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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

19,249Searchable applications

985Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,478 approved or refused records

750Refused applications

13,728 approved · 750 refused · 863 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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

Decided7/2013/0492/DM
25% CROWN THINNING OF 1NO. ASH TREE
2 The Park Bishop Middleham Co Durham DL17 9AH
Received 21 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0491/DM
CHANGE OF USE FROM ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION COMPOUND TO BUILDING FOR THE STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND DRAINAGE EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS (RESUBMISSION)
The Compound Preston West Cottage Preston Le Skerne Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 6JH
Received 19 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0490/DM
APPLICATION TO DISPLAY FASCIA STYLE SIGNAGE
4 Neville Parade Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 5DH
Received 15 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0489/DM
CHANGE OF USE FROM PET SHOP (A1) TO ESTATE AGENTS (A2)
4 Neville Parade Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 5DH
Received 15 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0488/DM
CHANGE OF USE TO GARAGE AND MOT STATION WITH VEHICLE SALES
Former Bluebell Garage And Garden Centre Greenfield Way Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 7LE
Received 15 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0487/DM
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING BUILDING, INCREASE IN HEIGHT OF EXISTING ROOF STRUCTURE
Gestamp Tallent Plant 4 Newton Aycliffe Industrial Estate Co Durham DL5 6EP
Received 15 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0486/DM
SECOND STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO THE REAR, LOFT CONVERSION INCLUDING REAR DORMER WINDOW
8 Eden Terrace Kirk Merrington Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7JP
Received 18 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0485/DM
ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT GARAGE TO REAR
12 Tudhoe Lane Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6LL
Received 18 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0484/DM
REPOSITIONING OF WAR MEMORIAL AND ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING WORKS
Church Street Bishop Middleham Co Durham DL17 9AF
Received 15 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0483/PNC
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO AGRICULTURAL PLANT AND MACHINERY STORE
Heley House Farm Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 2HS
Received 11 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0482/DM
ERECTION OF DETACHED PITCHED ROOF TRIPLE GARAGE TWO STOREY PITCHED ROOF GAMES ROOM AND PORCH EXTENSION
Low House Farm Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7QD
Received 14 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0481/DM
INSTALLATION OF FRONT ACCESS RAMP
17 Sunnydale Shildon Co Durham DL4 2ES
Received 13 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0480/DM
FELLING OF 1NO. RED CEDAR (THUJA PLICATA)
Shute House Rectory Row Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 2AE
Received 11 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0479/DM
1NO. NON ILLUMINATED FREESTANDING SIGN BOARD
Land To The West Of Entrance To Fishburn Industrial Estate Fishburn Co Durham TS21 4AJ
Received 8 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0478/DM
FORMATION OF SURFACE WATER STORAGE POND WITH ASSOCIATED FENCING, FOOTPATHS, BOARDWALKS AND LANDSCAPING
Site Opposite Coblers Hall Newton Aycliffe
Received 7 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0477/DM
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO THE SIDE/REAR AND SINGLE STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSIONS TO THE FRONT AND REAR
16 Hawthorn Road Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 3DA
Received 7 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0362/DM
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSIONS AND REAR EXTENSION, CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO BEDROOM AND ERECTION OF NEW DETACHED GARAGE TO SIDE/FRONT
37 Cleves Court Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8RA
Received 29 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0361/DM
PITCHED ROOF TO GARAGE AND PORCH
63 The Orchard Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 3AF
Received 29 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0360/DM
SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION
7 Rookery Gardens Rushyford Co Durham DL17 0LR
Received 2 Sept 2013
Decided7/2013/0359/DM
TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND REPLACE PORCH WITH CANOPY
13 High Road Bishop Middleham Co Durham DL17 9BB
Received 28 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0358/DM
ERECTION OF 1NO. FREE STANDING DUAL FACING SIGN
Humble Knowle Farm Fishburn Stockton On Tees TS21 4BG
Received 28 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0357/DM
CHANGE OF USE OF AREAS OF PASTURELAND AND WOODLAND TO ACTIVITY CENTRE INCLUDING ERECTION OF 2NO. TEMPORARY TIMBER CABINS
Humble Knowle Farm Fishburn Stockton On Tees TS21 4BG
Received 28 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0356/DM
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
12 Westfield Terrace Bishop Middleham Co Durham DL17 9BH
Received 27 Aug 2013
Decided7/2013/0355/DM
AGRICULTURAL STORAGE BUILDING WITH ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING FIELD ACCESS
Land West Of Old Park Lodge Farm Church Street Byers Green
Received 27 Aug 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 approval rates: how to read council statistics
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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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