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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

17,834Searchable applications

984Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 13,668 approved or refused records

703Refused applications

12,965 approved · 703 refused · 778 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/02284/AD
2no. non-illuminated fascia signs and 1no. non-illuminated sign to side
13-14 Seaside Lane South Easington Colliery SR8 3PN
Received 28 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02285/FPA
Rear double & single storey extensions
3 St Johns Road Shildon DL4 1LT
Received 28 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02286/FPA
Proposed mixed use stables and agricultural building
The Meadows Horse Close Lane Trimdon Colliery Trimdon Station TS29 6LP
Received 28 Aug 2026
DecidedDM/26/02289/NMA
Non-material amendment to update the Construction Phase Plan approved under Condition 12 of planning permission DM/24/01173/FPA, in order to take into account the construction and school traffic management proposals required to facilitate the continuation of the Phase 3 demolition and refurbishment works to take account of the extended time required to remove asbestos from the site.
St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG
Received 1 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02290/FPA
Change of use of open amenity land to private garden with erection of boundary fence
Land To The East Of 11 Belsay Close Ferryhill DL17 8SX
Received 1 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02291/FPA
Installation of a wall-mounted electric vehicle charging point to the front elevation of the property
2 Whitwell Terrace Crook DL15 9NQ
Received 1 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02293/FPA
Two storey and single storey rear extension
8 Montalbo Road Barnard Castle DL12 8BP
Received 26 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02294/FPA
Rear extension to form 3no. additional classrooms - allows the current temporary classroom accommodation to be removed from the front playground area
Wheatley Hill Primary School Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3RQ
Received 1 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02295/TPO
Tree 1 - Chestnut- crown reduction and general prune, clearing limbs from close by cables. Tree 2 - Sycamore - crown reduction and general pruning, removal of limbs overhanging cables and highway. - TPO-DER-033H
Shotley Cottage 28 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HA
Received 1 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02296/LB
Partial dismantling and rebuilding of a portion of walled garden, repair and conservation works to masonry walls and coping stones and replacement of concrete cappings with new stone copings
The Hall Croxdale Durham DH6 5JP
Received 1 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02297/TCA
Felling and removal of 7no Leylandii
Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE
Received 1 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02298/TCA
Ash (T5) - crown lift to 4m, Larch (T8) - prune back crown by 3m, Birch x2 and Beech (T10) - felling and removal (Amended Description)
The Pump House Cottage Houghall Farm Lane Houghall Durham DH1 3PJ
Received 1 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02299/DRC
Discharge of condition 4 (verification report) in part in respect of Plots 10 - 12 and Plots 15-17 and Public Open Space only pursuant to DM/23/03312/VOC
Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY
Received 1 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02300/FPA
Demolition of existing social club and erection of two pairs of semi-detached houses with parking to the rear for six vehicles.
St Cuthberts RC Social Club Lumley Terrace Chester-le-street DH3 3NQ
Received 2 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02301/PIP
Conversion of former agricultural storage building to 1no residential dwelling.
Barn To The North Of Langley Wood House Sleetburn Lane Langley Moor DH7 8LQ
Received 28 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02305/FPA
Conversion of detached garage to garden room with installation of roof lights
20 Woodward Road Spennymoor DL16 7US
Received 2 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02306/FPA
Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). (amended plans 5.10.26)
6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH
Received 2 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02307/LB
Listed Building Consent for a change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). (amended plans 5.10.26)
6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH
Received 2 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02308/CEU
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of land to the rear of 27 Badgers Wood, Stanley as residential garden amenity space.
27 Badgers Wood Kip Hill Stanley DH9 0HR
Received 2 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02309/VOC
Removal of agricultural occupancy condition (Condition 2) attached to planning permission reference 99/8, dated 19 July 1973.
The Poplars Ragpathside Farm Ragpath Lane Cornsay Durham DH7 0SX
Received 2 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02310/FPA
Loft conversion in existing bungalow with creation of 2no. dormers (front and rear); including rooflight and 1no. gable end window. Extension to front elevation to create porch. Demolition of existing single garage and creation of garden room/workshop building.
12 Deans Walk Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HA
Received 2 Sept 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/02311/LB
Targeted intrusive investigations to the Grade II* listed Tythe Barn (No. 1120616) and Grade II listed, Barns West (Officers Club (No. 1323279)), Barns east (Dojo (No. 1323279)), Link Building (No. 1323279) and the courtyard wall
H M Prison Durham 19B Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HU
Received 2 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02312/FPA
Demolition of abandoned farm buildings, reduction in height of existing stone barn wall to form new boundary wall; and construction of a single two-storey four-bedroom dwelling.
South Farm Dalton-le-dale Seaham SR7 8QT
Received 2 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02313/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 erection of agricultural building for storage of solid manure
Westholme Farm Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8QP
Received 2 Sept 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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