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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

18,313Searchable applications

985Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 13,920 approved or refused records

718Refused applications

13,202 approved · 718 refused · 804 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/02404/FPA
Two storey in-fill extension to facilitate internal alterations to offices
Wyn Construction Services Hill Top Garage Cornsay Durham DH7 9EL
Received 9 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02407/FPA
Demolition of Building 10 and erection of single storey modular building providing two classrooms, two offices, two stores, an accessible WC and a kitchenette, associated hard surfacing and formation of a fenced multi use games area to the rear of Block 1.
Stainton Camp Stainton Grove Industrial Estate Stainton Grove Barnard Castle DL12 8TL
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02409/TPO
Reduce crown by 2-3 metres and reshape/remove all deadwood and storm damaged limbs, sever and remove Ivy (the larger of the 2 Ash trees) - TPO- CWUDC-1-1973
3 New Park Lane Crook DL15 9BA
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02410/FPA
Installation of an electric vehicle charging point to rear elevation of the off-shoot facing the highway
8 North Thorn Shield Row Stanley DH9 0LA
Received 10 Sept 2026
DecidedDM/26/02411/PNA
General purpose storage building for agricultural and forestry equipment.
Rogerley Sawmill Rogerley Quarry Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2QE
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02412/TPO
T1- sycamore - fell close to ground level as possible and T2 - birch - fell close to ground level
Brooklands 23A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02413/FPA
Single storey rear extension.
1 North Bitchburn Terrace North Bitchburn Crook DL15 8AL
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02414/RM
Reserved matters application relating to access and landscaping pursuant to DM/22/02718/OUT for one dwelling.
Eden Garden Plant Nursery Shotton Bank New Winning Castle Eden
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02415/OUT
Residential development of 2no. dwellings with associated works
Land To The North Of 5 Tees View Boldron DL12 9RN
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02416/DRC
Discharge of statutory BNG condition and conditions 3 (BNG), 4 (HMMP), 8 (sustainability), 9 (materials), 10 (windows and doors), 11 (cycle storage), 12 (EV charge point), 13 (hardstanding) and 15 (broadband) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01862/FPA.
6 Etherley Bank Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0LG
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02417/FPA
Single storey rear extension with render finish and render of rear elevation
44 Manor Drive Sacriston Durham DH7 6FJ
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02418/FPA
Replacement of the existing polycarbonate panels to the link bridges with a light-coloured Rockpanel rainscreen cladding system.
Sheraton House Sheraton Park Durham DH1 4FL
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02419/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Landscaping Submission); 6 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage); 9 (Barn Owl and Kestrel Mitigation); 10 (Surface Water Drainage) and 11 (External Lighting) pursuant to DM/25/02838/FPA.
Lea Foot Byers Brotherlee Bishop Auckland DL13 1SR
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02420/DRC
Discharge of statutory BNG condition in conjunction with condition 5 pursuant to DM/26/01234/FPA.
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02421/FPA
Installation of a 1.5 x 1.5m level, stone-paved platform with dressed stone kerbing to enable disabled access to the Terrace in the Lower Walled Garden at Old Durham Gardens.
Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02422/LB
Installation of two metal information signs on the boundary of Old Durham Gardens
Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02426/FPA
Installation of an EV charging point, with a Kerbo Charge EV channel, from the gate of the property to the roadside.
34 Commercial Street Cornsay Colliery Durham DH7 9BW
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02427/FPA
Removal of Existing Radius Walls with Replacement Sliding Gates
The Palms 3 Low Farm Bradbury Stockton On Tees TS21 2ET
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02428/CPO
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for conversion of existing garage into habitable space with increase in height of flat roof
19 Alexandra Close Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5ED
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02429/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 from planning permission DM/25/00610/VOC with regard to materialsSee also attached drawings for the house & garage
Land South East Of Jubilee House Whitehouse Avenue Burnhope DH7 0AJ
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02430/FPA
Two-storey rear extension
22 Frank Street Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2JF
Received 11 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02433/DRC
Discharge of condition no.3 (landscape) in pursuant to previous planning application DM/26/00876/FPA
Woodham Lodge Rushyford Ferryhill DL17 0NL
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02434/FPA
Removal of entrance porch and erection of new pitched roof over entrance porch and garage. New boundary fence to side and rear
2 Queens Drive Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2JJ
Received 14 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02435/FPA
Convert first garage into garden room, Convert second garage into workshop and store including new door and window openings including new boundary wall
17 East End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EB
Received 11 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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