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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

19,426Searchable applications

988Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,596 approved or refused records

751Refused applications

13,845 approved · 751 refused · 870 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Council contacts

Planning enquiries03000262830 Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

Decided8/4/2013/12/DRC
Discharge of Planning Condition 7 (materials) and part of condition 8 (Landscaping)
Former Ice Rink Site, Freemans Reach, Durham
Received 16 Aug 2013
Decided8/4/2013/11/DRC
Discharge of planning condition 18 (relating to site investigation works) pursuant to Planning Permission CMA/4/83
Mount Oswald Golf Course, South Road, Durham, DH1 3TQ
Received 4 Jun 2013
Decided8/4/2013/20/DRC
Discharge of conditions 6 (Tree Protection), 10 (Works in vicinity of bat roosts) and 12 (Protected Species Method Statement) and partial discharge (to agree tree removals) of condition 4 (Landscaping scheme) pursuant to planning permission CMA/4/103 and listed building cosent CMA/4/104/LB
Elemore Hall School, Littletown, Durham, DH6 1QD
Received 10 Oct 2013
Decided8/4/2013/16/DRC
Discharge of condition 14 (archaeology) of planning permission CMA/4/104LB
Elemore Hall School, Littletown, Durham, DH6 1QD
Received 19 Sept 2013
Decided8/4/2013/15/DRC
Discharge of condition 14 (archaeology) of planning permission CMA/4/103
Elemore Hall School, Littletown, Durham, DH6 1QD
Received 19 Sept 2013
Decided8/3/2013/08/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 (materials) pursuant to Planning Permission CMA/3/55
King James I Comprehensive School, South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JZ
Received 9 Dec 2013
Decided8/3/2013/07/DRC
Discharge of Condition 4 (tree protection/works) of Planning Permission CMA/3/58/CAC
King James I Comprehensive School, South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JZ
Received 28 Nov 2013
Decided8/3/2013/06/DRC
Discharge of Condition 9 (aboriculture) and part of Condition 12 (playing field quality) of Planning Permission CMA/3/55
King James I Academy, South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JZ
Received 25 Nov 2013
Decided8/PRA/2013/6/1
Environment Act 1995: Periodic Review of Mining Sites. Application for the determination of new planning conditions for working and restoration relating to Planning Permission Nos 1/3/10 & 1/3/199 (issued on 29 September 1948 & 27 May 1953) reviewed and new
Kilmond Wood Quarry Boldron DL12 9HN
Received 22 Oct 2013
Decided8/7/2013/12/DRC
Discharge of Condition 15 of Planning Permission CMA/7/83
Thyssenkrupp Tallent Premises, Newton Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe
Received 5 Dec 2013
Decided8/7/2013/10/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3a (aftercare of restored land in Phases 1, 1a & 2), 3b (programme of slope stability inspections in relation to the stability of the A1(M), 3c (details of any planting to be carried out in Phases 1, 1a & 2), 3d (progressive restoration)
Aycliffe East Quarry Aycliffe DL5 6NB
Received 11 Sept 2013
Decided8/CMA/4/112
Residential development of 150 dwellings, small scale community hub within use classes A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 of up to 950 sq m and within use class D1 of up to 950 sq m with open space, hard and soft landscaping and associated infrastructure (outline), all matters reserved except access) including off site highway improvements
Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton
Received 28 Oct 2013
Decided8/CMA/4/108
Erection of part 2 Storey and part 3 storey special needs school with associated external play spaces, sports pitches, parking and pupil drop off areas, demolition of existing school buildings and hardstandings
Durham Trinity School And Sports College Flambard Premises Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5TS
Received 2 Aug 2013
Decided8/CMA/3/57
Proposed installation of 15m met mast for a period of 12 months approximately
Approximately 460M-480M To The East Of Low Job's Hill, Willington, Crook, County Durham
Received 18 Jun 2013
Decided8/4/2013/02/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3a, b, c, d, e, g, h, i, 20, 22 and 27 attached to Planning Permission CMA/4/87
Witch Hill Quarry, Silent Bank, Shadforth, Durham
Received 4 Jul 2013
Decided8/CMA/7/107
Development and operation of a waste transfer station with shredding of residual wastes with ancillary infrastructure and resulting changes to the existing depot site
Veolia Es (UK) Ltd Depot, Land Adjacent To The A177, Garmondsway, Nr Cornforth, Bishop Middleham, County Durham, DL17 9DT
Received 8 Oct 2013
Decided8/CMA/6/62
Variation of condition 7 (time limit) of CMA/6/7 to allow an extension of time for extraction
Lingberry Quarry, Staindrop, County Durham
Received 17 Jun 2013
Decided8/CMA/5/51
Change of use to end life of vehicle site (Site 3)
Newtons Recycling, Wingate Grange Industrial Estate, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5AH
Received 7 Aug 2013
Decided8/CMA/5/50
Retrospective change of use to end life of vehicle site (Site 2)
Newtons Recycling, Wingate Grange Industrial Estate, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5AH
Received 7 Aug 2013
Decided8/CMA/2/20
Refurbishment of existing Gypsy Roma Traveller site to include 19 caravan pitches with amenity buildings and a shared community building
Drum Lane Traveller Site, Drum Lane, Birtley, Durham, DH3 2AF
Received 13 Aug 2013
Decided8/CMA/2/19
Construction of temporary works compound
Lumley Water Treatment Works, Great Lumley, County Durham, DH3 4JT
Received 26 Sept 2013
Decided8/CMA/2/18
Creation of landscaped mounds using spent filter material
Chester-Le-Street Sewage Treatment Works, East Of Park Road North, Off The A167, Chester-Le-Street, Durham, DH3 3SS
Received 11 Jul 2013
Decided8/CMA/1/90
Extension to existing steel framed building, and installation of two new furnaces to replace existing
The Pet Crematorium Ltd, Langley Park Industrial Estate, Witton Gilbert, Durham, DH7 6TX
Received 30 Aug 2013
Decided8/CMA/1/86
Variation of Condition no. 2 (approved layout of traveller site) pursuant to planning permission CMA/1/80
Tower Road Travellers Site, Tower Road, Maiden Law, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 7XR
Received 19 Jun 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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