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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 dates15,435Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,212 approved or refused records
628Refused applications
11,584 approved · 628 refused · 647 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Jul 2013 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03000262830Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedDM/26/00830/NMA
Non-material amendment application pursuant to DM/25/03332/FPA to change the external walls from brickwork to sand/cement render, stone quoins added, render finish added to existing north elevation wall.
36 East Law Consett DH8 0QJ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00831/PNA
Portal frame building for the housing of dairy cattle
West Biggin Farm Hamsteels Lane Quebec Durham DH7 9RS
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00832/FPA
Single storey side extension to existing dwelling plus replacement double garage
183 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RB
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00833/FPA
Erection of one detached dwelling.
Land To The North Of The Former Blackhouse WMC Beechville Edmondsley DH7 6ED
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00834/FPA
Front porch
11 Field House Farm Seaham SR7 0DB
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00835/FPA
Single-storey side extension, porch to the front, and tiled roof over existing bay window
15 Warkworth Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5PB
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00836/FPA
New and timber replacement windows and doors, new rooflights, new shed/garden room.
6 Sunnycroft Cottages Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QF
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00837/FPA
Single storey front/side extension, car port to side and single storey rear extension and raised patio
5 Vindomora Villas Ebchester Consett DH8 0PW
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00838/DRC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Window Details) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02830/FPA
Chantry Cottage Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9BP
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00839/FPA
Conversion of existing traditional stone-built barns into 6no. residential units with associated access, parking and amenity space.
Westwick Farm Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00840/FPA
Proposed extension to existing garage
The Farmhouse Bounder Copse Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4PZ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00841/FPA
The installation of solar panels on the garden outbuilding roof, including the installation of two Tesla Powerwall batteries in the garden store.
The Old Vicarage Brownside Lane Bolam Darlington DL2 2UP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00842/LB
The installation of solar panels on the garden outbuilding roof, including the installation of two Tesla Powerwall batteries in the garden store.
The Old Vicarage Brownside Lane Bolam Darlington DL2 2UP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00843/AD
Illuminated signage to front elevation and free standing monolith sign.
Unit 4B Traynor Way Whitehouse Business Park Peterlee SR8 2RU
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00844/FPA
Creation of a venue known as the 'Viking Arena' including the erection of 3no. stands of tiered seating surrounding an oval arena, upturned Viking-longboat entrance feature and 2no. ancillary backstage buildings and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping. A covered seating facility known as 'The Hub', and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping.
Kynren Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SF
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00845/LB
The proposal involves the reuse of the existing store and WC to create a mixed-use WC and an accessible WC.
St Johns College 1 - 7 South Bailey Durham DH1 3RJ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00846/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02094/FPA.
St Godrics RC Primary School Thornley Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3NR
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00847/TCA
T1. Holly - Reduce height by 4m and trimT2. Holly - Reduce height by 1.5m and trimT3. Apple - Prune T4. Elm - Removal of first 6 branches to main stem
10 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00848/FPA
Loft conversion and replacement of sun room to front elevation
11 Third Street Crookhall Consett DH8 7LT
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00849/HPN
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.
31 Plantation Avenue Littletown Durham DH6 1PY
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00850/AD
Internally illuminated free standing sign
Land South Of 110 High Street South Langley Moor DH7 8EX
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00852/DRC
Discharge of Condition 12 (Landscaping) pursuant to consent DM/24/03278/FPA
Rivergreen Centre Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5TS
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedDM/26/00853/TPO
Fell 3 no. trees
2 Etherley Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 7QR
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00855/FPA
Two-storey side extension
3 Whitesmocks Durham DH1 4HW
Received 1 Apr 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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