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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
19,829Searchable applications
992Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,939 approved or refused records
768Refused applications

14,171 approved · 768 refused · 889 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

  1. Decided1/2013/0687/88087

    Non material amendment of 1/2011/0203/DMRM involving minor site layout and plot substitutions on plots 92-97 (inclusive), 101-105 (inclusive) 108, 116-117, 124-127 (inclusive) and 136

    Former Shotley Bridge Hospital Shotley Bridge Consett County Durham Dh8 0nb

    Received 20 Dec 2013
  2. Decided1/2014/0006

    Lopping of two sycamore trees protected by a conservation area (section 211 notice)

    St Cuthberts House Benfieldside Road Benfieldside County Durham Dh8 0rr

    Received 3 Jan 2014
  3. Decided1/2013/0637/87814

    Installation of disabled access ramp to front of dwelling

    70 Davis Crescent Langley Park County Durham Dh7 9ur

    Received 29 Nov 2013
  4. Decided1/2013/0684/88065

    Discharge of condition 13 of planning approval 1/2005/0125/DMFP relating to materials on plots 72 to 91

    Land Of Former Explorer Group Ltd Delves Lane Consett County Durham

    Received 24 Dec 2013
  5. Decided1/2013/0680/88008

    Discharge of condition no. 4 of 1/2013/0336 relating to customer car park and delivery access

    7 Gibson Street Consett DH8 5LB

    Received 18 Dec 2013
  6. Decided1/2013/0657/87930

    Erection of first storey side extension

    8 The Villas Greencroft Stanley DH9 8PA

    Received 11 Dec 2013
  7. Decided1/2013/0644/87831

    Discharge conditions 3-7 of 1/2013/0188 relating to external finishing materials, windows and door boundary treatments and landscaping

    Tanfield Manor Ground Tanfield Stanley County Durham Dh9 9pu

    Received 2 Dec 2013
  8. Decided1/2013/0664/87968

    Reduce crown by 10% and reshape crown of sycamore tree (tpo 16)

    29 Errington Drive Tanfield Lea Durham Dh9 9pd

    Received 12 Dec 2013
  9. Decided1/2013/0663/87967

    Reduce height of two larch trees by 5 metres (section 211 notce)

    Beck View Ford Road Lanchester Durham Dh7 0se

    Received 12 Dec 2013
  10. Decided1/2013/0653/87885

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3,4,5,7 and 12 of planning permission 1/2013/0537 relating to samples of materials, surface water drainage, landscaping, colour of surface, manure storage arrangements

    Land To The East Of 30 To 62 Broomhill Terrace Medomsley Edge

    Received 6 Dec 2013
  11. Decided1/2013/0652/87867

    Change of use showroom and workshops to create residential living space and installation of 3 windows to the rear

    16-20 Station Road Stanley County Durham Dh9 0jl

    Received 6 Dec 2013
  12. Decided1/2013/0651/87866

    Non material amendment to create mezzanine floor with roofspace with no external alterations within barn no. 2

    Biggen House Farm Esh County Durham Dh7 9rp

    Received 6 Dec 2013
  13. Decided1/2013/0628/87790

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    20 Langdon Close Templetown County Durham Dh8 7nh

    Received 20 Nov 2013
  14. Decided1/2013/0618/87732

    Erection of sun room extension and conversion of stables to garage and raising of roof above to create further living accommodation.

    Middles Farm Rowley Castleside Consett County Durham Dh8 9hq

    Received 15 Nov 2013
  15. Unknown1/2013/0626/87788

    Discharge of condition no. 8 of 1/2011/0299 relating to sample panel of materials

    Land East Of Officials Terrace Malton Durham DH7 0TH

    Received 26 Nov 2013
  16. Decided1/2013/0622/87766

    Discharge of conditions 4 (ground contamination), 5 (landfill gas), 6 (asbestons testing), 7 (debris), 8 (dust management), 10 (means of enclosure), 11 (landscaping), 14 (CO2 energy reduction), 15 (details of estate roads and footpaths) of planning permis

    Barratt Homes Ltd Development Land Burnopfield Cricket Club Lilac Crescent Burnopfield

    Received 18 Nov 2013
  17. Decided1/2013/0621/87765

    Application to discharge conditions 5,6,7 and 8 of planning application 1/2013/0102 relating to materials

    West Farm Cornsay County Durham Dh7 9el

    Received 20 Nov 2013
  18. Decided1/2013/0597/87646

    Erection of 2 no. Bedroom bungalow with ancillary works (outline, all matters reserved).

    1 Myrtle Grove Burnopfield Ne16 6hx

    Received 11 Nov 2013
  19. Decided1/2013/0617/87731

    Erection of conservatory extension to the rear

    63 Langdon Close Templetown County Durham Dh8 7ng

    Received 15 Nov 2013
  20. Decided1/2013/0599/87686

    Upgrade to shop front

    78 - 82 Front Street Stanley DH9 0HU

    Received 12 Nov 2013
  21. Decided1/2013/0598/87685

    Prior notification for extension to existing building to house cattle in winter months

    Rare Dene Farm Cornsay County Durham Dh7 9en

    Received 12 Nov 2013
  22. Decided1/2013/0585/87626

    Erection of first floor extension above existing conservatory and pitched roof over existing kitchen extension

    99 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge County Durham Dh8 0ep

    Received 6 Nov 2013
  23. Decided1/2014/0052/88292

    Listed building consent for conversion of former public house (grade ii) to five one/two bedroomed apartments, demolition and reconstruction of new rear single storey extension and internal refurbishment

    Queens Head 17 Front Street Lanchester Durham Dh7 0la

    Received 3 Feb 2014
  24. Decided1/2013/0654/87886

    Felling of one willow tree, crown clean and deadwood one sycamore tree and reduce height of one leylandii tree (section 211 notice)

    The Old Grammar School Tanfield Hall Tanfield Stanley County Durham

    Received 11 Dec 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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