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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
18,800Searchable applications
980Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,225 approved or refused records
732Refused applications

13,493 approved · 732 refused · 833 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided7/2014/0004/DM

    ERECTION OF TEMPORARY STORAGE TENT

    Husqvarna UK Ltd Preston Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 6UP

    Received 10 Jan 2014
  2. Decided7/2014/0003/PNH

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION MEASURING 3.5M IN LENGTH, 6M IN WIDTH AND 3.5M IN HEIGHT AT THE APEX OF THE ROOF

    17 Wallington Drive Sedgefield Co Durham

    Received 6 Jan 2014
  3. Decided7/2014/0002/DM

    Change of use of agricultural building to mixed use of general purpose agricultural storage and storage of non-related agricultural machinery

    Heley House Farm Spring Lane Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2HS

    Received 6 Jan 2014
  4. Decided7/2014/0001/DM

    CHANGE OF USE OF GARAGE TO 1NO. DWELLING

    Land Rear Of Marrick House 4 Coulton Terrace Kirk Merrington Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7HN

    Received 2 Jan 2014
  5. Decided7/2013/0533/DM

    APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITION 2 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 7/2002/0481/DM TO ALTER APPROVED FLOOR PLANS AND EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS

    Heley House Farm Sedgefield TS21 2HS

    Received 24 Dec 2013
  6. Decided7/2013/0532/DM

    SIDE EXTENSION TO PROVIDE UTILITY ROOM WITH W.C.

    1 Banktop Bishop Middleham County Durham DL17 9AW

    Received 24 Dec 2013
  7. Decided7/2013/0531/DM

    APPLICATION FOR RURAL WORKERS DWELLING SUBJECT TO OCCUPANCY CONDITION AT MERRINGTON STABLES VYNERS CLOSE SPENNYMOOR, REMOVAL OF TEMPORARY CARAVAN AND COMMITMENT TO NO FURTHER CARAVANS

    Merrington Stables Merrington Road Spennymoor DL16 7HD

    Received 23 Dec 2013
  8. Decided7/2013/0530/DM

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND PARTIAL REMOVAL OF EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL

    4 Main Street Shildon Co Durham DL4 1DB

    Received 19 Dec 2013
  9. Decided7/2013/0529/DM

    VARIOUS EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDING INCLUDING THE CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF THE GROUND FLOOR TO RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION AND THE ERECTION OF DETACHED GARAGE AND FORMATION OF NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS

    4 Main Street Shildon Co Durham DL4 1DB

    Received 19 Dec 2013
  10. Decided7/2013/0515/DM

    ERECTION OF 2NO. SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AND 1NO. DOUBLE STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ANNEX

    St Johns School House Central Parade Shildon Co Durham DL4 1DL

    Received 6 Dec 2013
  11. Decided7/2013/0514/DM

    CROWN REDUCTION AND CROWN THIN OF 16NO. TREES COVERED BY SEDGEFIELD SHOWFIELD TPO'S

    Land South Of 3-10 Hardwick Road Sedgefield TS21 2AL

    Received 4 Dec 2013
  12. Decided7/2013/0513/DM

    EXTENSION TO CAR PARK

    Wynyard Woodland Park A689 Adjacent To Station Cottages Hartlepool Road TS22 5NW

    Received 2 Dec 2013
  13. Decided7/2013/0512/DM

    ERECTION OF DETACHED DWELLING

    Plot 4 Eve Lane Durham Gate Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6JG

    Received 3 Dec 2013
  14. Decided7/2013/0511/DM

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF SHED/BUILDING

    Land To The South Of The Winning Post Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RY

    Received 6 Dec 2013
  15. Decided7/2013/0510/DM

    Amendment to approved layout, including incorporation of additional land and substitution of house types in relation to Planning Approval 7/2012/0030/DM

    Former Thorn Factory Merrington Lane Industrial Estate Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7RS

    Received 2 Dec 2013
  16. Decided7/2013/0509/DM

    ERECTION OF BOUNDARY WALL

    Land North Of 58 Front Street North Trimdon Co Durham TS29 6PG

    Received 2 Dec 2013
  17. Decided7/2013/0508/DM

    FREE STANDING NON ILLUMINATED SIGN BOARD 010014552373Land Adjacent To Junction Of Road Leading Through Salters Lane Industrial Estate And Access Road To Prostore Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3EE

    Land Adjacent To Junction Of Road Leading Through Salters Lane Industrial Estate And Access Road To Prostore Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3EE

    Received 29 Nov 2013
  18. Decided7/2013/0507/DM

    ERECTION OF SINGLE AND TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGES TO FORM A GRANNY ANNEX

    17 Acle Burn Woodham Co Durham DL5 4XB

    Received 27 Nov 2013
  19. Decided7/2013/0506/DM

    ERECTION OF DETACHED BUNGALOW (RESUBMISSION)

    Land Rear Of 121-125 Redworth Road Shildon Co Durham

    Received 27 Nov 2013
  20. Decided7/2013/0505/DM

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION, SECOND STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO SIDE AND TWO STOREY DORMER AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS

    14 St Charles Road Tudhoe Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6JY

    Received 25 Nov 2013
  21. Decided7/2013/0504/DM

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS

    9 Carwardine Close Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 4XE

    Received 26 Nov 2013
  22. Decided7/2013/0503/DM

    ERECTION AND DISPLAY OF 2NO. FREESTANDING NON ILLUMINATED SIGN BOARDS AT EITHER SIDE OF THE ACCESS ROAD

    Mill House Farm Fishburn Co Durham TS21 4BD

    Received 26 Nov 2013
  23. Decided7/2013/0502/PNH

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION MEASURING 2 METRES IN LENGTH (6 METRES INCLUDING EXISTING EXTENSION) AND 3 METRES IN HEIGHT

    59 Station Road Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 2BZ

    Received 25 Nov 2013
  24. Decided7/2013/0501/DM

    INSTALLATION OF DUAL PITCHED ROOF

    11 Derwent Place Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 7HD

    Received 25 Nov 2013

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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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