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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

18,665Searchable applications

980Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,136 approved or refused records

729Refused applications

13,407 approved · 729 refused · 825 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/26/02713/LB
retrospective application to redesignate two rooms; block up two internal door openings; create new door opening
The Old Vicarage Church Square High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0HN
Received 8 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02717/FPA
Retention of the installation of gable bifold doors and enlargement of a kitchen window
Weyms Farm Mickle Hill Road Hesleden Hartlepool TS27 4PY
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02718/FPA
Retention of detached kennel
Weyms Farm Mickle Hill Road Hesleden Hartlepool TS27 4PY
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02719/NMA
Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/16/00547/FPA for the blocking up of two internal door openings, the formation of a new internal door opening, and the installation of a single-leaf door.
The Old Vicarage Church Square High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0HN
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02720/TCA
1. Beech - crown reduce/reshape by 4-5m and crown thin by 20% - Section 211 notice
Witton Hall High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02721/TPO
2. Group of Horse chestnut x2, Sycamore x2 and Lime x2 - crown lift to a height of 5-6m clearing back to the fence line - TPO - WVDC-1-2007
Witton Hall High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02722/DRC
Discharge of Planning Condtion 14 (Biodiversity Monitoring Report) of DM/23/02421/FPA (as amended by NMA applications DM/24/02506/NMA, DM/25/01330/NMA and DM/25/01959/NMA).
Sugar Hill Primary School Sheraton Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5NU
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02723/DRC
Discharge of condition 4 (Phase 4 verification report) pursuant to DM/25/02714/FPAThe development is required to be used from Monday 3rd November, so discharge of this condition in advance of this date would be greatly appreciated.
Coxhoe Primary School Cornforth Lane Coxhoe Durham DH6 4EJ
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02725/HPN
Single story rear extension of 4m (L) x 3.5m (W) x 3m (H)
24 Raby Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5NJ
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02726/TCA
Reduce crown and crown spread of 1 no. Ash (T803) by approximately 2 metres
Land North East Of 4 St Marys Close Shincliffe DH1 2ND
Received 9 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02732/FPA
New boundary walls to front of property to include lights, composite panelling and gates
10 Ramside Park Carrville Durham DH1 1NS
Received 12 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02733/NMA
Non material amendment pursuant to DM/26/00792/FPA for the replacement of garage door to bay window, replace timber fencing with brick wall and roof changes to the side extension to form one gable
Manor House 16 Sycamore Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2AG
Received 12 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02735/TCA
T1, T2, T3. Hawthorn - fell
Midgeholme Mordon Stockton On Tees TS21 2EY
Received 12 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02736/TCA
T9. Rowan - Crown lift to 3mT10. Elm - Crown lift to 3mT15. Lawson Cypress - Crown lift to 3m over neighbouring driveT16. Lawson Cypress - Crown lift to 3m over neighbouring driveT17. Western Red Cesar - Crown lift to 3m over neighbouring drive
Ceddesfield Hall Rectory Row Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AE
Received 12 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02737/TPO
T1. Ash - fell as close to current ground level as practical - TPO-DER-066
11 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
Received 12 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02739/TCA
Sorbus Intermedia (T20) - felling and removal, Acer Pseudoplatanus (T21, T22), Acer Platanoides (G1) - crown lift 5m
The Green Well Bank Aycliffe Village DL5 6LT
Received 12 Oct 2026
Pending DecisionDM/26/02749/TCA
T072 - Type not identified - Monolith to 8m or fell to ground level, T073 - Common Ash - Fell to ground leve, T074 - Common Ash - Fell to ground level- Section 211 notice
Land To The East Of Lane Head Cottage Ebchester DH8 0SR
Received 13 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02750/NMA
Non-material Amendment to approval ref DM/25/03071/FPA to revise scale and position of buttresses, relocation of the pedestrian access gate and inc. an access ramp and handrails and consequential revision to the parking layout
61 North Bondgate Bishop Auckland DL14 7PG
Received 13 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02758/FPA
Change of use from retail (Class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) with associated external alterations comprising extraction and ventilation equipment
Unit 2D Howletch Lane Peterlee SR8 2BL
Received 14 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02760/NMA
Non-material Amendment, pursuant to planning permission DM/21/00154/VOC (mixed use development comprising of leisure, retail, financial and professional services , food and drink, offices and residential units) to allow updated construction management plan.
Milburngate House Millburngate Durham DH1 5TL
Received 14 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02762/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/18/00894/FPA (hotel with commerical units) for an amendment to condition 5 to allow for an updated construction management plan.
Former Milburngate House Site Millburngate Durham DH1 5TL
Received 14 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02768/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 8 (remediation verification), 9 (external lighting), 10 (footway details) and 13 (travel plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/01244/FPA.
Land To The South Of Elstob Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe
Received 15 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02781/TCA
Lawson Cypress (Group 4, row of 7) - felling and removal, Ash (T14) - crown clean to remove deadwood
Hillside House Mordon Stockton On Tees TS21 2EY
Received 15 Oct 2026
Pending ConsiderationDM/26/02784/TCA
Pollard 1 no. Ash tree (T804)
Land To The East Of Yew Tree Cottage Bank Foot Shincliffe DH1 2PD
Received 9 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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