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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

19,198Searchable applications

985Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,449 approved or refused records

749Refused applications

13,700 approved · 749 refused · 859 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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More application records

Decided7/2013/0295/DM
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR ON EXISTING BUNGALOW
Meadow Crest St Cuthberts Crescent Trimdon Village Co Durham TS29 6PL
Received 25 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0294/DM
REMOVAL OF RENDER AND REPLACEMENT OF DOOR WITH WINDOW (RETROSPECTIVE)
18/19 East End Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3AU
Received 24 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0288/DM
CHANGE OF USE TO DWELLING WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION
Unit H1 Home Farm Windlestone Park Windlestone Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 0NF
Received 16 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0287/DM
CHANGE OF USE TO ESTATE AGENCY
Kiosk Adjacent To Aldi Foodstore Greenwell Road Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 4PD
Received 15 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0286/DM
INSTALLATION OF FRONT ACCESS RAMP
19 Walker Lane Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 5HL
Received 15 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0285/DM
FELLING OF 1NO WHITEBEAM (T21) AND CROWN LIFT TO 3.5M OF 24 TREES COVERED BY TPO SBC-30-2005
Land At Hamilton Close Newton Aycliffe
Received 15 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0284/DM
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INTERNAL / EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO LISTED BUILDINGS
The Old Hall Cottages Byers Green Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7PS
Received 15 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0283/PNC
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF OFFICES TO 2NO. DWELLINGS
The Old Hall Cottages Byers Green Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7PS
Received 15 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0282/DM
OUTLINE APPLICATION WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED FOR THE ERECTION OF 4NO DWELLINGS
2 Barnfield Road Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6EB
Received 15 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0280/DM
TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND GARAGE CONVERSION
10 Willow Drive Trimdon Station Co Durham TS29 6QP
Received 11 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0279/DM
ERECTION OF 47 DWELLINGS AS PART OF AMENDED LAYOUT TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED 287 DWELLINGS (7/2008/0051 AND 2012/0372)
Land At Dale Road Shildon Co Durham DL4 2RE
Received 11 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0278/DM
REPLACEMENT DWELLING
Melton House 11 Railway Terrace Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9JJ
Received 9 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0275/DM
CHANGE OF USE TO SINGLE DWELLING
Hare And Hounds PH Ferryhill Garmondsway Co Durham DL17 9DT
Received 27 Jun 2013
Decided7/2013/0274/DM
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
7 West End Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2BW
Received 3 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0272/PNH
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION WHICH WOULD EXTEND BEYOND THE REAR WALL OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE BY 3.3 METRES, BY 3.4 METRES WIDE AND HAVE A FLAT ROOF TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 2.7 METRES
63 The Meadows Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 2DW
Received 2 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0271/DM
BAY WINDOW TO FRONT SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
3 Walkworth Lane Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6UY
Received 1 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0270/DM
REMOVAL OF EXISTING HEDGE AND FENCE AND ERECTION OF NEW WALL AND RAILINGS TO THE FRONT
Berry Edge Todhills Bishop Auckland Co Durham DL14 8BB
Received 1 Jul 2013
Decided7/2013/0269/DM
OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR 120 DWELLINGS INCLUDING ACCESS AND LANDSCAPING (REVISED LOCATION OF ACCESS)
Land At And To West Of K Hartwall Ltd Butchers Race Green Lane Industrial Estate Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6BP
Received 28 Jun 2013
Decided7/2013/0268/DM
ERECTION OF PERMANENT CLASSROOM AND PARKING AREA
The Oaks Secondary School Rock Road Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7DB
Received 28 Jun 2013
Decided7/2013/0267/DM
CUT BACK 1NO BRANCH TO COMMON BOUNDARY
Land Adjacent To 21 Glebe Close Fishburn Co Durham TS21 4DE
Received 28 Jun 2013
Decided7/2013/0266/DM
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR PITCHED ROOF OVER GARAGE AND NEW DOORS
53 The Green West Cornforth Co Durham DL17 9JH
Received 28 Jun 2013
Decided7/2013/0265/DM
PITCHED ROOF OVER EXISTING GARAGE AND NEW GARAGE DOORS
53 The Green West Cornforth Co Durham DL17 9JH
Received 28 Jun 2013
Decided7/2013/0264/DM
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PLANNING PERMISSION 7/2010/0073/DM
Coupe Construction Ltd Hackworth Industrial Park Shildon Co Durham DL4 1HG
Received 26 Jun 2013
Decided7/2013/0263/DM
RENEWAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION 7/2010/0051/DM (121 DWELLINGS & 12 APARTMENTS)
Thrislington Depot West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9EU
Received 24 Jun 2013

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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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