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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

19,136Searchable applications

984Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,398 approved or refused records

746Refused applications

13,652 approved · 746 refused · 855 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided7/2013/0524/DM
EXTERNAL VERANDA TO FRONT AND EXTERNAL COURTYARD TO REAR INCLUDING ALTERATION TO ELEVATIONS
The Black Bull 2 Main Street Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8LA
Received 11 Dec 2013
Decided7/2013/0523/DM
ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL GRAIN STORE BUILDING
Crawleas Farm Leasingthorne Bishop Auckland Co Durham DL14 8EQ
Received 11 Dec 2013
Decided7/2013/0522/DM
ERECTION OF 1NO. DWELLING
The Pippins Land To The Rear Of 17 North End Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 2AZ
Received 10 Dec 2013
Decided7/2013/0520/DM
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE/REAR EXTENSION AND DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE, WORKSHOP AND STORE AT FOOT OF REAR GARDEN
71 Chestnut Avenue Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7SW
Received 10 Dec 2013
Decided7/2013/0519/DM
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
Hutton House Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2EP
Received 10 Dec 2013
Decided7/2013/0518/DM
CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO ALLOW FOR CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING
Park House Farm Horse Close Lane Trimdon Co Durham TS29 6LS
Received 6 Dec 2013
Decided7/2013/0517/DM
CHANGE OF USE TO RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME
High View Country House Kirk Merrington Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7JT
Received 6 Dec 2013
Decided7/2013/0516/DM
ERECTION OF INDUSTRIAL UNIT
Unit 8 Hackworth Industrial Estate Byerley Road Shildon DL4 1HW
Received 6 Dec 2013
Decided7/2013/0405/DM
CHANGE OF USE FROM AMENITY LAND TO PRIVATE GARDEN (RETROSPECTIVE)
1 Farfield Manor Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 3NR
Received 27 Sept 2013
Decided7/2013/0404/DM
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARDEN ROOM AND ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT
Hillcrest House Front Street South Trimdon Village Co Durham TS29 6LY
Received 26 Sept 2013
Decided7/2013/0403/DM
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS TO FRONT ELEVATION
31 Front Street Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 3AT
Received 26 Sept 2013
Decided7/2013/0402/DM
CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNIT TO RESIDENTIAL
51 Attwood Terrace Tudhoe Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6TE
Received 25 Sept 2013
Decided7/2013/0309/DM
RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF APPEARANCE, SCALE, LAYOUT AND LANDSCAPING OF 30 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS RELATING TO 7/2008/0488/DM
Former Black & Decker Green Lane Spennymoor DL16 6JG
Received 1 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0308/DM
SINGLE STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO THE REAR (RESUBMISSION)
11 Front Street Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 3AT
Received 1 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0307/DM
OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF 6NO. RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS WITH SOME MATTERS RESERVED
Bluebell Filling Station Greenfield Way Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 7JL
Received 1 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0306/DM
ERECTION OF PORCH TO FRONT, PITCHED ROOF OVER EXISTING GARAGE TO SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
31 Ridgeside Kirk Merrington Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7HF
Received 1 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0305/DM
CHANGE OF USE FROM ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION COMPOUND TO FACILITY FOR THE STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND DRAINAGE EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS
The Compound Preston West Cottage Preston Le Skerne Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 6JH
Received 31 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0303/DM
CHANGE OF USE TO DWELLINGHOUSE
5 The Square Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AB
Received 31 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0302/PNH
ERECTION OF FLAT ROOFED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION 5 METRES IN LENGTH AND 2.5 METRES IN HEIGHT
13 Pasture Row Eldon Co Durham DL14 8UZ
Received 30 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0301/DM
50% POLLARDING / PRUNING OF 1NO. WILLOW TREE
4 Rectory Row Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 2BL
Received 29 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0299/DM
SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, DECKING TO REAR AND RETAINING WALL AND 1.2M-1.8M HIGH FENCE TO SIDE
37 Thirlmere Road Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8HA
Received 30 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0298/DM
CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO SIDE AND FRONT OF PROPERTY FROM OPEN SPACE TO PRIVATE GARDEN AND ERECTION OF 1-2M HIGH BOUNDARY WALL
1 St Andrews Court Woodham Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 4XA
Received 29 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0297/DM
25% HEIGHT REDUCTION OF 1NO. SYCAMORE
Land To The Rear Of 4 Church View Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AY
Received 26 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0296/DM
ERECTION OF PART FIRST FLOOR PART TWO STOREY FRONT/SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
14 Wynyard Court Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 7LD
Received 26 Jul 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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