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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
18,951Searchable applications
982Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,297 approved or refused records
736Refused applications

13,561 approved · 736 refused · 843 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided7/2014/0020/DM

    ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY TO REAR

    10 Queens Park Road Durham Gate Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6NQ

    Received 23 Jan 2014
  2. Decided7/2013/0450/DM

    CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL

    Gillespies Dental Surgery 13 Church Street Shildon Co Durham DL4 1DS

    Received 17 Oct 2013
  3. Decided7/2013/0449/DM

    CONVERSION OF INTEGRAL GARAGE TO STUDY AND STORE ROOMS

    6 Beningborough Court Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7GG

    Received 17 Oct 2013
  4. Decided7/2013/0447/DM

    RE-DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL SITE TO INCLUDE PART DEMOLITION AND REBUILDING OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING OFFICE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

    Gestamp Plant 1 Groat Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 6EP

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  5. Decided7/2013/0446/DM

    ERECTION OF 3NO. DWELLINGS

    The Old Locomotive Horse Close Lane Trimdon Colliery Co Durham TS29 6LL

    Received 16 Oct 2013
  6. Decided7/2013/0445/DM

    NEW DOORS TO EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS, LIQUID NITROGEN TANKS FILL POINT AND SCREEN

    Netpark Incubator 1 Thomas Wright Way Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3FD

    Received 16 Oct 2013
  7. Decided7/2013/0444/DM

    CHANGE OF USE TO ART STUDIO/WORKSHOP

    Dunelm Fine Art Villiers Street Spennymoor DL16 6AL

    Received 15 Oct 2013
  8. Decided7/2013/0443/DM

    ERECTION OF RAMP TO FRONT OF DWELLING

    12 Creighton Road Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 5AA

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  9. Decided7/2013/0442/DM

    ERECTION OF BOUNDARY FENCE

    Blue Ridge House Ferryhill Station Co Durham DL17 6BA

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  10. Decided7/2013/0441/DM

    CONSENT TO DISPLAY 2NO. NON ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS

    Unit 8 Northfield Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 5AZ

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  11. Decided7/2013/0440/DM

    CHANGE OF USE TO GYM

    Unit 8 Northfield Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 5AZ

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  12. Decided7/2013/0439/DM

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR ANNEXE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW OFFICES AND BEAUTY SALON

    7/8 Clyde Terrace Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7LD

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  13. Decided7/2013/0438/DM

    PORCH TO FRONT OF HOUSE

    49 Linden Road West Cornforth Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 9NR

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  14. Decided7/2013/0437/DM

    CHANGE OF USE TO TATTOO STUDIO

    4 Redesdale Court Trimdon Grange Co Durham TS29 6LE

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  15. Decided7/2013/0436/DM

    TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    20 Bryan Street Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6DN

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  16. Decided7/2013/0435/DM

    INSERTION OF NEW WINDOW AT FIRST FLOOR IN NORTH FACING GARAGE

    292 Morrison Close Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 4QZ

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  17. Decided7/2013/0434/DM

    SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    29 Ashtree Close Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 4FD

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  18. Decided7/2013/0433/DM

    ERECTION OF FRONT ENTRANCE, LOBBY AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    St Pauls Centre Ltd St Pauls Gardens Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7LR

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  19. Decided7/2013/0432/DM

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING FACTORY UNIT

    Unit 10 All Saints Industrial Estate Shildon DL4 2RD

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  20. Decided7/2013/0431/DM

    SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    20 The Grange Newton Aycliffe DL5 4SZ

    Received 9 Oct 2013
  21. Decided7/2013/0413/DM

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF 8NO. DWELLINGS WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

    The Binchester Albion Street Middlestone Moor Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7AP

    Received 27 Sept 2013
  22. Decided7/2013/0411/DM

    TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    44 Lowther Drive Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 4UL

    Received 30 Sept 2013
  23. Decided7/2013/0410/DM

    ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH

    16 Stanhope Close Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6LZ

    Received 30 Sept 2013
  24. Decided7/2013/0409/DM

    DEMOLITION OF THURLOW GRANGE AND CONSTRUCTION OF 21NO. DWELLINGS

    Thurlow Grange Thurlow Road Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 2EB

    Received 27 Sept 2013

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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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