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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

15,962Searchable applications

967Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 12,373 approved or refused records

648Refused applications

11,725 approved · 648 refused · 675 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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DecidedDM/26/01324/FPA
Small rear single storey extension, concrete foundations, small drainage alterations, brick and mortar, flat roof construction with UPVC doors and windows
15 Pennine Way Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0QE
Received 26 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01325/TPO
T1 & T2 Cherry - Undertake pruning works back to previous pruning points. - TPO-CCD-15-2010
7 Demesne Court Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AW
Received 26 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01326/DRC
Submission of details pursuant to condition 18 (external lighting) for DM/19/00283/OUT (Outline planning application for an Industrial and Trade Park with ancillary office space, Hotel, Pub and Roadside Restaurant and Retail Units with petrol station and associated infrastructure including an electric power station, parking and landscaping.
Land West Of Newton Park Services Newton Park Coatham Mundeville DL1 3NL
Received 26 May 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01327/CEU
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use in relation to an independent/self-contained dwelling (bungalow).
Chardonnay Cottage Salters Lane Haswell Durham DH6 2AW
Received 26 May 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01328/DRC
Discharge of conditions 6, 10, 11 and 17 of Planning Permission DM/23/03270/FPA
Land To The North Of Redworth Business Park Redworth Road Shildon
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01329/FPA
Retention of single storey extension to side and rear
14 Drybourne Park Shildon DL4 1JA
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01330/FPA
Replacement windows
Moatside Mews Saddler Street Durham DH1 3PQ
Received 27 May 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01331/FPA
Two storey side extension and rear first-floor extension, render external walls, demolish garage, replacement of bay windows to front (revised proposal)
1 South View Seaton Lane Seaton Seaham SR7 0LW
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01332/FPA
Single-storey rear extension
38 Haslewood Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 4XF
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01333/TCA
T41-common alder-early mature-leaning tree with deadwood hanger over path-remove deadwood hanger over path, T43-common ash-dead standing tree adjacent to footpath-dismantle to ground level - Section 211 notice
Land To The West And North West Of Demense Mill Picnic Area Angate Street Wolsingham DL13 3ES
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01334/TPO
Felling of T014 - Norway maple (Acer platanoides) and T017 - Goat willow (Salix caprea) - TPO/404/2025
Playground West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01335/TCA
T015 - Not identified - Mature - 22m - 136DBH - condition Fair - Minor epicormic growth at base - Pronounced buttressing - Large bifurcate union at 3.5m - Fair Crown Form and Condition - Deadwood in canopy >30mm - Large deadwood Hangar at 7m in eastern canopy - Cankers around canopy - Remove deadwood hangar at 7m Eastern canopy - Remove epicormic Growth at base.T016 - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Mature - 23m - 158DBH - condition Fair - Unidentified fruiting body at base of buttresses - Cavity at 1.5m on western side of trunk - Cankers around trunk - Large bifurcate union at 7m - Lower canopy consisting of epicormic Growth - Very open branching architecture - Large deadwood Hangar at 12m - Deadwood in canopy >30mm - Branch stubs present around canopy - Remove deadwood hangar - Remove deadwood >30mm - Crown CleanT022 - Cappadocian maple (Acer cappadocicum) - Mature - 16m - 72DBH - condition Fair - Girdling root at base - Heavy southern lean - Large bifurcate union at 3m - Hollowing detected in stem between 1-2.5m - Deadwood stubs from previous limb failures present around canopy - Deadwood hangar at 9m - Remove deadwood hangar - Remove deadwood >30mm - Crown CleanSection 211 notice
St Mary And St Stephens Church Church Lane Wolsingham DL13 3AJ
Received 27 May 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01336/FPA
Retrospective application for change of use from agricultural land to form compound for farming and rural business use and an additional new building within the new site
High Trough Farm Low Wham Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5JE
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01337/NMA
Non-material amendment to approval DM/21/02621/FPA to reduce length, increase width of outbuilding, remove connection to main dwelling, reconfigure fenestration and finish in
St Catherines House Front Street Broompark Durham DH7 7QX
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01338/FPA
Two storey extension to side of property and single storey extension to rear
41 Pennine Way Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0QE
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01339/FPA
Single-storey rear extension
8 St Edmunds Green Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3HT
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01340/FPA
Conservatory to rear
21 Drummond Way Shildon DL4 2GB
Received 27 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01341/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01404/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to amend bricktypes; and omit garages on Plots 5, 20, 26, 57, 61, 62, 101 and 126; and housetype substitutions on Plots 22, 23, 24, 41, 42, 61, 62, 73, 74, 86, 87, 108 and 109 to be replaced with the '377' housetype.
Land To The North West Of 17 Quilstyle Road Wheatley Hill DH6 3RF
Received 28 May 2026
DecidedSCR/26/00004
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion Request for development of a 5MW Solar Farm
Land At Maiden Law Annfield Plain Co Durham
Received 21 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01342/FPA
First floor extension above existing garage
2 Briarside Blackhill Consett DH8 0AS
Received 28 May 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01343/VOC
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to approval DM/20/00575/FPA to allow amendments including: the full demolition and rebuild of the South Gate House; changing the glazed link to timber; changes to the amount of glazing on the new dwelling; and movement of the cantilever further forward whilst still maintaining floating illusion. [Note: amended description and planning reference number]
Gatehouses Mount Oswald South Road Durham DH1 3TQ
Received 22 May 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01344/LB
Listed Building Consent for the full demolition, rebuild and extension of the South Gate House to form dwelling, restoration of North Gate House for use as a store & ancillary infrastructure including carport, fencing and footpath. [Note: amended description]
Gatehouses Mount Oswald South Road Durham DH1 3TQ
Received 22 May 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01345/FPA
Retrospective change of use of part of the existing car park to a car wash business including associated infrastructure
The Dun Cow Primrose Hill Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DY
Received 28 May 2026
DecidedDM/26/01346/RM
Approval of reserved matters in relation to landscape for orchard planting pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended)
Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 28 May 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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