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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 dates15,900Searchable applications
967Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,351 approved or refused records
647Refused applications
11,704 approved · 647 refused · 673 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/01273/TCA
Removal of Oak T1
Land To The South East Of Manor Cottage Whorlton DL12 8XG
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01274/FPA
Erection of single storey extension to north
1 Bryans Leap Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6BL
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01275/FPA
Replacing a garden building
38 The Meadows Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2DH
Received 20 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01277/FPA
Residential development comprising of 8no. dwellings with associated access and landscaping.
Land To The West Of Scouts House Farm Rock Terrace New Brancepeth DH7 7ES
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01278/TCA
Beech (T1) - prune back limbs to clear BT lines, Conifer (T2) - felling to as close to ground level as possible, Beech (T3) - prune back limbs to clear BT lines and overhanging property by 3m (Amended Description)
1 Valeside Durham DH1 4RF
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01279/FPA
Single storey rear extension
10 Lowther Court Peterlee SR8 1JJ
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01280/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02118/FPA
4 Victoria Court Birch Road Barnard Castle DL12 8LS
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01281/CEU
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing change of use from a Residential Dwelling (Class C3) to HMO (Class C4)
1 Woodside Witton Park Bishop Auckland DL14 0DS
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01282/CPO
Proposed loft conversion with the addition of 3no new windows to existing gables.
27 Claude Road Spennymoor DL16 7GR
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01283/DRC
Discharge of condition 14 (Sustainability statement) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00258/VOC.
MGL Group Rennys Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2RS
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01284/FPA
Two bay windows to front of dwelling, pitched roof over existing garage and covered entrance
6 Hardwick Road Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AL
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01285/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01548/FPA to show retaining wall with fence above around part of patio area.
Visitor Centre Hardwick Country Park Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2DN
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01286/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 pursuant to DM/25/03212/FPA
Sewage Treatment Works Cobeys Carr Lane Todhills DL15 0DJ
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01287/DRC
Discharge of Condition 18 (Final Travel Plan), pursuant to planning permission DM/20/01421/OUT
Site Of Former Weardale Steel Durham Road Wolsingham DL13 3HX
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01288/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission 3/2008/0229
Land To The South Of 1 Dovecot Hill South Church Enterprise Park South Church DL14 6XW
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01289/DRC
Discharge of Condition 31 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01290/VOC
Removal of condition 10 (Delves Lane/Gloucester Road roundabout improvements) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03205/VOC
Land To The North East Of Explorer House Iveston Lane Iveston DH8 7TL
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01291/AD
Advertisement consent for the installation of fascia sign with trough light, projecting sign, ACM window panels (4 locations), wall-mounted framed ACM panel adjacent to entrance, vinyl window/door manifestation, and 4 lockable poster cases (mounted in pairs).
Post Office 41 - 43 High Street Howden-le-wear Crook DL15 8HA
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01292/FPA
To use dwellinghouse (C3) as short-term holiday accommodation
Holmcrest Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3QF
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01293/FPA
Change of use from class E to class F1 and F2 (use of Building as a community hub and for alternative education provision).
Arden House 35 Prospect View West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6RP
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01294/FPA
Removal of existing wooden structure and replace with a log cabin annexe with bedroom, office, bathroom and open plan kitchen and living space. Along with a wrap around deck with handrail.
10 Garmondsway Road West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HD
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01295/TCA
Felling of T1 - Giant Redwood, T2 - Sycamore - taking the tree down to 100mm below the adjacent hedge line and managing the remaining stem as part of the hedge - Section 211 notice
Barnard Castle School Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8UN
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01296/FPA
Proposed single-storey rear extension
The Old House High Street North Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NJ
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01297/LB
Proposed single-storey rear extension
The Old House High Street North Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NJ
Received 21 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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