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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

18,896Searchable applications

980Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,269 approved or refused records

734Refused applications

13,535 approved · 734 refused · 838 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Decided7/2013/0453/DM
ERECTION OF 2NO DWELLINGS
Land At Briar Grove Trimdon Co Durham TS29 6QA
Received 18 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0452/DM
CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI USER ROUTE
Shildon Station To Newton Aycliffe Station Co Durham
Received 17 Oct 2013
Decided7/2013/0451/DM
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
5 Westmoor Close Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7LJ
Received 17 Oct 2013
Decided7/2014/0058/PNH
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION MEASURING 4 METRES IN LENGTH AND 3.6 METRES IN HEIGHT TO THE APEX OF THE ROOF
19 Bousfield Crescent Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 4JD
Received 13 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0056/DM
ERECTION OF LARGER REPLACEMENT PORCH TO FRONT AND ERECTION OF STORAGE BUILDING IN REAR GARDEN
2 Broadway Avenue Trimdon Village Co Durham TS29 6PU
Received 13 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0055/DM
CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER PUBLIC HOUSE TO 6NO. FLATS INCLUDING REPOSITIONING OF SITE ACCESS
Thomas Wright House High Street Byers Green Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7PF
Received 13 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0054/DM
PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL (C3) TO RETAIL (A1) AT EXISTING GROUND FLOOR
48 Church Street Shildon Co Durham DL4 1DR
Received 11 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0053/PNH
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION MEASURING 5.3 METRES IN LENGTH AND 3.125 METRES IN HEIGHT TO THE ROOF APEX
22 Hawthorne Road Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8DP
Received 7 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0051/DM
RETENTION OF EXISTING SITE SIGNAGE
Mind 10-11 Silverdale Place Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 7DZ
Received 6 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0050/DM
DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING OUTBUILDINGS AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSIONS TO THE REAR
36 The Green Aycliffe Village Co Durham DL5 6JU
Received 6 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0049/DM
PROPOSED FELLING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE
17 Glebe Close Fishburn Co Durham TS21 4DE
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0048/DM
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
18 Woodstock Terrace Bishop Middleham Co Durham DL17 9BH
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0047/PNH
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A CONSERVATORY TO REAR MEASURING 3.8 METRES IN LENGTH, 5.5 METRES IN WIDTH AND 2.9 METRES IN HEIGHT
23 Webb Close Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 6DU
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0046/DM
PROPOSED FELLING OF 2NO LIME TREES AND REDUCTION IN HEIGHT OF 2NO. TREES
16A Tudhoe Village Spennymoor Co Durham DL14 6LH
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0043/DM
ERECTION AND DISPLAY OF INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED 3NO. FASCIA SIGNS, 2NO. FREESTANDING MENU SIGNS; 1NO. POLE SIGN; 4NO. TOTEM SIGNS AND NON ILLUMINATED 1NO. HANGING SIGN AND 2NO. POST SIGNS
Starbucks Coffee Durham Road Thinford Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8LD
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0042/PNC
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF OFFICE TO 1NO. DWELLING
Field Barn Hall Farm The Old Hall Byers Green Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 7PS
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0041/DM
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT OF BUILDING
Alpine Window Systems Unit 7 Furnace Industrial Estate Shildon Co Durham DL4 1QB
Received 3 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0040/DM
TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION
15 Church Close Kirk Merrington Co Durham DL16 7JY
Received 3 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0039/DM
CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL USE INTO RETAIL UNIT INCLUDING NEW SHOP FRONT
8 Market Street Ferryhill Co Durham DL17 8JN
Received 3 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0038/DM
INSTALLATION OF SECURITY SHUTTERS
Ferryhill Village Bakery 1 Main Street Ferryhill DL17 8LA
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0037/DM
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF 2 STOREY DWELLINGHOUSE
63A North Street Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6AP
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided7/2014/0024/PNH
PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY TO REAR MEASURING 4 METRES IN LENGTH, 3.3 METRES IN WIDTH AND 3.3 METRES IN HEIGHT TO THE ROOF APEX
3 Mills Close Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 5JL
Received 23 Jan 2014
Decided7/2014/0023/DM
CLADDING TO THE EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS OF THE EXISTING OFFICE AND LAB BUILDING
P P G Industries Darlington Road Shildon Co Durham DL4 2QP
Received 24 Jan 2014
Decided7/2014/0022/DM
CHANGE OF USE TO HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY
1 Gurney Way Newton Aycliffe Co Durham DL5 5UJ
Received 23 Jan 2014

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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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