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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
20,028Searchable applications
1,001Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,108 approved or refused records
774Refused applications

14,334 approved · 774 refused · 899 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Apr 2012 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided1/2013/0167/86271

    Erection of wind turbine 20 metres to hub with maximum blade height of 27.2M

    Allendale Farm West Lane Medomsley Newcastle Upon Tyne NE17 7RE

    Received 11 Apr 2013
  2. Decided1/2013/0166/86270

    Part demolition of existing house and erection of new rear/side extensions and new replacement double garage

    141 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside County Durham Dh8 0rn

    Received 16 Apr 2013
  3. Decided1/2013/0191/86331

    Application for prior notification of erection of agricultural building

    P Featherstone& Son Allendale Farm High Westwood Newcastle Upon Tyne Ne177re

    Received 23 Apr 2013
  4. Decided1/2013/0165/86269

    Change of use from garden nursery to a research facility (B1) and erection of two greenhouses

    Thoburn'S Nursery Summerhill Shotley Bridge County Durham Dh8 6sb

    Received 17 Apr 2013
  5. Decided1/2013/0463/87133

    Discharge of conditions attached to approval 1/2013/0292

    Burnhope Flats Farm Burnhope County Durham Dh7 0ds

    Received 20 Aug 2013
  6. Decided1/2013/0146/86212

    Change of use from studio/ancillary residential accommodation to residential dwelling

    Newfield Lodge Lanchester Durham DH7 0SP

    Received 2 Apr 2013
  7. Decided1/2013/0461/87131

    Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension with an additional projection of 2.05 metres giving a total projection of 4.7 metres a width of 2.9 metres and total height of 3 metres

    5 Manor Road Stanley County Durham Dh9 0eb

    Received 27 Aug 2013
  8. Decided1/2013/0138/86203

    Erection of detached garage/potting shed in garden area

    Board Cottage 1 Iveston Lane Iveston County Durham Dh8 7tb

    Received 27 Mar 2013
  9. Decided1/2013/0521/87347

    Installation of discharge stack to fume cupboard

    Warwick Equest Unit 55 Derwentside Business Centre Consett Business Park Villa Real Consett DH8 6BP

    Received 19 Sept 2013
  10. Decided1/2013/0520/87346

    Erection of lean-to extension to existing barn

    Land At Ousterley Farm Craghead Stanley County Durham Dh9 6ex

    Received 24 Sept 2013
  11. Decided1/2013/0438/87080

    Erection of 2NO. 3 bedroom dormer bungalows (outline all matters reserved)

    Land At 58 Bolams Buildings Tantobie DH9 9SD

    Received 13 Aug 2013
  12. Decided1/2013/0433/87075

    Display of three fascia signs to front of building, one above front entrance and two at first floor level and one fascia sign to rear. Installation of free standing post sign

    St. Andrew'S Institute High Street Stanley County Durham

    Received 19 Aug 2013
  13. Decided1/2013/0432/87073

    Installation of external ductwork on the north east store elevation, from an existing customer kitchen canopy to a new roof mounted extract fan

    Asda Stores Ltd Front Street Stanley Durham Dh9 0nb

    Received 12 Aug 2013
  14. Decided1/2013/0428/87069

    Demolition of public house and erection of 4NO. Dwellings and detached double garage

    The Plainsman Public House 21 Front Street Annfield Plain Durham Dh9 7sy

    Received 7 Aug 2013
  15. Decided1/2013/0417/87041

    Discharge of conditions for approval 1/2012/0129 for the reconditioning of existing attached outbuilding to provide ancillary residential accommodation

    Hamsteels Middle Farm Hamsteels Lane Esh County Durham Dh7 9rs

    Received 31 Jul 2013
  16. Decided1/2013/0397/87003

    Prior notification for demolition of stone and slate barn

    New Houses Farm Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0ru

    Received 22 Jul 2013
  17. Decided1/2013/0313/86732

    Discharge of conditions from approval 1/2012/0127

    Middles Farm Waskerley Consett County Durham Dh8 9db

    Received 21 Jun 2013
  18. Decided1/2013/0248/86552

    Crown thin by 20% and crown raise to provide 3M clearance from the garage of one sycamore tree and removal of major deadwood/defects from crown and reduce extended limbs to balance crown from one ash tree (section 211 notice)

    Bank Foot Cottages Iveston Lane Iveston County Durham

    Received 23 May 2013
  19. Pending Decision1/2013/0373/86926

    Application to discharge condition 7 of planning application 1/2013/0044 relating to external steps and handrail

    The Gennell Bank Foot Cottages Iveston Lane Iveston County Durham Dh8 7tb

    Received 15 Jul 2013
  20. Decided1/2013/0364/86880

    Retrospective application for change of use of barn to mixed use diy livery and agricultural storage

    Land And Buildings To The South Of Hagg Farm Lintzford Road Hamsterley Mill

    Received 3 Jul 2013
  21. Decided1/2013/0224/86436

    Felling of two conifer trees, one leylandii, two fruit trees, one holly tree, removal of hedge and pruning of overhanging branches fo neighbours willow tree (tpo 66)

    29 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Ne391hf

    Received 8 May 2013
  22. Decided1/2013/0223/86435

    Listed building consent to replace existing bathroom window with a window of the same size, design and material with opaque glass within

    Dial House 64 Cutlers Hall Road Benfieldside County Durham Dh8 8rg

    Received 7 May 2013
  23. Decided1/2013/0218/86415

    Conservatory to rear

    11 Greenwell Park Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0nw

    Received 15 May 2013
  24. Decided1/2013/0197/86357

    Erection of detached garage

    31 Stuart Court Consett County Durham

    Received 25 Apr 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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