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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
15,463Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,213 approved or refused records
628Refused applications

11,585 approved · 628 refused · 648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00856/FPA

    Siting of 4 shepherds huts with associated decking and hardstanding for use as holiday accommodation.

    Bolton Farm Alum Waters New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7JL

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/00857/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 13 (Drainage) pursuant to consent DM/24/03284/FPA.

    Land To The East Of Unit 7 Dragonville Retail Park Dragon Lane Durham DH1 2WP

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/00858/FPA

    Single storey and garage extension to domestic dwelling

    11 Gill Lane Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AS

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/00859/FPA

    External alterations to existing commercial unit

    Unit D Arnison Retail Centre Pity Me Durham DH1 5GB

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  5. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00860/CEU

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the land for general storage purposes, including the keeping of materials, tools, vehicles and equipment, together with incidental animal-related activities and domestic storage, forming a single mixed use of the land

    Land To The East Of 169 New Row Page Bank DL16 7RF

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/00861/FPA

    Internal works to kitchen and bathroom with vents to rear

    66 Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NJ

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/00862/LB

    Internal works to kitchen and bathroom with vents to rear

    66 Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NJ

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/00863/TPO

    T1 - Oak, Two small limbs to be removed, also removal of deadwood present within the crown.T2 - Maple, removal of small lower limbs.T3 - Oak, removal of the limbs indicated within the photo.T4 - Beech, removal of the small limbs indicated within the photo.

    Pad Panache Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  9. Pending DecisionDM/26/00864/FPA

    Temporary siting of static caravan and portable cabin for use as a site office and welfare facility for tradesmen during the works relating to planning permission DM/22/00345/FPA.

    Neamour Hall Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AT

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/00865/DRC

    Discharge of condition 7 (landscaping), 18 (bat box), 20 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 21 (HMMP), 27 (Dog Waste), 28 (HMMP nutrient neutrality), 29 (contamination), 31 (drainage), 33 (broadband connectivity) and 34 (low carbon measures) pursuant to DM/24/03250/FPA

    Land To The West Of 14 St Gregory Close Staindrop DL2 3LG

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  11. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/00866/LB

    Installation of internal & external fibre cables to buildings 90-97 Elvet Bridge

    90 - 97 Elvet Bridge Durham DH1 3AG

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  12. DecidedDM/26/00867/DRC

    Proposed discharge of condition 9 (Biodiversity net gain plan) pursuant planning approval DM/25/02166/FPA

    Land North East Of Glaxo Harmire Road Barnard Castle DL12 8DT

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/00868/VOC

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) in relation to application DM/19/03034/FPA relating to the change from a timber-framed sunroom with a dressed-stone construction.

    High Shittlehope Burn Farm Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YJ

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  14. DecidedDM/26/00869/FPA

    Single-storey rear extension with rendered finish, installation to canopy to the front elevation

    2 Lea Lane Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3TT

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/00870/FPA

    Single storey side and rear extension.

    1 Walmer Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 6NW

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/00873/PA56

    Access track in field.

    Land Between Church Villas And Rectory View Church Lane Shadforth

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  17. DecidedDM/26/00874/FPA

    Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension including alterations to vehicular access and creation of hardstanding

    4 Gomer Terrace Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SE

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  18. DecidedDM/26/00875/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 4 Bay open sided pole barn constructed from lighweight timber poles with box profile sheet roof (anthracite grey) and access

    Land South East Of Whitworth Lane Brancepeth

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  19. DecidedDM/26/00876/FPA

    Demolition of an existing steel portal building and erection of a replacement outbuilding to provide domestic carport/workshop space and storage associated with the upkeep and maintenance of the adjoining private landholding, together with associated hardstanding and landscaping.

    Woodham Lodge Rushyford Ferryhill DL17 0NL

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/00877/TPO

    Felling of one Cedar tree - TPO-DER-066

    4 Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  21. Pending DecisionDM/26/00878/FPA

    Single storey rear and extension to replace detached garage

    18 Old School Close Demesnes Barnard Castle DL12 8PS

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/00879/CEU

    Certificate of Lawful Existing Use to confirm the property's established use as a Residential Dwelling (C3)

    Weather Hill House Brancepeth Crook DL15 9AS

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  23. Pending DecisionDM/26/00880/FPA

    Creation of a stage set and seating area for a new attraction known as The Legend of the Wear including the erection of 6no. buildings, a water mill, connecting wooden pathways, a false island, a mechanical submerged stage within the Show Lake, a bridge over the Show Lake, visitor seating and associated footpaths, drainage, and landscaping.

    Kynren Flatts Farm Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SF

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/00881/FPA

    Proposed single storey rear extension, conversion of garage into habitable space and material alteration to roof peak on South Elevation

    14 Fleetham Close Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3SX

    Received 7 Apr 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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