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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates16,221Searchable applications
967Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,480 approved or refused records
653Refused applications
11,827 approved · 653 refused · 688 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/01503/AD
Retention of externally illuminated wall and fascia signs to front and side
15 Blackhills Road Horden Peterlee SR8 4LG
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01506/FPA
Installation of 1 no. new communications Kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Land To The East Of 68 And 70 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EQ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01507/AD
Installation of 1 no. new communications Kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Land To The East Of 68 And 70 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EQ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01508/FPA
Installation of 1no. communications Kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Land To The East Of 23 - 25 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01509/AD
1 no. digital advertisement display within proposed new communications Kiosk
Land To The East Of 23 - 25 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01510/FPA
Installation of 1 no. new communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator
Land To The North Of 1 - 2 Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 1BP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01511/AD
1 no. Digital advertisement display within proposed new communications Kiosk
Land To The North Of 1 - 2 Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 1BP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01512/FPA
Installation of 1 no new communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Land To The South Of Former 13 - 17 Claypath Durham DH1 1RH
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01513/AD
1no digital advertisement display within proposed new communications kiosk
Land To The South Of Former 13 - 17 Claypath Durham DH1 1RH
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01514/FPA
Installation of 1 no. communications Kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Land To The South Of 69 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HE
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01515/AD
1 no. digital advertisement display within proposed new communications Kiosk
Land To The South Of 69 Church Street Seaham SR7 7HE
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01516/FPA
Installation of 1no new communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Land To The West Of 152 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01517/AD
1no digital advertisement display within proposed new communications kiosk
Land To The West Of 152 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01518/FPA
Installation of 1 no. new communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Land To The North West Of 46 Front Street Stanley DH9 0HU
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01519/AD
Advertisement Consent for 1 no. digital advertisement display within proposed new communications kiosk
Land To The North West Of 46 Front Street Stanley DH9 0HU
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01520/FPA
Installation of 1 no. new communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Land To The North East Of 35 Middle Street Consett DH8 5QP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01521/AD
Advertisement consent for 1 no. digital display within proposed new communications kiosk
Land To The North East Of 35 Middle Street Consett DH8 5QP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01522/FPA
Alterations to shop front and change of use of property from tanning salon to personal storage.
8A Charlotte Terrace Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0HD
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01523/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) pursuant to planning approval DM/26/00727/FPA
Land To The West North Of Willow Tree Cottage Pelton DH2 1HZ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01524/VOC
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 6 (apartments EV bays), 8 (landscape), 9 (tree protection), 17 (noise attenuation), 31 (estate roads), 37 (BNG), and 38 (BNG), 43 (Site Levels - Farmhouse Area) and 45 (surface finishing materials) of permission DM/22/03778/FPA (368 dwellings).
Land North And East Of Sniperley Farm Durham DH1 5RA
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01527/VOC
Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans) comprising of revisions to the layout, minor house type substitution and other associated plans and 34 (construction management plan), in addition to various updates to and the discharge of conditions 6 (refuse storage), 7 (site levels, FFLs and boundary treatments), 8 (materials), 9 (hardstanding), 10 (M42), 11 (broadband), 12 (substation), 13 (pumping station), 16 (Roads and Footpath Engineering Details), 18 (Lanchester Valley Walk Connection), 20 (landscape maintenance), 21 (landscaping scheme), 28 (play area), 38 (bat and bird boxes) and 39 (ecological mitigation) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00572/VOC
Land To The East Of Fern Dene Knitsley Lane Templetown DH8 9HU
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01528/FPA
Conversion of small community hall and existing adjoining bungalow into 1 no. 3-bedroom fully adapted bungalow with associated private parking, front and rear external gardens with boundary fencing/wall.
135 Edge Court Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2XG
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01529/NMA
Non material amendment to amend the wording of condition 16 of DM/23/01358/FPA and condition 14 of DM/25/00807/VOC from a pre-occupation condition to a compliance condition.Replace:A minimum of 43 dwellings shall be built to a standard which meets the requirements set out in M4(2) of the Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document Part M: Access to and use of building (as amended) or any updated version of replacement document.Prior to the occupation of any dwelling constructed to Buildings Regulations M4(2) standard, a verification report compiled by a suitably competent person demonstrating that the dwelling has been constructed to achieve Buildings Regulations M4(2) standard shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.Reason: To ensure the development complies with the requirements of Policy 15 of the County Durham Plan to meet the needs of older people and people with disabilities.With:All dwellings hereby approved shall include 66% of properties built to a standard which meets the requirements set out in M4(2) of the Building Regulations 2010 Approved Document Part M: Access to and use of building (as amended) or any updated version of replacement document, and 10% of properties designed for older persons. Reason: In the interests of meeting the needs of older people and people with disabilities and to comply with Policy 15 of the County Durham Plan and Part 5 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedDM/26/01530/TCA
Crab Apple (G4) - crown lift to height of 3m. Lime (G5) - crown lift to height of 3m. - Section 211 notice
Esh Village Green Hall Road Esh
Received 12 Jun 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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