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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

19,766Searchable applications

991Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 14,882 approved or refused records

765Refused applications

14,117 approved · 765 refused · 887 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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

Decided1/2013/0468/87155
Change of use of garage plot into domestic curtilage
24a Vindomora Road Ebchester County Durham
Received 28 Aug 2013
Decided1/2013/0464/87150
Erection of service yard open sided canopy
Unit 2a Hermiston Retail Park Consett Co Durham Dh8 5re
Received 28 Aug 2013
Decided1/2013/0530/87378
Prior notification of demolition of buildings
Stanley School Of Technology Tyne Road South Stanley County Durham
Received 1 Oct 2013
Decided1/2013/0148/86214
Lean to extension to west elevation of agricultural building for general purpose agricultural use and for storage of hay and straw
Pea Farm Oxhill Stanley County Durham Dh9 8pt
Received 3 Apr 2013
Decided1/2013/0454/87124
Advertising consent for 3 fascia signs, 4 projecting hanging signs and 4 hoardings (retrospective)
The Hilltop East Street East Stanley Stanley DH9 0UE
Received 16 Aug 2013
Decided1/2013/0525/87351
Change of use from B1 (office) to D1 (training centre)
35 Front Street Stanley Durham Dh9 0je
Received 16 Sept 2013
Decided1/2013/0450/87105
Erection of two storey side extension
46 Meadow Rise Consett DH8 6NS
Received 20 Aug 2013
Decided1/2013/0449/87103
Non material amendment to application 1/2012/0460 for the addition of two roof lights, one to front and one to south west roof slope, raise rooflights on north east roof slope and substitute one window for doors in rear elevation
3 Lodge Close Hamsterley Mill Ne391hb
Received 19 Aug 2013
Decided1/2013/0519/87345
Proposed agricultural building to extend two existing buildings for stock storage
Glebe Farm Butsfield Lane Tow Law Bishop Auckland Dl134jd
Received 11 Sept 2013
Decided1/2013/0518/87344
Extension to side elevation and garden room to rear
Leazes Lodge Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne Ne16 6ah
Received 10 Sept 2013
Decided1/2013/0516/87342
Conversion of ground floor to create 3 no. Residential units via minor internal alterations
Shotley Bridge Nursery School 11 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HD
Received 10 Sept 2013
Decided1/2014/0044/88278
Discharge of conditions relating to approval 1/2013/0294
The Haven Langley Park Durham DH7 9UW
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided1/2014/0043/88277
Felling of two leylandii and lop one branch of one oak tree and one ash tree (tpo 66)
19 Long Close Road Hamsterley Mill Ne391hq
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided1/2014/0041/88275
10 signs for new starbuck's site
Starbucks Coffee Puddlers Corner Consett County Durham Dh8 5xp
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided1/2014/0038/88272
Change of use to include livery (existing) and repositioning of riding arena
Elm Court Farm Tantobie Stanley Co Durham DH9 9UA
Received 29 Jan 2014
Decided1/2014/0037/88271
Erection of four three bed town houses
Land To The South Of 21 Ivy Terrace Langley Park County Durham Dh7 9xw
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided1/2014/0034/88268
Extension of stable block to include tack room and wc and creation of gravelled turning area and hardstanding
Land East Of Greenland Lodge Hamsteels Lane Esh County Durham
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided1/2014/0033/88267
Change of use from retail (A1) to taxi office
64 Front Street Consett DH8 5AL
Received 29 Jan 2014
Decided1/2014/0032/88266
Erection of community notice board
Land At Oak Terrace/Front Street Tantobie County Durham Dh9 9qy
Received 30 Jan 2014
Decided1/2013/0650/87865
Conversion of two single garages into one double garage and replace flat roof with a pitched roof
6 Stratford Gardens Consett County Durham Dh8 5jq
Received 5 Dec 2013
Decided1/2014/0021/88211
Erection of 2.4M palisade fence with triple pointed paling head to perimeter of sites
Unit 3 Plot J Bradley Workshops Consett DH8 6HG
Received 24 Jan 2014
Decided1/2014/0019/88209
Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.3 metres and a total height of 2.86 metres
6 Ridgeway Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0pt
Received 23 Jan 2014
Decided1/2014/0030/88246
Single storey childrens day care facility
Consett Innovation Centre Genesis Way Consett County Durham Dh8 5xp
Received 23 Jan 2014
Decided1/2013/0690/88106
Construction of outfall structure
Land Ne Of 185 Greenways Delves Lane Consett County Durham Dh8 7dw
Received 20 Dec 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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