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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

17,288Searchable applications

974Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 13,246 approved or refused records

686Refused applications

12,560 approved · 686 refused · 748 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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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More application records

Pending DecisionDM/26/02016/DRC
Discharge of Condition 6 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03550/FPA
Newtown House Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2PG
Received 3 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02017/TCA
1. Copper Beech - crown lift to 3m, trimming small diameter branches only2. Ash - crown reduce/reshape by 3-4m and remove the epicormic growth from the main stem to a height of 5m(amended proposal)
Caselaw Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA
Received 3 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02018/TCA
2 x red dots - 2 x plum trees in decline with dieback in crown and growing through power lines - Fell. 1 x Green dot - Holly tree to be reduced all round and no more than 1m where needed. 1 x Yellow dot - 1 x Whitebeam to be reduced all round where needed by no more than 1.5m. crown raise above footpath to 2.4m.3 x Blue dots - 3 x Cherry trees to be crown raised over footpaths to 2.4m and laterally reduce by no more than 1.5m. 1 x Purple spot - 1 x Holly tree to be reduced 2.5 metres in height, sever ivy and trim to shape.2 white lines indicate 1x Hazel trees to be reduced by 2-3m to reduce back into hedge. - Section 211 notice
14 Station Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AN
Received 3 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02021/FPA
Installation of freestanding steel storage container
Whitworth Park Academy Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7LN
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02022/FPA
Replacement windows, doors, signage, paint external walls and roller shutters
Autoservice Fairview Garage Beamish Street Stanley DH9 8AH
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02023/AD
Replacement signage, paint external walls and roller shutters
Autoservice Fairview Garage Beamish Street Stanley DH9 8AH
Received 4 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02024/OUT
Demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of 11 Light Industrial units with associated parking & refuse storage and stopping up of adopted road within site boundary to South-East corner of the site.
Wensley Roofing Station Road Chester-le-street DH3 3DU
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02025/AD
3no. advertising boards and 1no. totem board directing to temporary sales office located in Church Hall
St Lukes Church Hall Cockhouse Lane Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7PN
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02026/FPA
Single storey sun room extension.
28 Railway Terrace Willington Crook DL15 0EJ
Received 3 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02028/NMA
Non-material amendment to install Cedral click horizontal cladding to the main eastern elevation (amended description 10.09.2026)
Greenfield Academy Greenfield Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 7LF
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02029/FPA
Detached garage
68 Hawthorn Cottages South Hetton Durham DH6 2RP
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02031/CPO
Certificate of Lawfulness for the demolition of two rear offshoot extensions and replacement with one larger lean-to extension.
82 Barley Mill Road Bridgehill Consett DH8 8JR
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02032/FPA
Creation of window opening in side elevation and replacement of flat roof to side single-storey off-shoot with low-pitched roof including raising of parapet to front elevation
4 Queens Road Blackhill Consett DH8 0BH
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02033/TCA
T1. Cherry - crown lift to 3.5m, prune back to the edge of the boundary wall (approx. 2m) and removal of limb that overhangs adjacent Laurel
Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02034/TCA
Weeping Willow (T1) - reduce and reshape crown by 1-2 metres and remove overhang from public road. Silver Birch (T4) - reduce and reshape crown by 1 metre and remove overhang from public footpath. Conifer (T2) - remove lower branches to height of wall (approximately 1.5 to 2m), reduce height by approx. 1.5 to 2m and reshape crown by 1-2m. Weeping Willow (T3) - reduce and reshape crown by 1-2 metres. - Section 211 notice
South View Front Street Ingleton Darlington DL2 3HL
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02035/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 6 (BNG HMMP Implementation) and 7 (BNG HMMP Verification) pursuant to consent DM/24/02048/FPA.
Dawdon Mine Water Treatment Site Fox Cover Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 7DN
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02036/TPO
Ash - reduce height by a minimum of 30% - TPO/0044/2017
Land To The North Of British Telecom Telephone Exchange Harmire Road Barnard Castle DL12 8DH
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02037/TCA
One ash tree Reduce/prune limbs overhanging and obstructing the satellite dish. Two cypress trees opposite the BT building: Reduce the crown of each tree by up to one third
British Telecom Telephone Exchange Croft View Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PD
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedSCR/26/00005
Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of a proposed solar farm with 2-3MW installed capacity
3M UK Heighington Lane Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AF
Received 3 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02038/TCA
Willow (T1) - remove main stem over road and re-pollard. Silver Birch (T2, T3, T4) - height reduction by approx 4m. Cherry (T5) - prune back from road, reduce and shape by 2m. Ash (T6) - reduce by approx 3m. Beech (T7) - reduce and shape by approx 1m. Rowan (T8) - reduce by approx 3m and shape. - Section 211 notice
5 Melbourne Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EQ
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02039/PNME
Prior Notification under Class K of Part 17 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 for exploratory trenching at the Rookhope dump site
Land To The West Of Chapel House Chapel Terrace Rookhope DL13 2AH
Received 27 Jul 2026
DecidedDM/26/02040/FPA
Single-storey front extension and loft conversion
12 Church Lane Murton Seaham SR7 9RD
Received 4 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02041/FPA
Pitched roof extension to front and single storey extension to rear
16 Kentmere Spennymoor DL16 6UB
Received 5 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02043/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning approval DM/26/00350/FPA to increase ground floor window openings on rear and side walls of rear extension
4 Brentwood Court East Stanley Stanley DH9 6XW
Received 5 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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