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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

15,644Searchable applications

966Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 12,296 approved or refused records

640Refused applications

11,656 approved · 640 refused · 659 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

DecidedDM/26/00989/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (soundproofing) and condition 5 (Bicycle parking) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02917/FPA
7 Kensington Bishop Auckland DL14 6HX
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/00991/FPA
Change of use to flexible use permission as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) and a Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of Schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
10 Nuns Row Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HG
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/00992/FPA
Single storey replacement extension to rear
51 Beckett Close Etherley Dene Bishop Auckland DL14 0SU
Received 20 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/00993/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01105/FPA to amend approved plans and documents associated with condition 2 (approved plans).
Home Bargains Oxford Road Spennymoor DL16 6YQ
Received 20 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/00994/FPA
Single storey rear and side extension and creation of off road car parking area for one vehicle
88 Copeland Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9JL
Received 20 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/00995/CPO
Single-storey rear extension
4 Meadow Grange New Lambton Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DW
Received 20 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/00996/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (tree protection plan) pursuant to DM/26/00274/VOC.
9 Crossgate Peth Durham DH1 4PZ
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/00997/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 5 and 6 (Contaminated Land) pursuant to DM/25/03342/FPA.
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN
Received 20 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/00998/FPA
Railings to garden boundary
4 Heseldene Terrace Hunwick Crook DL15 0JY
Received 20 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/00999/FPA
Single-storey rear extension
34A Atkinson Gardens Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LQ
Received 20 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01000/TCA
Felling of one Fir/leylandii tree - (Section 211 notice)
Gilmour House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QE
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01001/FPA
Single storey front extension and rear dormers (amended description)
2 Melgrove Way Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2JN
Received 20 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01004/FPA
Single storey extension to rear
3 Southend South Road Durham DH1 3TG
Received 20 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01005/FPA
Erection of 2.44m timber cross to courtyard
All Saints Roman Catholic Church Kitswell Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0JH
Received 20 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01007/DRC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Biodiversity Net Gain) in relation to planning consent DM/21/03890/FPA.
Land To The South Of 100 To 106 Dean Road Ferryhill DL17 8ES
Received 16 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01009/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) & Condition 4 (Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan) in pursuant to Planning Permission DM/25/02212/FPA
Land To The North Of 2 Stobb Hill Gainford DL2 3EP
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01010/CPO
Garage and utility conversion with mono-pitched roof over existing flat roof
20 Dalton Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 4NB
Received 20 Apr 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01011/OUT
Outline planning application comprising the erection of up to 200 dwellings, with drainage, access, open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure, with all matters reserved except for access.
Land To The West Of Castlefields Bournmoor DH4 6HH
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01012/LB
Replace 6 No. timber windows to the front
14 Post Office Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AW
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01013/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to update the Construction Environmental Management Plan
Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01014/FPA
Erection of single storey rear extension
27 Deneside Lanchester Durham DH7 0LX
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01015/DRC
Discharge of Condition 10 (Habitat Completion) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/25/01025/FPA.
Sedgefield Hardwick Primary School Hawthorn Road Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3DA
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01016/FPA
Two-storey side extension with pitched roof over lounge
43 Ellesmere Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6EA
Received 21 Apr 2026
DecidedDM/26/01017/TCA
7. Ash - fell as close to current ground level as practical, 8. Beech - remove the broken limb leaving the stub just beyond the torn section - (Section 211 notice)
Thornbury Garth The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EL
Received 21 Apr 2026

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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Guides to planning records

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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
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Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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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