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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
19,889Searchable applications
992Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,993 approved or refused records
768Refused applications

14,225 approved · 768 refused · 892 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided1/2014/0049/88288

    First floor extension over existing dwelling and two storey extension to rear with basement garage below, alterations to ground levels at rear of property

    Esh Glebe Farm Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QR

    Received 4 Feb 2014
  2. Decided1/2014/0048/88287

    Erection of two storey rear extension

    70 Lilac Crescent Burnopfield Ne166qf

    Received 3 Feb 2014
  3. Decided1/2014/0016/88205

    Extension and pitched roof to existing garage

    13 The Briary Shotley Bridge County Durham Dh8 0qx

    Received 22 Jan 2014
  4. Decided1/2013/0595/87637

    Erection of replacement single storey rear extension

    28 The Avenue Consett County Durham Dh8 6nr

    Received 8 Nov 2013
  5. Decided1/2013/0591/87633

    Discharge of condition 3 (materials) to approval 1/2012/0294

    . The Chequers Templetown Consett Co Durham

    Received 8 Nov 2013
  6. Decided1/2013/0588/87630

    Demolition of three existing buildings and erection of new single storey building with new vehicular access

    Territorial Army Parliament Street Consett DH8 5DH

    Received 30 Oct 2013
  7. Decided1/2013/0676/87992

    Replacement of existing herras fencing with 1.8M high close boarded timber fence

    Land Adjacent Aynsley Mews Consett County Durham Dh8 5fg

    Received 20 Dec 2013
  8. Decided1/2013/0674/87990

    Demolition of part of cottage and erection of extensions to provide two-storey dwelling and construction of detached double garage in south east corner of site

    Rose Cottage Broomhill Ebchester Consett County Durham Dh8 6ry

    Received 20 Dec 2013
  9. Decided1/2013/0673/87989

    Felling of one poplar tree (section 211 notice)

    Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU

    Received 20 Dec 2013
  10. Decided1/2013/0624/87786

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    56 Woody Close Delves Lane County Durham Dh8 7hn

    Received 22 Nov 2013
  11. Decided1/2013/0658/87932

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission 1/2013/0424 relating to surface water drainage for the agricultural building

    Dunleyford Farm Humberhill Lane Lanchester DH7 0RR

    Received 10 Dec 2013
  12. Decided1/2014/0022/88212

    Garage and utility extension

    50 Queens Road Blackhill County Durham Dh8 0bw

    Received 24 Jan 2014
  13. Decided1/2013/0640/87827

    Retention of one fascia sign and one projecting sign advertising "sunshine takeaway"

    1 & 1a Standerton Terrace The Middles County Durham

    Received 27 Nov 2013
  14. Decided1/2013/0638/87825

    Replacement shop front

    16 Newmarket Street Consett County Durham Dh8 5lq

    Received 27 Nov 2013
  15. Decided1/2014/0010/88189

    Reconstruction of rear garden to 3 levels; lower tier with sandstone wall to length of garden and sandstone patio area. Curved steps up to mezzanine area consisting of circular sandstone patio and sandstone retaining wall steps up to top tier

    19 Langdon Close Templetown County Durham Dh8 7ng

    Received 16 Jan 2014
  16. Decided1/2013/0611/87725

    Modular ramp to front

    1 Lenin Terrace South Stanley County Durham Dh9 6lq

    Received 15 Nov 2013
  17. Decided1/2013/0661/87965

    Conversion of former public house 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 6 Dec 2013
  18. Decided1/2013/0646/87845

    Dormer window to front

    34 Springhouse Lane Ebchester County Durham Dh8 0qf

    Received 4 Dec 2013
  19. Decided1/2013/0668/87972

    Alterations and extension to existing manager's house and construction of additional new managers house

    Lanchester Garden Centre Bargate Bank Lanchester Co Durham Dh7 0ss

    Received 17 Dec 2013
  20. Decided1/2013/0635/87811

    Raising of roof height by 1.25 metres and installation of two dormers to the front and two dormers to the rear

    46 Broomhill Terrace Medomsley Edge County Durham Dh8 6ph

    Received 26 Nov 2013
  21. Decided1/2013/0670/87986

    Listed building consent for the repair/replacement of a 1.219M (4FT) wall to north east boundary adjacent to shotley grove road and retrospective consent for the infill of a pond to create a flower bed

    Grove House Shotley Bridge Consett County Durham Dh8 8sg

    Received 17 Dec 2013
  22. Decided1/2013/0614/87728

    Felling of one weeping willow tree (T4), reduction in height by 50% of three conifer trees (T1,T2,T3) and one hawthorn tree (11). Reduction in height by 2FT and wire up of one conifer tree (T3). Crown lift to 30FT of two poplars (T6 and T7). Removal of

    5 High Hamsterley Road Hamsterley Mill Ne391hd

    Received 15 Nov 2013
  23. Decided1/2013/0612/87726

    Erection of porch and garage to front

    11 Benfield Close Shotley Bridge County Durham Dh8 0rh

    Received 18 Nov 2013
  24. Decided1/2013/0245/86530

    Felling of one ash tree within rear garden area protected by a conservation area

    1 West Farm Court, Manor Road Medomsley Consett County Durham Dh8 6tl

    Received 20 May 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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