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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
17,218Searchable applications
974Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 13,185 approved or refused records
686Refused applications

12,499 approved · 686 refused · 745 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/01989/FPA

    Single storey rear dining room extension. Single storey side kitchen extension with pitched roof over existing flat roofed off shoot.

    29 Wycliffe Road Seaham SR7 8HP

    Received 29 Jul 2026
  2. DecidedDM/26/01991/FPA

    Demolition of existing extensions and replacement single storey rear extension

    17 Garmondsway Road West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HD

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  3. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01992/FPA

    Change of use from C3 to C4 HMO occupation.

    61 Dragonville Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2DX

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  4. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01993/FPA

    Siting an InPost Parcel Locker (retrospective).

    40 Front Street Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4JE

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  5. DecidedDM/26/01994/FPA

    Detached garage/storage building

    1A Wesley Terrace Castleside Consett DH8 9QB

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  6. DecidedDM/26/01996/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 18 (School Travel Plan) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/25/00670/FPA.

    Durham Academy Bracken Court Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7NG

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  7. DecidedDM/26/01997/CPO

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed external and internal alterations to an existing Class E building, including replacement and enlargement of openings to form full-height glazed openings and associated internal refurbishment works.

    Grove Works Queen Street Barnard Castle DL12 8JQ

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  8. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/01998/FPA

    Single storey rear extension

    15 Hambleton Way Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0RB

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  9. DecidedDM/26/01999/AD

    Installation of 2no internally illuminated fascia signs, 1no projection sign, 1no Dibond on ATM and 2no vinyls.

    Unit 1 Binchester House Durham Road Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7AP

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  10. DecidedDM/26/02000/AD

    3no. illuminated fascia signs at 1 Rosalind, Franklin Way

    Land Within Zone 1 Of Netpark And 1 Rosalind Franklin Way

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  11. DecidedDM/26/02001/TPO

    Lime 1567 (T1) - remove dead wood and crown raise, Eucalyptus A1 (T2) - fell to 3m above ground level, Sycamore 1552 (T3), 1550 (T4), 1551 (T5), 1553 (T6) and Sycamore T08 (T7) - remove dead wood and crown raise, Ash T09 (T8), Sycamore T06 (T9), Oak T04 (T10) - remove dead wood and crown raise

    41 Albert Street Durham DH1 4RJ

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  12. DecidedDM/26/02002/PND

    Prior Notification for demolition of 11no garages

    Garage Block Hambleton Way Chilton

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  13. DecidedDM/26/02003/PND

    Prior Notification for demoliotion of 12no garages

    Garage Block Crystal Close Chilton

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  14. DecidedDM/26/02004/PND

    Prior Notification demolition of 10no garages

    Garage Block St Davids Close Spennymoor

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  15. DecidedDM/26/02005/PND

    Prior Notification for demolition of 6no garages

    Garage Block Wood Vue Spennymoor

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  16. DecidedDM/26/02007/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Sustainability Statement), 5 (Land Contamination), 7 (Nutrient Neutrality) and 9 (EV Charging) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01733/FPA.

    Land South Of Audlen Moor Road Staindrop DL2 3LQ

    Received 30 Jul 2026
  17. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02008/TPO

    Felling of trees 1 - 9 - Mature Larch and trees 12 and 13 Scots Pine. Trees 10 and 11 - Mature dead Larch trees hung up against mature Beeches, need to be made safe.- TPO-BCRDC-2-1971

    Pine Ridge Folly Top Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DH

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  18. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02009/FPA

    Retention of two-storey clubhouse building for a further period of five years following expiry of previous two-year temporary consent (ref: DM/23/02422/FPA).

    Spennymoor Town Football Club Brewery Field Durham Road Spennymoor DL16 6JN

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  19. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02010/FPA

    Conversion of existing Barn to dwellinghouse including rebuilding North & South later additions

    Greenland Farm Greenland Road Quebec Durham DH7 9RR

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  20. Pending DecisionDM/26/02011/VOC

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) in relation to Planning Permission DM/24/00424/FPA relating to Alterations to Vehicular and Introduction of Pedestrian Access Including Partial Removal of Drystone Wall

    West Byre Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9HU

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  21. DecidedDM/26/02012/LB

    Re-decoration of exterior rough-cast rendered masonry and painting of rainwater goods in black

    53 Galgate Barnard Castle DL12 8EN

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  22. DecidedDM/26/02013/TCA

    3no trees - fell as close to ground level as practical and removal

    Morningside House Morningside Court Chester-le-Street DH3 3HQ

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  23. Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02014/FPA

    Retention of boundary wall

    Blackgate Lodge Blackgate West Coxhoe Durham DH6 4AJ

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  24. DecidedDM/26/02015/TCA

    T1 - Rowan - Fell tree in a state of advanced decline as close to ground level as practical

    10 Crossgate Peth Durham DH1 4PZ

    Received 3 Aug 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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