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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
15,294Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,168 approved or refused records
624Refused applications

11,544 approved · 624 refused · 644 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/00722/HPN

    Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 6 metres, an eaves height of 2.7 metres and a total height of 3.7 metres.

    27 Maple Crescent Crook DL15 9LE

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/00723/TCA

    G1. Lime x3 - prune back to the boundary line

    Land To The East Of 7 Bluebell Court Lanchester DH7 0AP

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/00724/TPO

    T1: Reduce the two lowest limbs by 20% T2: Crown thin the asymmetrical tree by 20%

    Auldstones Shaw Lane Ebchester Consett DH8 0PY

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/00725/TCA

    T1 Birch Crown reduce and reshape smaller tree by 2.5m T2 Birch Crown reduce and reshape larger tree by 3m

    16 St Johns Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4NU

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  5. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00726/FPA

    Proposed 4no. holiday homes, reception building, access road & associated parking (reception includes a beauty room)

    Land North East Of 1-2 Steel House West Roddymoor DL15 9QD

    Received 19 Mar 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/00727/FPA

    Change of use of agricultural land to facilitate maintenance of sewage infrastructure by Northumbrian Water, provision of access, hardstanding and associated works

    Land To The West North Of Willow Tree Cottage Pelton DH2 1HZ

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/00728/DRC

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 15 of DM/19/00283/OUT (Industrial and Trade Park with office space, Hotel Pub and Roadside Restaurant and retail units and petrol station and associated infrastructure) relating to a scheme of access.

    Land West Of Newton Park Services Newton Park Coatham Mundeville DL1 3NL

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/00729/OUT

    Outline application for the erection of 2 no. dwellings with all matters reserved.

    Land To The North Of 14 Shakespeare Terrace Easington Colliery SR8 3DT

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/00730/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (stone sample panel) and 4 (bat box) pursuant to planning approval DM/25/00013/FPA

    Causey Bridge End Farm Causey Road Causey Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EG

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/00732/DRC

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 6 and 7, pursuant of planning permission DM/25/01101/FPA (housing development) relating to Biodiversity Gain Plan and Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan.

    Land North And East Of Pelton House Farm Estate Station Lane Pelton DH2 2RF

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  11. DecidedDM/26/00734/FPA

    Replacement of existing french doors to rear elevation with aluminium bi-folds

    West View Fieldhouse Lane Durham DH1 4NB

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  12. Pending DecisionDM/26/00735/FPA

    Change of use of the property from residential (C3) to a mixed residential and dog grooming parlour (Sui Generis) by converting existing outbuildings.

    16 Clarence Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7RA

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/00736/FPA

    Demolition of the existing single-storey rear extension and replacement with a new single-storey rear extension.

    Cleveland House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PG

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  14. DecidedDM/26/00737/FPA

    Two storey side extension

    29 Deanery View Lanchester Durham DH7 0NH

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/00738/CEU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness to establish that works undertaken on site is a meaningful implementation of planning permission DM/23/00814/FPA, which was granted on 23 June 2023.

    85 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/00739/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (window details) pursuant to DM/25/03422/LB

    Gazebo House 4 North Green Staindrop Darlington DL2 3JN

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  17. DecidedDM/26/00741/CEU

    Certificate of Lawfulness for use as a 4-bedroom C4 House in Multiple Occupation in use since 2009. (amended description).

    Crossways Whinney Hill Durham DH1 3BD

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  18. DecidedDM/26/00742/FPA

    To demolish and erect new rear extension, replace windows and doors, re-render walls, and install solar panels to roof

    1 Newhouse Road Esh Winning Durham DH7 9JU

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  19. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00743/VOCMW

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to consent DM/22/01917/WAS for the installation of a second chimney to serve a second incinerator located within the building.

    Unit 9 Byron House Hall Dene Way Seaham Grange Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 0PY

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  20. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00744/FPA

    Single and one storey extension above garage (amended plans 7th August)

    16 Cromarty Ouston Chester-le-street DH2 1LA

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/00746/FPA

    Demolition of existing rear conservatory with replacement rear extension

    41 Station Road Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2BY

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/00747/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Construction Management Plan) and 11 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) pursuant to Planning Permission APP/X1355/W/22/3299829 (DCC Reference DM/22/03722/FPA)

    Sheraton Hall Farm Sheraton Hartlepool TS27 4RD

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  23. DecidedDM/26/00748/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to planning permission APP/X1355/W/22/3299836 (DCC Reference DM/21/02333/FPA)

    Sheraton Hall Farm Sheraton Hartlepool TS27 4RD

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/00749/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01582/FPA.

    Sheraton Hall Farm Sheraton Hartlepool TS27 4RD

    Received 24 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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