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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

17,579Searchable applications

979Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 13,491 approved or refused records

698Refused applications

12,793 approved · 698 refused · 766 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries

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

DecidedDM/26/02161/DRC
Discharge of conditions 5 (engineering details), 6 (open space maintenance) and 7 (landscape phasing) pursuant to DM/22/00511/RM (as amended by DM/26/01949/NMA)
Cell R7 Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02163/FPA
Change of use from vacant Sui Generis Class unit, previously 'Kitchen 23' hot food takeaway, to Class E nail bar; exterior alterations to provide a new colour scheme
60A Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 1BS
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02164/AD
1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1no. projecting sign
60A Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 1BS
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02166/FPA
Side extension and replacement of oil fired heating with air source heat pump.
1 Satley Farm Cottages Browney Bank Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4HT
Received 18 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02167/NMA
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00195/FPA to allow rentention of existing shopfront to unit 2 and installation of internal staircase to unit 1
81 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AJ
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02168/FPA
Installation of 10 No. Ground Mounted Solar Panels
Castle Brae Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02169/FPA
Alterations to the existing house with a two-storey rear extension
Streatlam Grove Farm Streatlam Barnard Castle DL12 8UA
Received 18 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02170/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Materials) and 11 (Contaminated Land) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00618/FPA.
Land To The West Of Tanfield Manor Tanfield DH9 9PU
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02172/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (Property and Tenant Management Plan), Condition 4 (external cycle storage) and condition 5 (bin store provision) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01124/FPA.
27 Pine Avenue Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2EX
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02173/LB
Replacement of three timber doors with identical new timber doors
5 Town Head Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DA
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02175/CEU
Existing use of the property as a small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) within Use Class C4 (comprising 6 en-suite bedrooms and communal living and kitchen facilities).
18 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6AH
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02176/FPA
Side extension
Brass Castle Farm Waldridge Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02177/FPA
Erection of 3no two storey detached dwellings
Land To The South East Of 20 Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6TQ
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02178/FPA
Siting of 28no. holiday chalets including one management office with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Hammer And Pincers Caravan And Camp Site Preston Lane Preston-le-skerne DL5 6JH
Received 19 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02180/FPA
Change of use of existing storage unit and yard to a dog exercise and recreation facility (Sui Generis).
Unit 7 Wingate Grange Industrial Estate Wingate TS28 5AH
Received 19 Aug 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/02181/FPA
Change of use of public open space to private garden land.
Land North Of 2 Armstrong Drive Willington DL15 0GB
Received 19 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02184/FPA
Replacement porch to front
37 Dunelm Walk Leadgate Consett DH8 7QT
Received 19 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02186/DRC
Discharge Condition 14 of Planning Permission DM/25/02827/FPA
7 Atherton Street Durham DH1 4DJ
Received 19 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02187/TPO
Pruning work to Ash (T1) and Sycamore (T2) - 2.5m clearance from property
32 Westcott Terrace Ferryhill DL17 8NS
Received 19 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02188/HPN
Prior Approval for rear extension
21A York Villas Tudhoe Spennymoor DL16 6LP
Received 19 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02191/AD
Advertisement consent for x3 panels; x2 fixed to existing posts and x1 fixed to a new post.
Pharmacy Station View Medical Centre 29A Escomb Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6AB
Received 20 Aug 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/02192/FPA
Single storey rear extension
5 Derwent Avenue Crook DL15 8PD
Received 20 Aug 2026
DecidedSCR/26/00006
Redevelopment of the former college site to provide a specialist educational facility
Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU
Received 18 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02194/CPO
Single storey extension to the side of the existing bungalow
5 Pringle Grove New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7JS
Received 20 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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