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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
16,596Searchable applications
967Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,677 approved or refused records
668Refused applications

12,009 approved · 668 refused · 698 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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More application records

  1. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01714/OUT

    Outline application for 2 no. dwelling houses with associated gardens & parking with all matters reserved except access, layout and scale

    Land To The South Of Edgewood Court Sacriston DH7 6XH

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  2. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01715/FPA

    Two storey side extension and dormer roof extensions to rear of existing dwelling

    Pea Farm Cottage Stanley DH9 8PT

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/01716/FPA

    Single storey extension to rear

    4 Yacley Close Newton Aycliffe DL5 5DB

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/01717/TPO

    Horse Chestnut (T1) - crown lift to 2.5m, crown reduce and reshape by 2.5m and prune light branches by 0.5m

    Land To The Front Of Bay Cottage 28 Sunderland Bridge DH6 5HD

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/01718/TPO

    Maple (T1, T2) - remove major deadwood and prune to tidy stubs, Maple (T3) - sever ivy at base and remove major deadwood, Sycamore (T6) - remove major deadwood, Horse Chestnut (T9) - remove major deadwood and prune by 1.5m, Sycamore (T11) - sever ivy at base, Horse Chestnut (T12) - prune by 1.5m, Maple (T13) - remove major deadwood (Amended Description)

    Land At Barrington Close Durham DH1 5BX

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/01719/FPA

    Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation

    78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/01720/LB

    Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation

    78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  8. DecidedDM/26/01721/TCA

    1. Rowan - fell as close to current ground level as practical, 2. Conifer x3 - fell and grind out the bowl of the stumps to 100mm below current ground level and back fill the holes, 3. Purple Plum - crown reduce the height by 3m and the width by 1-2m - Section 211 notice

    The Old Vicarage Glebe Side Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2QT

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/01722/FPA

    Single storey front extension and garage conversion with pitched roof (retrospective)

    9 Chilton Garth Peterlee SR8 5TQ

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/01723/FPA

    Replace timber upper floor windows with timber replacements (amended description)

    16 - 17 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RB

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  11. Pending DecisionDM/26/01724/FPA

    Extension of existing kitchen into adjoining outbuilding, formation of WC, extension of roof to create a covered rear garden overhang, and replacement of boundary fence with a brick wall.

    1 St Andrews Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6RT

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  12. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01725/FPA

    Change of use of ground floor from hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) to tanning salon (Use Class E), and conversion of upper floors to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) with 5 bedrooms

    20A Front Street Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8HY

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/01726/FPA

    Single-storey side extension

    20 Bowes Avenue Seaham SR7 8JY

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  14. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01727/FPA

    Solar panels, roof lights and single storey rear extension to dwelling with detached garden room.

    9 Post Office Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AW

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/01728/CPO

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use from a children's care home to an adults' care home (Use Class C2) for up to four adults with special needs, including associated internal alterations.

    East Farm House 127 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/01729/FPA

    Erection of shed to rear

    Land North Of 10 Methold Houses Beamish DH9 0RD

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  17. DecidedDM/26/01730/LB

    Listed Building consent for the erection of a shed to the rear.

    Land North Of 10 Methold Houses Beamish DH9 0RD

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  18. DecidedDM/26/01731/AD

    1no internally illuminated digital display

    Dragonville Filling Station Alma Place Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2HN

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  19. DecidedDM/26/01732/FPA

    Agricultural building for straw storage

    Heley House Spring Lane Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2HS

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/01733/DRC

    Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Condition pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00707/FPA.

    Moorlyn Wingate Road Trimdon Colliery Trimdon Station TS29 6AX

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/01734/TCA

    Silver Birch (T1) - felling and removal

    28 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/01735/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 5 (materials) pursuant to DM/26/00504/FPA

    7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  23. DecidedDM/26/01736/HPN

    Single Storey Rear Extension

    11 Fern Crescent Seaham SR7 7UJ

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/01737/DRC

    Discharge of condition 5 pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00689/FPA relating to Phase 4 Verfication report.

    Garage Block Pease Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 5NE

    Received 6 Jul 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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