PlanningTrack
Get started

England · Local authority

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
20,082Searchable applications
1,001Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,155 approved or refused records
775Refused applications

14,380 approved · 775 refused · 903 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries

Council contacts

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas92 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided1/2014/0002/88108

    Variation of condition 2 of 1/2012/0596 to increase the size of the yard area

    Hiatco Ltd West Road Annfield Plain County Durham Dh9 8nj

    Received 7 Jan 2014
  2. Decided1/2013/0594/87636

    Replacement fencing along the south and east boundary consisting of a 3.6M high green mesh fence

    Greenland Community Primary School South Moor Road South Moor Stanley County Durham Dh9 7ez

    Received 11 Nov 2013
  3. Decided1/2013/0592/87634

    Felling of two silver birch trees (4, 7) and two eucalyptus trees (11, 12), crown lift to 3M of one redwood (1), one cut leafed beech (5) and one ash tree (6) including removal of significant deadwood. Remove dead central stem and the adjacent rose of on

    Thorntree House Beamish Stanley County Durham Dh9 0rn

    Received 12 Nov 2013
  4. Decided1/2013/0623/87785

    Advertisement consent for 1 no. Poster display cabinet to south western entrance to bus station

    Consett Bus Station Medomsley Road Consett County Durham

    Received 18 Nov 2013
  5. Decided1/2013/0689/88089

    Repair/Replacement of a 1.219M (4FT) wall to north east boundary adjacent shotley grove road

    Grove House Shotley Grove Road Shotley Bridge Consett County Durham Dh8 8sg

    Received 23 Dec 2013
  6. Decided1/2013/0642/87829

    Erection of 9 dwellings

    Site Of Former Raven Hotel Ebchester Hill Ebchester DH8 6RY

    Received 3 Dec 2013
  7. Decided1/2013/0629/87791

    Felling of one copper beech tree (TPO171)

    Beechwood 29 Queens Road Shotley Bridge Consett County Durham Dh8 0bl

    Received 19 Nov 2013
  8. Decided1/2013/0669/87985

    Material minor amendment to reduce size of "the stables" to one bedroom and omission of garage block and creation of 6NO. Parking bays

    Greenfield Farm Buildings Waskerley DH8 9HP

    Received 20 Dec 2013
  9. Decided1/2013/0557/87457

    Felling of one alder and two ash trees (TPO67).

    15 Willow Park Langley Park County Durham Dh7 9ff

    Received 16 Oct 2013
  10. Decided1/2013/0556/87456

    Remove 4 limbs overhanging the adjacent property, prune back remaining canopy by 2M and remove 2 limbs over the garden to balance crown of one oak tree, remove lowest limb overhanging the driveway/wood shed to the main stem of one elm tree (section 211 no

    Chare Top Cottage Front Street Ebchester Durham Dh8 0pj

    Received 15 Oct 2013
  11. Decided1/2013/0555/87455

    Prune to clear the property by 2 metres, crown clean, remove deadwood, trim back lowest branches from head height and prune back most elongated limbs of one cedar tree. (Section 211 notice)

    West Grange Cadger Bank Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0he

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  12. Decided1/2013/0672/87988

    Erection of side extension to accommodate a garage and utility with accommodation above and dormer window and balcony to rear (resubmission)

    1 Belgrave House Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QS

    Received 20 Dec 2013
  13. Decided1/2013/0600/87687

    Erection of single storey side extension and raised decked area to front

    4 Queensway Benfieldside Consett County Durham Dh8 0ru

    Received 12 Nov 2013
  14. Decided1/2013/0671/87987

    Erection of replacement single storey side extension

    65 Sunningdale Delves Lane County Durham Dh8 7au

    Received 20 Dec 2013
  15. Decided1/2013/0503/87329

    Replace existing pvcu/glass conservatory roof with guardian warm roof system with two rooflights

    7 Langdon Close Templetown County Durham Dh8 7ng

    Received 20 Sept 2013
  16. Decided1/2013/0499/87325

    Conservatory to side

    The Barn High Woodside Farm Iveston Consett County Durham Dh8 7tg

    Received 23 Sept 2013
  17. Decided1/2013/0498/87324

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    14 St Andrews Crescent Blackhill County Durham Dh8 8pd

    Received 23 Sept 2013
  18. Decided1/2013/0545/87425

    Erection of two storey, five bedroom detached dwelling

    Stables To The West Of Langley Close Burnhope Road Maiden Law DH7 0RA

    Received 3 Oct 2013
  19. Decided1/2013/0544/87409

    Crown lift to a height of 3 metres, prune to clear the building by 3 metres, reduce the branches protruding from the crown by 1 metre to balance the canopy of one horse chestnut tree (section 211 notice)

    Westlands Dental Surgery 26 Front Street Lanchester Durham Dh7 0er

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  20. Decided1/2013/0538/87386

    Crown lift two cedar trees to 4 metres, felling of two fir trees close to garage and three fir trees near to the hedge line. (TPO66)

    2 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Ne39 1he

    Received 1 Oct 2013
  21. Decided1/2013/0535/87383

    Erection of single storey side extension and rear porch and bay window to front.

    30 The Bungalows Tanfield Lea County Durham Dh9 9ne

    Received 23 Oct 2013
  22. Decided1/2013/0533/87381

    Trim lower branches overhanging verge and bus stop (TPO212)

    9 High Friarside Burnopfield Ne16 6an

    Received 2 Oct 2013
  23. Decided1/2013/0532/87380

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension and conversion of garage into a habitable room.

    25 Bourne Court East Stanley County Durham Dh9 0xr

    Received 3 Oct 2013
  24. Decided1/2013/0529/87355

    Change of use of domestic garage to repair and sales of washing machines and tumble dryers

    53 Spen Street South Stanley County Durham Dh9 7nj

    Received 25 Sept 2013

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

    UK research
    Published Updated

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.

Check collection coverage

More planning authorities in England

Browse all authorities