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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

19,477Searchable applications

988Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,634 approved or refused records

753Refused applications

13,881 approved · 753 refused · 872 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided8/6/2013/03/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 7, 9 and 16 relating to acceptance of waste details of screen, access improvements and annual report on waste acceptance
Toulsons Skip Hire And Waste Transfer Station Roman Road Barnard Castle DL12 8TD
Received 15 Nov 2013
Decided8/5/2013/07/DRC
Discharge of Condition 10 (Bat Disturbance Mitigation) of Planning Permission 928/5/35(14)
Wellfield Community School, North Road East, Wingate
Received 15 Aug 2013
Decided8/5/2013/05/DRC
Discharge of Condition 13 of Planning Permission 928/5/205
St Bedes Catholic Comprehensive School And Byron 6TH Form College, Westway, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1DE
Received 30 Jul 2013
Decided8/2/2013/01/DRC
Discharge of condition 3 (Noise) of planning permission CMA/2/17
Lumley Water Treatment Works, Great Lumley, Durham, DH3 4JT
Received 1 Oct 2013
Decided8/1/2013/17/DRC
Discharge of Condition 4 (relating to coal mining risk) of Planning Permission CMA/1/84
Land Adjacent To And North East Of Thomas Swann & Co Ltd, Rotary Way, Consett, County Durham
Received 11 Dec 2013
Decided8/1/2013/16/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 2, 8 and 10 relating to landscaping, travel plan and external lighting of Planning Permission 928/1/198
Consett Business Park, Werdohl Way, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6BP
Received 9 Dec 2013
Decided8/1/2013/15/DRC
Discharge of Condition 3 of Planning Permission CMA/1/86 relating to landscaping
Tower Road Travellers Site, Tower Road, Maiden Law, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 7XR
Received 5 Dec 2013
Decided8/1/2013/09/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 928/1/198 (construction of new business centre) comprising changes to bin storage, cycle storage, cycle shelters, street lighting column.
Land North Of Derwentside Business Park And North West Of Villa Real Bungalows, Consett
Received 1 Oct 2013
Decided8/1/2013/08/DRC
Discharge of conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of planning permission APP/X1355/A/12/2188741 granted at Appeal by the Secretary of State following the refusal of planning application ref. CMA/1/67 by Durham County Council.
High Hedley Hope Farm, East Hedley Hope, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 4PR
Received 15 Aug 2013
Decided8/1/2013/12/NMA
Non material amendment to layout of Anaerobic Digestion Plant (Planning Permission CMA/1/84)
Land Adjacent To And North East Of Thomas Swann & Co Ltd, Rotary Way, Consett, County Durham
Received 26 Nov 2013
Decided8/1/2013/11/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (colours and finishes), 6 (lagoon details) and 7 (surface water drainage) of Consett Anaerobic Digestion Facility
Land Adjacent To And North East Of Thomas Swann & Co Ltd, Rotary Way, Consett, County Durham
Received 14 Nov 2013
Decided8/CMA/7/106
Construction of 210 place primary school with 26 (FTE) place nursery plus Surestart facilities and associated hard and soft play areas and external areas, with demolition of existing school buildings
West Cornforth Primary School, High Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9HP
Received 5 Aug 2013
Decided8/CMA/6/64
Construction of new equestrian centre including indoor areas, outdoor arenas, viewing platform, car parks, horsebox park, stables, implement store and farm store including change of use from agricultural holding to sporting use, and erection of vehicle wo
Hilton Moor Farm, Evenwood Gate, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9NS
Received 17 Jul 2013
Decided8/CMA/6/63
Erection of single wind turbine of 46m to blade tip height
Windy Hill Farm, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 0DW
Received 16 Jul 2013
Decided8/CMA/4/107
Field House surface mine scheme involving surface mining operations for the winning and working of 514,000 tonnes of coal and up to 83,000 tonnes of fireclay, ancillary site operations with progressive restoration and aftercare to agriculture, broadleaved
Land At Field House Farm To The South Of Robin Lane To The South East Of West Rainton North Of Low Pittington And West Of High Moorsley Durham
Received 31 Jul 2013
Decided8/6/2013/01/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (assessment of soil resources), 15 (working scheme for the next 5 years), 34 (blasting scheme) and 47 (restoration scheme for the next 5 years) of Planning Permission Nos. 1/3/10 and 1/3/199 as Reviewed (new schedule of condition
Kilmondwood Quarry, Off The A6(T) Near Bowes, County Durham
Received 18 Jul 2013
Decided8/7/2013/09/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 15 and 16 from Planning Permission CMA/7/88 realting to new signal destrian crossings
Spennymoor Comprehensive School, Whitworth Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Received 12 Jul 2013
Decided8/7/2013/08/DRC
Discharge of conditions 4 (External Lighting) and 10 (Elevational Detail) of planning permission CMA7/95
Land To The North East Of Newton Aycliffe Fire Station, Central Avenue, Great Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5PY
Received 24 May 2013
Decided8/5/2013/06/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 3, 3i, 3ii, 7, 8 & 9 of permission reference APP/X1355/A/12/2181954 granted permission at Appeal by the Secretary of State following the refusal of planning application ref. CMA/5/33 by Durham County Council.
Land To South Of Greenacres, West Of Salters Lane, And North Of Woodland View, Haswell
Received 13 Aug 2013
Decided8/3/2014/01/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 9 (car park and cycle facilities), 10 (Travel Plan) and 15 (Unit Sub-Division) of Planning Permission CMA/3/40
Site Of The Former Elliots Motors, Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9AL
Received 10 Dec 2013
Decided8/3/2013/05/NMA
Non-material amendment to Planning Permission CMA/3/40 to incorprate relocation of substation, retaining wall, repositioning of exit only junction onto Lidl site
Site Of The Former Elliots Motors, Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9AL
Received 14 Oct 2013
Decided8/1/2013/10/NMA
Non-material amendments to CMA/1/55 to incorporate minor changes in the elevational appearance to reflect internal changes to the football ground
Land Adjacent To Tescos Stores Ltd., Delves Lane, Consett, Count Durham, DH8 7ES
Received 6 Nov 2013
Decided8/1/2013/07/DRC
Discharge of conditions 12, 36 and 44 of planning permission 928/1/190 relating to community use agreement, nesting bird survey and badger method statement
Belle Vue Site, Medomsley Road, Consett
Received 13 Aug 2013
Decided8/1/2013/06/DRC
Discharge of Conditions 7, 11 & 14 from Planning Permission 928/1/190 relating to playing pitches and tree protection and Discharge of Condition 13 from Planning Permission CMA/1/77 relating to coal mining legacy
Belle Vue Site, Medomsley Road, Consett
Received 26 Jul 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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