road And West Of Thorpe Road Little Thorpe

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/00629/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Archaeology) pursuant to planning permission DM/15/02401/FPA.

    Land To The East Of Highgrove Court Thorpe Road Little Thorpe SR8 3UU

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/00630/FPA

    Retrospective formation of hard standing for agricultural use.

    Land To The South East Of Site Of Former Wellfield Farm Moor Lane Wingate TS28 5BA

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  17. DecidedDM/26/00632/AD

    Display of 3 no. illuminated fascia signs and 1 no. illuminated hanging sign.

    Unit 6 Thinford Park Thinford DH6 5JQ

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  18. DecidedDM/26/00633/FPA

    Change of use from Class E to form a C4 HMO through the incorporation of a second floor room previously used as commercial space.

    70 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  19. DecidedDM/26/00634/LB

    Change of use from Class E to form a C4 HMO through the incorporation of a second floor room previously used as commercial space.

    70 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/00635/TPO

    Various tree works as outlined within the submitted 'Tree Condition Survey & Report' dated 5th January 2026

    Littletown House Littletown Lane Littletown Durham DH6 1PU

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/00636/DRC

    Discharge of condition 17 (Minimise Greenhouse Gas Emissions) pursuant to DM/24/01318/FPA

    Land North Of Pretoria House Corbridge Road Medomsley DH8 6QY

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/00638/VOC

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01899/FPA to extend single storey extension to north, reposition garage to east and install bifold doors, insert additional window on west elevation and make alterations to internal layout - retrospective

    Acton Lodge Acton Road Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PN

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  23. DecidedDM/26/00639/FPA

    Two storey side extension

    50 Thorndale Road Belmont Durham DH1 2AH

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/00640/FPA

    Installation of an external metal escape stair to south elevation, emergency lighting luminaires and installation of hardstanding.

    51-56 Gibside Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 2TT

    Received 13 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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