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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
15,256Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,146 approved or refused records
621Refused applications

11,525 approved · 621 refused · 642 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/00697/TCA

    Felling of one Silver Birch tree - Section 211 notice.

    Allotment Gardens To The Rear Of West View Lanchester DH7 0LW

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/00699/DRC

    Discharge of condition 5 pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02495/VOC (Verification Completion Report for Ground Water and Gas Protection Systems).

    DLI Museum Durham DH1 5TU

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/00700/TCA

    T2 - Reduce conifer by 2meters, T3 - Reduce conifer by 2meters, T4 - Reduce Ceder all over reduction

    Dene Villa Willow Tree Avenue Shincliffe Durham DH1 2PA

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/00701/FPA

    Retention of land to the north for the change of use to domestic curtilage and erection of single storey rear extension

    Wingrove Blue House Bungalows Salters Lane Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2AR

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/00702/LB

    Listed Building Consent for replacement roof covering and installation of additional internal support

    Fyndoune Lanchester Road Durham DH1 5RJ

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/00703/FPA

    Single-storey side extension

    24 Hylton Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5LS

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/00704/FPA

    First floor side extension, porch extension, window replacements and the application of render and cladding

    40 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

    Received 19 Mar 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/00705/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03467/FPA

    Forest-in-Teesdale School Forest-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0HA

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  9. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00706/VOC

    Variation of condition 4 (landscaping) of planning approval DM/01134/FPA to amend the road surfacing materials of the main access road and spine road, and the site ring road from a stone surface to a tarmac surface.

    Land On The East Side Of Addison Road Toronto

    Received 19 Mar 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/00707/FPA

    Change of use from agricultural land to residential curtilage, erection of polytunnel and erection of greenhouse (retrospective).

    Moorlyn Wingate Road Trimdon Colliery Trimdon Station TS29 6AX

    Received 19 Mar 2026
  11. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00708/FPA

    Engineering operation for drilling and grouting works for the stabilisation of Lamb Bridge

    Lamb Bridge Lambton Park

    Received 19 Mar 2026
  12. Pending DecisionDM/26/00709/VOC

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) in relation to Planning Permission DM/23/00414/FPA relating to single storey extension to Plot 3

    New Moors Farm Evenwood Gate Bishop Auckland DL14 9NN

    Received 19 Mar 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/00710/AD

    Company sign and logo to east elevation

    Glass House Mill Hill North West Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 2HR

    Received 19 Mar 2026
  14. DecidedDM/26/00711/FPA

    Dormer window to rear

    1 Nuns Row Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HG

    Received 19 Mar 2026
  15. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00712/FPA

    Change of use from adopted highway to residential for driveway and dropped kerb

    Land To The South Of 19 Browning Street Easington Colliery SR8 3RY

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/00713/LB

    Listed Building Consent for 4 No. replacement windows to rear. Part retrospective as work to large ground floor kitchen window has commenced

    11 Hollinside Terrace Hollinside Durham DH7 0RQ

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  17. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00714/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Contamination) pursuant to consent DM/22/02566/VOC.

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

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  18. DecidedDM/26/00715/FPA

    Erection of an agricultural storage building for storing animal feed and equipment

    Land To Rear Of 7 Black Horse Terrace Woodland DL13 5RN

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  19. DecidedDM/26/00716/FPA

    Installation of detached sauna building

    Greys Lodge Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9BW

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/00717/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 16 (Trees and Hedgerows) pursuant to consent DM/22/02566/VOC.

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

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/00718/DRC

    Discharge of Condition no: 18 Footpath link details) pursuant approval DM/23/02170/FPA

    Land North And West Of Almond Close Spennymoor DL16 7YG

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/00719/FPA

    Increase depth of the original dwelling, new roofs, increase in roof height and inclusion of second floor accommodation. Previous rear additions altered, extended and addition of new two storey and single storey extensions to the north elevation of the dwelling. Additional windows, including at first and second floor level, associated alterations and addition of render in part to the building (part retrospective)

    North Thornberry Thornberry Lane Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JJ

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  23. DecidedDM/26/00720/FPA

    Partial demolition of the existing single garage and replacement with a detached double garage, single-storey extensions to the rear and side elevations and associated alterations.

    Hunter Lodge High Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AQ

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/00721/FPA

    First floor side extension with juliet balcony to rear

    Sangere 2 Napier Close Chester-le-Street DH3 4BN

    Received 20 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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