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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
16,794Searchable applications
969Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 12,837 approved or refused records
671Refused applications

12,166 approved · 671 refused · 708 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Oct 2012 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedDM/26/01791/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain) pursuant to planning application DM/25/02699/FPA.

    Caravan Park And Holiday Cottages Hillcrest Berry Bank Caldwell Richmond DL11 7UD

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  2. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01792/FPA

    Change of use of land to storage yard with erection of security fencing and siting of a storage cabin (retrospective)

    Old Telephone Exchange Station Road West Trimdon Station TS29 6BP

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  3. DecidedDM/26/01793/DRC

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 9 and 16 of planning application DM/24/02030/VOC (retail store amendments) relating to lighting details and travel Plan.

    LIDL Chester Road East Stanley Stanley DH9 0TJ

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  4. DecidedDM/26/01794/FPA

    Single storey extension, removal of a timber porch and garage, erection of replacement garage and minor change to the driveway onto unclassified road.

    Hillcrest Brandon Lane Brandon Durham DH7 8PS

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/01795/DRC

    Discharge of condition 5 (Travel Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01351/FPA for nursery extension to school

    Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School Fleming Field Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2JQ

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/01796/FPA

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement garage to rear

    3 Melbourne Terrace Sacriston Durham DH7 6BQ

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/01798/TPO

    Crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m of one Ash tree within rear garden. - TPO-DER-016

    40 Woodburn Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9UR

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  8. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01799/LB

    Replacement of existing sash windows with new timber heritage double glazed windows

    2 Prospect Terrace Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AR

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/01800/FPA

    Proposed installation of a 12 panel solar PV system to the rear/south facing roof pitch

    Nether Westwick Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/01801/LB

    Proposed installation of a 12 panel solar PV system to the rear/south facing roof pitch

    Nether Westwick Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  11. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01802/FPA

    Demolition of existing rear ground floor extension and replace with single storey kitchen extension

    5 High Wood View Durham DH1 3DT

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  12. DecidedDM/26/01804/FPA

    Removal of existing telecommunications mast and associated equipment and formation of additional car parking spaces.

    Mattisons Bakery Lough House Bank Ferryhill Station Ferryhill DL17 9DD

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/01805/FPA

    Re-cladding and rendering of existing commercial frontage.

    Park Avenue Press Dundas Street Spennymoor DL16 6AR

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  14. DecidedDM/26/01806/PNA

    Prior notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for a lean to extension to side of an existing agricultural building.

    Milestone House Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/01807/LB

    Replacement of glazing in windows to front elevation with slim section double glazed panes.

    79 Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8ES

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/01808/DRC

    Discharge of Conditions 13 (Contaminated Land), 14 (Contamination Verification), and 16 (Soil Management Strategy) pursuant to consent DM/25/01083/FPA.

    Land To The South Of Cockhouse Lane Ushaw Moor DH7 7PN

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  17. DecidedDM/26/01809/LB

    Replacement of defective concrete surfacing with new concrete slab

    Hownsgill Viaduct Consett DH8 9AA

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  18. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01810/FPA

    Demolition of garage, two storey side extension, and single and two storey rear extensions

    10 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  19. DecidedDM/26/01811/FPA

    Installation of plant equipment on the existing roof plant deck and externally along the Department Of Biosciences including 2no surface mounted cooling units, 1no floor standing electrical GRP enclosure, DX unit, air handling unit, external louvred penetrations, flue extract and extract fan, galvanised steel ductwork and surface mounted containment ladder rack.

    Durham University Biological And Biomedical Sciences Science Site Durham DH1 3LE

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  20. DecidedDM/26/01812/FPA

    First floor rear extension over existing kitchen offshoot to create 2no shower rooms with associated internal alterations to existing C4 HMO

    6 High Wood Terrace Durham DH1 3DS

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/01813/PNA

    Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the erection of an agricultural general purpose building for sheep, lambs, feedstock and bedding, agricultural machinery and equipment.

    Cow Close Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/01815/FPA

    Increase height and width of equipment tower (12.8m x 6m x 2.2m)

    LPC Elements Coundon Industrial Estate Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8NR

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  23. DecidedDM/26/01816/FPA

    Change of use to managed self storage facility (Use Class B8)

    1 - 2 Robson Street Shildon DL4 1EB

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/01817/TCA

    Pear (T1) - remove to ground level

    10 Thorngate Barnard Castle DL12 8PY

    Received 14 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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