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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
15,668Searchable applications
966Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,301 approved or refused records
640Refused applications

11,661 approved · 640 refused · 661 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. DecidedDM/26/01019/DRC

    Discharge of condition 3 (window specifications) pursuant to DM/26/00255/FPA (retrospective)

    Stonesdale The Bungalow The Green Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9JH

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/01020/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03633/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to resposition Plots 28, 29, 30, 31, 33 and 34; and substitute housetypes at Plots 30, 31, 33 and 34.

    Land West Of 20 Pont Road Leadgate DH8 6HE

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/01021/FPA

    Two storey and first floor rear extension

    22 Princes Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7BB

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/01022/NMA

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/00979/FPA comprising of the change of art stone feature, reduce windows to NW elevation, additional solar panels to rear elevation, omit window to SE elevation and omit small parapet to rear

    35 Telford Close High Shincliffe Durham DH1 2YJ

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/01023/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement), Condition 9 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and Condition 10 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) pursuant to planning approval DM/25/00115/FPA

    Unit 46 Number One Industrial Estate Consett DH8 6SZ

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/01025/FPA

    Removal of render to North East elevation to expose original stonework and repointed using a hydrated lime mortar. Existing mortar on North (Low Chare) wall removed and repointed using lime mortar. Stonework to west wall repointed using lime mortar. Patch pointing in small, localised areas to southern wall as required using lime mortar

    The United Reform Church Low Chare Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3QF

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/01026/LB

    Removal of render to North East elevation to expose original stonework and repointed using a hydrated lime mortar. Existing mortar on North (Low Chare) wall removed and repointed using lime mortar. Stonework to west wall repointed using lime mortar. Patch pointing in small, localised areas to southern wall as required using lime mortar

    The United Reform Church Low Chare Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3QF

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/01027/NMA

    Non-material amendments to approved plans for DM/25/00045/FPA (retail units) to move Building eastwards by 2.5 metres, move Road and car parking east by 0.5m, provision of a 5m wide path in front of retail units, Reorientation of short stay cycle park , amendment to to bin store for unit 6 , amendments to Retaining walls, Incorporation of seating area outside southern-most unit , Render to principle elevation changed to feature facing brick up to window heads and cladding panels above , Rear elevation amended with steps added to fire escapes, Bin storage to Units 5 and 6 adjusted and Window added to north west (side) elevation.

    Land In The West Of The Thinford Park Redevelopment Thinford Park Thinford Durham DH6 5JQ

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/01028/FPA

    Underground electricity cables and associated infrastructure associated with the consented solar farms (Durham County Council reference: DM/20/01991/FPA and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council reference: 25/0245/VARY).

    A177 Durham Road Between Fir Tree Holdings And Midway Garage Thorpe Larches TS21 3HH

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/01029/PNA

    Prior Notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the erection of an agricultural steel framed storage building.

    Land On The South Side Of Entrance Of Farm Access Road Low Wales Farm Butterknowle DL13 5JJ

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  11. DecidedDM/26/01030/FPA

    Installation and use of two 20ft shipping containers as a hot food takeaway (retrospective).

    Unit 1 3 Cook Way North West Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 2HY

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  12. DecidedDM/26/01031/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (External Materials), 5 (Boundary Treatments), 6 (Soft Landscaping), 7 (Hard Landscaping), 8 (Land Contamination), 9 (Remedial Works), 10 (Low Carbon), 11 (Cycle Parking), 12 (Drainage), 13 (Construction Method Statement), 17 (Precautionary Method Statement) and 18 (Ecological Mitigation) pursuant to planning approval DM/23/03859/FPA

    Building North East Of 2 Low Friarside Lane Burnopfield NE16 6BR

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  13. Pending DecisionDM/26/01032/FPA

    Change of use of 3 bed dwellinghouse (C3) to 3 bed HMO (C4) including cycle parking and bin storage

    27 St Bedes Close Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4AA

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  14. DecidedDM/26/01033/FPA

    Two storey rear extension

    5 North View Blackhill Consett DH8 0JJ

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/01035/VOC

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01168/FPA to amend the approved design to include slightly larger front extension (increase size of ground floor wc/shower room).

    18 Mere Drive Pity Me Durham DH1 5DD

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/01036/TPO

    Various tree works

    Sheraton Park North Of Kirkwood Drive Nevilles Cross DH1 4FF

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  17. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01038/FPA

    Conversion of former office accommodation, into 7no. residential apartments, new windows, doors, roof covering and rooflights and associated alterations

    Grosvenor House 29 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  18. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01039/LB

    Conversion of Grade II Listed property, formally office accommodation, into 7no. residential apartments, replacement windows, doors and roof covering and associated works

    Grosvenor House 29 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  19. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01040/PA56

    Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc in relation to DM/25/03376/PNA

    Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU

    Received 14 Apr 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/01041/NMA

    Non-Material amendment to Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of reserved matters approval DM/19/02851/RM (as amended by DM/22/03773/NMA)

    Lambton Park Chester Road Bournmoor

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/01042/FPA

    Erection of kiosks, change of use of land and associated works

    Sewage Treatment Works Hurworth Burn Road Trimdon TS29 6LT

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/01043/FPA

    Dropped kerb

    Delview Stockton Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3AY

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  23. DecidedDM/26/01045/TPO

    T1 - Beech Tree: Reduce encroaching branches away from the property by approximately 1.5 metres. - TPO-WVDC-13-2008

    6 The Paddock Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0GA

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/01046/HPN

    Removal of conservatory and erection of single storey extension

    11 Holyrood Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4LY

    Received 21 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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