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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

18,575Searchable applications

980Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,086 approved or refused records

725Refused applications

13,361 approved · 725 refused · 821 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Sept 2012 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/02644/PND
Prior Approval for the demolition of agricultural buildings (north east of 1 Low Houses)
Low Houses West And East Low Houses Newbiggin DL12 0UJ
Received 2 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02645/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 10 (Highway Adoptions Details), 18 (Contamination Verification), and 24 (Tree Planting) pursuant to consent DM/24/03202/FPA.
Land East And North Of Malvern Crescent Seaham SR7 8AU
Received 2 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02646/TPO
T26, 29, 6, 14, 20. Sycamores - fell T11, 17. Maples - fell T2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10,12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31. Sycamores - Crown reduce and height reduction by 20-25%T30. Lime - Crown reduce and height reduction by 20-25%
The Cottage Newfield Terrace Front Street Newfield Chester-le-Street DH2 2SN
Received 2 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02648/FPA
Renewal of the existing internal and external perimeter CCTV camera posts
HM Prison Frankland Finchale Avenue Brasside Durham DH1 5YD
Received 2 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02650/FPA
Ground floor utility & conservatory extension, first floor bedroom extension
1 The Courtyard Edward Street Craghead Stanley DH9 6EW
Received 5 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02651/LB
Proposal seeks to form three new airbricks within plinth course to front elevation.
24 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AT
Received 5 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02653/VOC
Variation of condition 15 (contamination) to alter the wording of the condition to be amended to allow the Phase 4 verification to be submitted within 6 months of occupation of the dwellings and condition 23 (accessible and adaptable dwellings) to allow the condition to be changed to a compliance condition pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03169/FPA for 42no. bungalows.
Land West Of Petrol Filling Station Bank Top Terrace Trimdon Village TS29 6PW
Received 5 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02655/FPA
Use of outbuildings for residential use (2 dwellings) with associated alterations.
Outbuildings West Farm Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL
Received 5 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02656/AD
Application to display advertisements at Bus Shelters relating to permission references DM/26/00534/FPA and DM/25/02485/FPA at Dalton Park, Murton, SR7 9HU.
Dalton Park Murton Seaham SR7 9HU
Received 5 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationTPO/444/2026
12 St Charles Road Tudhoe Tree Preservation Order 2026
12 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY
Received 2 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02657/LB
Internal alterations to accommodate a bakery, external painting and installation of window stickers
26 The Bank Barnard Castle DL12 8PQ
Received 5 Oct 2026
DecidedDM/26/02659/TCA
Multiple deciduous common species - Small leaved lime Tilia Cordata, Wild Cheery Prunus Avium, Elm Ulmus with serrated leaf - Trees are to be shapped and trimmed only. - Section 211 notice
1 Convent Gardens Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DB
Received 5 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02660/TPO
T1. Beech - Crown lift to 5m over roadT5. Beech - Crown lift to 5m over roadT6. Beech - Crown lift to 5m over road. Prune clear of road light
Ceddesfield Hall Rectory Row Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AE
Received 5 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02661/FPA
Canopy to front of the property
Bienvenu Hill View No Place Stanley DH9 0QT
Received 5 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02662/FPA
Pitched roof porch to front
86 Brookside Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6RU
Received 6 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02664/PA56
Application for prior approval for GRP enclosures at the EGL1 site
Field North Of Coop House Wood And South Of The Jade Business Park Access Road Windermere Road South Hetton SR7 9TP
Received 2 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02665/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 straw, hay and feed
Land At The South East Of Strickland Park Moor Lane Kinninvie DL12 8SA
Received 6 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02666/FPA
Erection of a general purpose livestock building
Low House Farm Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7QD
Received 6 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02669/FPA
Single storey front extension
3 Musgrave Gardens Gilesgate Durham DH1 1PN
Received 6 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02671/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 8 (Highway Works), 9 (Highway Works), 14 (Replacement Tree Planting), and 17 (Contamination Verification) pursuant to consent DM/24/03213/FPA.
Land At Greenwood Avenue Burnhope DH7 0AN
Received 6 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02674/TPO
1 -Horse Chestnut - Crown thin by 15%, clearing the utility wires as part of the thin. 2 -Sycamore - Remove major deadwood, crown thin by upto 10% to remove minor crossing branches and to improve the form of the tree. TPO-DER-033H
Shotley Cottage 28 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HA
Received 6 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02676/NMA
Non material amendment to condition 6 of planning permission DM/23/02526/FPA to allow the bat licence requirement to be amended to the commencement of works affecting the bat roosts/existing building.
2 Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW
Received 6 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02678/TPO
Horse Chestnut (T65) - felling and removal
The Hermitage Chester-le-street DH2 3RG
Received 6 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02679/LB
Internal alterations to form new coffee shop, with alterations to internal ventilation, external decorations and alterations to existing stonework. Formation of new counter,fixed seating ,disabled toilet and kitchen prep area.
6 - 7 Market Place Durham DH1 3HL
Received 6 Oct 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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