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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

17,399Searchable applications

976Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 13,337 approved or refused records

690Refused applications

12,647 approved · 690 refused · 754 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 ConsiderationDM/26/02071/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 15 (Highway Details), 20 (Landscaping), 28 (Substation) and 29 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01404/FPA.
Land To The North West Of 17 Quilstyle Road Wheatley Hill DH6 3RF
Received 5 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02072/FPA
Single storey rear extension
31 St Marys Close Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3BB
Received 3 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02073/PNA
Prior notification for erection of building with steel portal frame, fibre cement roof, concrete panels with yorkshire boarding above and two large double sliding doors
Land To The West Of Lunds Lane Greencroft DH8 7SY
Received 7 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02074/FPA
Erection of classroom building
Forest Park School Durham Way South Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6XP
Received 7 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02075/NMA
Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03617/FPA to allow all window colours to be anthracite grey and alterations to Plots 46-48 rear boundary type.
Land North And East Of Petwell Cottage Sunderland Road Easington Village SR8 3AT
Received 7 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02078/NMA
Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03333/VOC to allow additional details to external elevation treatment to the amenity block buildings including repositioning of door and window openings and minor adjustment to the siting of statics of plots 18 -21 to avoid an exclusion zone around the NPG 'Sandbed Stables' power pole.
Meadow Farm Park Ramshaw Lane Ramshaw Bishop Auckland DL14 0NB
Received 7 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02079/VOC
Variation of Condition 2 of planning application DM/24/03087/FPA to increase the size of first floor extension.
7 Mulberry Grove Hobson Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6ET
Received 7 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02080/TCA
T1 sycamore reduce and reshape by 3 meters
9 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Received 7 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02081/TCA
T1. Plum - crown reduce and reshape by 1.5m T2. Rowan - crown reduce and reshape by 0.5m
11 Nevilledale Terrace Durham DH1 4QG
Received 7 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02082/FPA
Agricultural building for livestock, feed store and equipment
Land To The West Of Heather Heath Ebchester Hill Ebchester DH8 6RX
Received 10 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02083/FPA
Proposed replacement dwelling
Osborne Bungalow Toft Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 0JB
Received 7 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02084/FPA
Single storey rear extension
8 Rosedale Road Belmont Durham DH1 2AS
Received 10 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02087/FPA
Two storey side extension, single storey extension, porch to front and extend existing hardstanding
23 Carrowmore Road Chester-le-Street DH2 3DY
Received 5 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02091/FPA
Change of use from open space to domestic curtilage with 1.8m boundary fence
6 St Lukes Crescent Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3NL
Received 7 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02092/TCA
Crown thinning works to an apple tree
The Cottage Langton Darlington DL2 3HB
Received 6 Aug 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/02093/FPA
13ft by 10ft log cabin to use as a hair salon
19 Northampton Road Peterlee SR8 2BY
Received 10 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02094/PN56
Prior notification of the installation of Photovoltaic Panels under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
Tesco Extra Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9AB
Received 10 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02095/DRC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscaping Scheme), Condition 8 (Archaeological Report), Condition 10 (Intrusive Coal Report), Condition 18 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to planning application DM/23/02397/FPA (Erection of 5no. dwellings)
Land North Of 1-4 Bow View Ushaw Moor DH7 7BY
Received 10 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02096/NMA
Non material amendment to planning approval DM/24/03020/FPA to include additional windows on eastern and western elevations, remove rooflights, increase overall height of main dwelling by 250mm and offshoot to north by 700mm
Land South West Of 43 West End (Formerly 41 West End) Wolsingham DL13 3DJ
Received 10 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02097/FPA
Agricultural building to house livestock
Hill House Farm Shadforth Durham DH6 1NL
Received 10 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02098/FPA
Conversion of existing garage to a family room and addition of a WC
30 Cleveland View Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8NE
Received 10 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02099/FPA
Demolition of existing rear outbuildings and erection of a single-storey rear extension.
The Grange Gilmonby Barnard Castle DL12 9LR
Received 10 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02100/AD
4no. Fascia signs and 1no. Totem Sign
Ponds Court Business Park Genesis Way Consett DH8 5XP
Received 10 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02101/FPA
Change of use from paddock to domestic curtilage, conversion of outbuilding to garage and addition of new garage building
Mount Pleasant Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PF
Received 10 Aug 2026

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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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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