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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 dates15,792Searchable applications
967Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,331 approved or refused records
644Refused applications
11,687 approved · 644 refused · 669 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/01160/FPA
The Installation of 7 roof mounted solar PV panels and 2 fixed louvre ventiliation units.
34 North Bondgate Bishop Auckland DL14 7PG
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01161/AD
1no replacement non-illuminated projecting sign
Vodafone 33 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01163/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03424/FPA.
Bessemer Court Hownsgill Industrial Park Templetown DH8 7NU
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01164/FPA
Replacement of three front-facing windows with similar Georgian designs
38 Rectory Row Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AF
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01166/FPA
Erection of a general-purpose agricultural storage building
Weterton House Farm Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3DU
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01167/FPA
Use of property as Children's Home (Use Class C2) for up to two children aged between 7 and 17 years.
Badger Barn Hole House Farm Lanchester Durham DH7 0SY
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01168/FPA
Use of property as Childrens Home (Use Class C2) for up to two children aged between 7 and 17 years.
Owl Barn Hole House Farm Lanchester Durham DH7 0SY
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01169/TPO
Routine pruning and maintenance of five Sycamore trees overhanging roofs of neighbours and interfering with telephony lines. - 1-5 on the sketch plan - TPO-DER-180
77 Villa Real Road Consett DH8 6BL
Received 8 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01170/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00939/FPA
Ponds Court Business Park Genesis Way Consett DH8 5XP
Received 8 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationTPO/433/2026
Solace House Bishop Middleham Tree Preservation Order 2026
Solace House 13 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF
Received 1 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01171/FPA
Proposed alterations and extensions.
The Uplands Hillcrest High Shincliffe Durham DH1 2PQ
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01172/FPA
Single storey rear extension.
7 Dene Court Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6SJ
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01173/FPA
Retrospective application for a single storey utility room extension and boundary wall to south and east
35A Wakenshaw Road Gilesgate Durham DH1 1EP
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01174/FPA
External cladding alterations, window and door changes to front and rear and raised platform to rear.
25 Humberhill Drive Lanchester Durham DH7 0HH
Received 11 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01175/FPA
Change of use of a former commercial yard and offices to a 4 pitch gypsy and traveller site with associated day room living accommodation and amenity building (retrospective).
Millers Yard Dene Crescent Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2QU
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01176/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (window details) of planning permission DM/25/02323/FPA
The Salvation Army Queen Street Crook DL15 8QQ
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01178/FPA
Installation of estate railings along the edge of the garden and Hude Beck, replacement of two bay windows to the front, and replacement of the timber verge on the eastern gable end of the house.
The Mill House 57 Market Place Middleton-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0QH
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01179/LB
Installation of estate railings along the edge of the garden and Hude Beck, replacement of two bay windows to the front, and replacement of the timber verge on the eastern gable end of the house.
The Mill House 57 Market Place Middleton-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0QH
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01180/FPA
Replace garage door within front elevation with glazed patio doors and change internal garage to playroom.
5 Trinity Gardens Willington Crook DL15 0UU
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01181/TCA
Felling and Removal of 2No Spruce Trees
The Grey Tower North Road Durham DH1 4RR
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01182/DRC
Discharge of Condition 9 (materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02699/FPA.
Caravan Park And Holiday Cottages Hillcrest Berry Bank Caldwell Richmond DL11 7UD
Received 11 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01183/FPA
Convert existing redundant public house into a single family dwelling
Royal Oak Hotel 7 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QN
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01184/FPA
Single storey rear extension and dormer window
9 Loweswater Avenue Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3HJ
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01185/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 (submisison of tree protection details) and 4 (railing details) pursuant to DM/26/00504/FPA (amended description)
7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX
Received 11 May 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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