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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

18,847Searchable applications

980Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,235 approved or refused records

734Refused applications

13,501 approved · 734 refused · 836 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Decided7/2013/0500/DM
TWO STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO THE REAR
32 Cleves Court Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8RA
Received 25 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0499/DM
INSTALLATION OF ACCESS RAMP TO SIDE ELEVATION
24 Sheraton Close Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 5QB
Received 25 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0498/DM
APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITION 2 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 7/2009/0343/DM TO ALLOW THE USE OF UPVC WINDOWS
Eldon Moor Farm Newton Aycliffe Co Durham Co Durham DL5 4PL
Received 25 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0497/DM
CROWN LIFT AND RESHAPING WORKS TO 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE
22 Jubilee Close Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6GA
Received 25 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0496/DM
ERECTION OF SECOND STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR
21 Westmorland Close Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6XE
Received 22 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0495/DM
DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE
Grange Bungalow Chilton Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 0PY
Received 22 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0493/DM
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY DWELLINGHOUSE
63A North Street Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6AP
Received 20 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0476/DM
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND INSERTION OF NEW FIRST FLOOR WINDOW IN NORTH-WEST FACING GABLE WALL
12 Kirkham Close Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 4RS
Received 7 Nov 2013
Pending Consideration7/2013/0475/DM
PROPOSED FELLING OF 1NO. TREE TO FRONT
14 St Charles Road Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6JY
Received 7 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0474/DM
CHANGE OF USE FROM (A1) RETAIL TO (C3) 2NO. RESIDENTIAL FLATS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SHOP FRONT WITH BAY WINDOW ARRANGEMENT
13A St Johns Road Shildon Co Durham DL4 1LU
Received 6 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0473/DM
INSTALLATION OF ARTWORK TO SITE ENTRANCE
Cleves Cross Grange Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8QZ
Received 5 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0472/DM
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL STORAGE SITE, COMPRISING OF THE SITING OF 82 STORAGE CONTAINERS, ERECTION OF PERIMETER FENCE, HIGHWAY SURFACING AND 5NO. LIGHTING/CCTV COLUMNS
Vacant Land Hilton Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe Co Durham
Received 5 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0471/DM
ERECTION OF DETACHED DWELLING
Wild Acre Mainsforth Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 9AA
Received 1 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0470/DM
ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY TO REAR
5 Meadow Hill Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 3NX
Received 5 Nov 2013
Decided7/2013/0468/DM
ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT MULTI SPORTS PAVILLION
Mainsforth Sports Pavillion Mainsforth Road Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8JL
Received 29 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0467/DM
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
10 Granville Avenue Shildon Co Durham DL4 1JN
Received 29 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0466/DM
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF INTEGRAL GARAGE TO KITCHEN
1 Foxglove Way Shildon Co Durham DL4 2DZ
Received 28 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0464/DM
EXTENSIONS TO FRONT AND SIDE AND GARAGE TO REAR
Kimberley House Durham Road Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7AS
Received 24 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0462/DM
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION , SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND PORCH TO FRONT
31 Turnpike Walk Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 3NP
Received 25 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0459/PNH
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION MEASURING 4.5 METRES IN LENGTH, 7 METRES IN WIDTH AND 3.5 METRES IN HEIGHT (TO ROOF APEX)
14 Central Drive Middlestone Moor Co Durham DL16 7DQ
Received 23 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0458/DM
CHANGE OF USE FROM BUILDERS YARD TO CAR WASH
Fosters Yard Gladstone Terrace Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 0AA
Received 22 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0457/DM
INSTALLATION OF DRIVEWAY TO THE FRONT
21 The Gables Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 3EU
Received 21 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0456/DM
ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY TO REAR (RETROSPECTIVE)
25-26 North Street Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8HX
Received 21 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0454/DM
FELLING OF 5NO. LAWSON CYPRESS TREES
Land To The Rear Of Hardwick House 17 North End Sedgefield Co Durham TS21 2AZ
Received 18 Oct 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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