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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

18,225Searchable applications

985Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 13,884 approved or refused records

714Refused applications

13,170 approved · 714 refused · 802 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02344/FPA
Alterations to existing shopfront comprising re-decoration, replacement timber doors and windows with entrance ramp and installation of internal security shutter
Faru 29 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD
Received 4 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02345/AD
1no externally illuminated fascia sign and 1no externally illuminated projecting sign
Faru 29 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD
Received 4 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02346/TCA
1. Birch - reduce and reshape 2-2.5m
Devonshire House Nursing Home 10 - 11 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW
Received 4 Sept 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/02347/FPA
Single storey front extension
9 Jutland Terrace Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9NG
Received 4 Sept 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/02348/TPO
T1 Ash- Extensive ash dieback- Pollard to 6m- TPO-DER-084
Hillcrest House Sheephill Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6NA
Received 4 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02349/FPA
Removal of existing detached garage and erection of new detached garage in its place
Rosemount House 1 Waldridge Road Chester-le-street DH2 3AB
Received 4 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02351/FPA
10 no. new full height guillotine window installations with lower level plant window boxes.
Akarsu Turkish Restaurant & Grill 21 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RB
Received 4 Sept 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/02352/FPA
Single storey side extension
Canobie Villa 10 The Avenue Greencroft Stanley DH9 8NX
Received 4 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02353/RM
Reserved Matters application pursuant to planning permission DM/22/00209/OUT for one dwelling
Plot 52 Dunelm Stables Thornley DH6 3BN
Received 3 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02355/DRC
Discharge of condition 4 (management plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02917/FPA
7 Kensington Bishop Auckland DL14 6HX
Received 7 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02357/FPA
Replacement Fence 1.8m to side of property
51 Inglenook Close Crook DL15 8GA
Received 7 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02359/FPA
Proposed fence to yard, auto-sliding doors to west elevation, manual escape gate to existing yard, car park alterations and covered trolley park
1 Fylands Drive Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland DL14 9AH
Received 7 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02360/TCA
Cedar (T1) - felling, removal and replacement with 3no Hawthorne Trees
3 Tudhoe Hall Farm Court Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6LB
Received 7 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02361/TCA
T1 (Sycamore): Light reduction of the northern and north-eastern canopy by approximately 0.5-1m
West End Barningham Richmond DL11 7DU
Received 7 Sept 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/02362/HPN
Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 4.75m, an eaves height of 2.72m and a total height of 3.95m
70 Picktree Lodge Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 4DJ
Received 7 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationTPO/442/2026
Land at Colliery Road Bearpark Tree Preservation Order
Colliery Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7AU
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02363/HPN
Single storey flat roofed rear extension with roof light
3 Agricultural Cottages Littlethorpe Peterlee SR8 3UD
Received 4 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02364/DRC
Discharge of conditions 3 (noise mitigation), 5 (broadband), 6 (gas emissions), 7 (materials) pursuant to planning application DM/22/02718/OUT for one bungalow.
Eden Garden Plant Nursery Shotton Bank New Winning Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TF
Received 4 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02365/FPA
Single storey rear extension
30 Thorngate Barnard Castle DL12 8QB
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02366/LB
Single storey rear extension
30 Thorngate Barnard Castle DL12 8QB
Received 7 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02367/FPA
Conversion of garage into habitable room, construct tiled roof over garage, utility and 'bay' and build up part of lounge window
42 Hylton Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5LS
Received 7 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02368/FPA
Single storey side extension. demolition and rebuilding of stone boundary wall.
1 The Terrace Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0EY
Received 7 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02370/FPA
Demolition of existing storage building and erection of stable block.
Howe - Hall House Sunderland Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3TR
Received 7 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02371/DRC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Tree Planting) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00149/FPA
Lanchester Dairies Upper Houses Farm Yeckhouse Lane Lanchester Durham DH7 0RL
Received 7 Sept 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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