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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

15,361Searchable applications

966Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 12,190 approved or refused records

625Refused applications

11,565 approved · 625 refused · 645 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00775/LB
Change of use to SEN school (Class F1) and associated internal and external alterations, including provision of a multi-use games area, replacement of detached garage block with new single storey building, and new fencing and gates.
Peterlee Town Council Shotton Hall Old Shotton Peterlee SR8 2PH
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00776/VOC
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 4 (coal - site investigations) and 5 (coal - signed statement/declaration) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02228/FPA to amend single storey rear extension and shop front, install cladding to external walls (retrospective) and replace window with door on side elevation
Golden Fish Inn Woodlands House Delves Lane Consett DH8 7BA
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00777/FPA
Detached double garage to front
Harpers Barn High Stoop Bishop Auckland DL13 4HL
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00778/DRC
Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/23/01868/FPA
Croxdale Farms Hett Moor Farm Hett Durham DH6 5LJ
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00779/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Contaminated Land) and 7 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00861/FPA for the construction of two new retail units with associated car parking and access
Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
Received 26 Mar 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00780/DRC
Discharge of Condition 15 (Fenestration) pursuant to DM/23/00957/FPA
East Scoon Barn Baldersdale Barnard Castle DL12 9UP
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00781/FPA
Creation of vehicular access onto classified road and driveway
12 Woodstone Terrace Woodstone Village Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DP
Received 26 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00782/FPA
Rear single story extension.
High Croft Barn High Croft Farm Leasingthorne Lane Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7JW
Received 26 Mar 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00783/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/02379/FPA to include additional windows, alter roof design and material finish
Land To The South West Of High Terrace Roddymoor DL15 9RA
Received 27 Mar 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00784/FPA
Park Place: Construction of a three-car car port, creation of a horse menage (personal use only), conversion of existing stables and garage block to provide an additional stable and plant room and extension to provide horse wash down area (personal use only), alterations to the dwelling including new windows, new doors and alterations to the atrium roof and installation of timber cladding.Hamsterley Hall: Install a outdoor swimming pool and associated landscaping.Estate: The internal estate roads serving Hamsterley Hall, Park Place and Estate Cottage to be reconfigured.
Park Place Hamsterley Hall Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NJ
Received 27 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00785/FPA
Proposed demolition of kitchen, boiler room, oil tank and associated outbuildings. Erection of new single storey kitchen and rear entrance hall.Alteration to garden wall. Rewiring electrical circuits and new heating installation complete with associated works.
Sledwich Hall Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8UU
Received 27 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00786/LB
Proposed demolition of kitchen, boiler room, oil tank and associated outbuildings. Erection of new single storey kitchen and rear entrance hall.Alteration to garden wall. Rewiring electrical circuits and new heating installation complete with associated works.
Sledwich Hall Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8UU
Received 27 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00788/PNA
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for provision of new building over existing silage clamp
High House Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SP
Received 27 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00789/TEL
15.5m Vs280 Monopole supporting 6no antennas
Telecommunications Mast Telephone Exchange High Street Spennymoor
Received 27 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00791/FPA
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion
20 Lumley Drive Peterlee SR8 1NL
Received 27 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00792/FPA
Demolition of previous extension, single storey side garage extension and loft conversion including replacement roof with rooflights
Manor House 16 Sycamore Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2AG
Received 27 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00793/FPA
Change of use from dwelling to separate residential dwelling, community use (including caf�) and conversion of garage to rear to separate beauty salon, associated external alterations, including doors and window additions and alterations
34 Collingwood Street Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8LG
Received 30 Mar 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/00794/FPA
Creation of a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlights, an access footpath and associated bund.
Woodham Academy Washington Crescent Newton Aycliffe DL5 4AX
Received 30 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00795/FPA
Erection of an illuminated sectional Padel Court for a temporary 12 month trial basis and toilet.
Barnard Castle School Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8UN
Received 30 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00796/FPA
Construction of rear single storey extension and alteration of existing rear single storey off-shoots
70 Queens Road Blackhill Consett DH8 0BW
Received 30 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00797/FPA
Proposed replacement conservatory roof
21 South Street Durham DH1 4QP
Received 30 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00798/TCA
Conifer (T1) - Remove as lifting paving is creating a safety hazard. (S211 notice)
11 Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8EQ
Received 30 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00799/FPA
Erection of 93 dwellings with associated access, infrastructure and landscaping
Land To The North Of George Pit Lane Great Lumley
Received 30 Mar 2026
DecidedDM/26/00800/FPA
Erection of 4 No. dwellings with access and parking
Land Opposite 1 To 14 Woodside Witton Park DL14 0DS
Received 30 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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