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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

19,039Searchable applications

983Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,336 approved or refused records

740Refused applications

13,596 approved · 740 refused · 850 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Decided7/2013/0342/DM
INSTALLATION OF ATM TO SHOP FRONT
The Post Office 16 Market Street Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8JN
Received 16 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0341/DM
PART TWO STOREY PART FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION, GARAGE CONVERSION AND REAR CONSERVATORY
26 Zetland Hunt Newton Aycliffe DL5 7LQ
Received 16 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0340/DM
INSTALLATION OF NEW ACCESS GATES, FENCE AND ASSOCIATED GROUND WORKS
Impala Ltd Greenhills Business Park Enterprise Way Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6JB
Received 15 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0339/DM
ERECTION OF DOUBLE GARAGE
Land To The Rear Of 187 Durham Road Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6JU
Received 15 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0338/DM
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR AGRICULTURAL STORAGE BUILDING
Skibbereen Farm Green Lane Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6JH
Received 15 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0337/DM
ERECTION OF DWELLINGHOUSE
Land To The West Of 1 To 2 Kirk Grove Kirk Merrington DL16 7GA
Received 15 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0336/DM
CHANGE OF USE OF GARAGE TO TATTOO STUDIO INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS
2 The Crescent Chilton Co Durham DL17 0EP
Received 14 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0335/PNH
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION MEASURING 4.4 METRES IN LENGTH, 2.5 METRES IN WIDTH AND 3.5 METRES IN HEIGHT
16 Winterton Cottages Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 3DZ
Received 14 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0334/DM
EXTENSION TO INDUSTRIAL UNIT AND FORMATION OF EXTERNAL SKIP STORAGE AREA
Unit 11 All Saints Industrial Estate Shildon Co Durham DL4 2RD
Received 13 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0333/DM
SINGLE STOREY FRONT/SIDE EXTENSION
1 Lingard Walk Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 5EF
Received 13 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0332/DM
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS
11 East Parade Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 3AX
Received 13 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0331/DM
ERECTION OF GRANNY ANNEX TO SIDE/FRONT INCLUDING 2NO DORMER WINDOWS ON NORTH ROOF SLOPE
7 Rookwood Hunt Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 7LS
Received 9 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0330/DM
CHANGE OF USE OF OPEN SPACE TO SIDE TO PRIVATE GARDEN, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, 0.9 METRE WALL TO FRONT/SIDE AND 2.1 METRE WALL TO REAR/SIDE
15 Nelson Walk Whitworth Park Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7RH
Received 12 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0329/DM
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING LEAN TO AND ERECTION OF TWO AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS
1 Freville Street Shildon Co Durham DL4 1JT
Received 12 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0328/DM
RETENTION OF 6NO. HORSE FIELD SHELTERS
Merrington Lane Stables Merrington Road Spennymoor DL16 7HD
Received 9 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0327/DM
FRONT PORCH
20 Whitworth Meadows Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7BH
Received 9 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0325/PNH
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION (TO EXISTING EXTENSION) 2.7 METRES IN LENGTH, 2.5 METRES IN WIDTH AND 3.8 METRES IN HEIGHT
Meadow View Main Road Eldon Bishop Auckland Co Durham DL14 8UN
Received 8 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0324/DM
ERECTION OF DETACHED PITCHED ROOF GARAGE
Ryehill Blue House Estate Kirk Merrington Co Durham DL16 7JD
Received 9 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0323/DM
INSTALLATION OF AIR CONDITIONING UNITS (RETROSPECTIVE)
Bewick Crescent Surgery Bewick Crescent Newton Aycliffe Co Durham
Received 8 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0322/DM
INSTALLATION OF FRONT ACCESS PLATFORM AND STEP LIFT
118 Mayfields Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6TT
Received 8 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0321/DM
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS
4 Main Street Shildon Co Durham DL4 1DB
Received 8 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0320/DM
EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDING AND ERECTION OF DETACHED GARAGE AND ACCESS
4 Main Street Shildon Co Durham DL4 1DB
Received 8 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0319/DM
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION INCLUDING RAMP ACCESS
14 Rushyford Drive Chilton Co Durham DL17 0EB
Received 7 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0318/DM
ENGINEERING OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL RAILWAY TRACK
Land To The South Of Lidl Moordale Road And Adjacent Railway Line Newton Aycliffe Co Durham
Received 7 Aug 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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