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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
20,132Searchable applications
1,002Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,200 approved or refused records
775Refused applications

14,425 approved · 775 refused · 905 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2011 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided1/2013/0564/87470

    Prior notification for the erection of a conservatory to the rear with a projection of 4.5M with a total height of 3.25M.

    62 The Meadows Pickering Nook Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne Ne16 6qw

    Received 16 Oct 2013
  2. Pending Decision1/2013/0602/87689

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission 1/2013/0290 relating to waste storage and collection arrangements

    1 Percy Crescent Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0eu

    Received 11 Nov 2013
  3. Decided1/2013/0551/87449

    Erection of single storey side extension

    11 Davis Crescent Langley Park County Durham Dh7 9up

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  4. Decided1/2013/0550/87448

    Crown lift to 3 metres of and remove one lower limb of one plum tree and remove one branch from one conifer tree (section 211 notice)

    Village Green Lanchester County Durham

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  5. Decided1/2013/0548/87446

    Conversion and change of use of existing vancant care home into 14 no. Residential apartments.

    Stanfield House Joicey Square Stanley County Durham Dh9 0pg

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  6. Decided1/2013/0662/87966

    Agricultural shed for lambing and feed storage

    Margery Flatt Farm Newbiggen Lane Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0rs

    Received 17 Dec 2013
  7. Decided1/2013/0682/88025

    Relocation of approved holiday cottage

    Humbleburn Cottage Edmondsley County Durham

    Received 19 Dec 2013
  8. Decided1/2013/0649/87848

    Conversion of garage to study with erection of dwarf wall and installation of window in place of garage door

    2 Kingfisher Close Esh Winning Durham Dh7 9an

    Received 6 Dec 2013
  9. Decided1/2014/0014/88194

    Erection of single storey front extension

    36 Cloverhill Court Craghead Stanley County Durham Dh9 6bx

    Received 21 Jan 2014
  10. Decided1/2014/0013/88193

    Erection of two storey side and rear extension

    24 Evelyn Terrace Stanley Durham Dh9 7rn

    Received 21 Jan 2014
  11. Decided1/2014/0005/88146

    Crown lift over the garage by 3 metres of 6 scots pine, remove broken branch from 1 scots pine and remove lowest limb over the adjacent garden of 1 scots pine (tpo 5)

    9 The Paddock Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0hw

    Received 10 Jan 2014
  12. Decided1/2013/0576/87585

    Felling of one black poplar tree (section 211 notice)

    Benfield Hall 155 Durham Road Blackhill County Durham Dh8 5th

    Received 30 Oct 2013
  13. Decided1/2013/0577/87586

    Discharge condtion no. 4 of 1/2013/0406 relating to the disposal of waste.

    Unit 5 Derwentdale Industrial Estate Blackhill County Durham Dh8 8pz

    Received 24 Oct 2013
  14. Decided1/2013/0666/87970

    Change of use from community building to residential dwelling

    31 Penshaw Gardens East Stanley Stanley County Durham Dh9 6rq

    Received 10 Dec 2013
  15. Decided1/2013/0665/87969

    Erection of agricultural building for housing livestock

    Greenwell Farm Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0st

    Received 12 Dec 2013
  16. Decided1/2013/0606/87693

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3, 4 and 5 of 1/2013/0178 relating to location of window in gable of unit 1, samples of external walling and roofing materials and surface water drainage details.

    Fernlea Delves Lane Consett DH8 7EX

    Received 11 Nov 2013
  17. Decided1/2013/0605/87692

    Felling of one ash tree (tpo 117)

    41 Oley Meadows Shotley Bridge Consett County Durham

    Received 12 Nov 2013
  18. Decided1/2013/0574/87550

    Section 73 application to vary the approved plans condition (condition 2) of 1/2012/0037 to install a decking area along the western elevation.

    Land To The South Of 3 West View Castleside DH8 9QP

    Received 25 Oct 2013
  19. Decided1/2013/0571/87547

    Single storey office extension

    Station View Delves Lane Consett County Durham Dh8 7js

    Received 21 Oct 2013
  20. Decided1/2013/0572/87548

    Creation of multi-use games area with recessed goals, surrounded by 3M high green powder coated fencing

    Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU

    Received 24 Oct 2013
  21. Decided1/2013/0648/87847

    Non material amendment to application 1/2013/0254/DMFP involving insertion of one additional first floor window in the north (outer) elevation of the approved scheme

    Gold Hill Farm Waskerley Consett County Durham Dh8 9dg

    Received 4 Dec 2013
  22. Decided1/2014/0017/88206

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3, 6, 8 and 9 relating to samples of external materials, landscaping scheme, suface water drainage works scheme, foul drainage scheme

    Fines House Fines Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QS

    Received 9 Jan 2014
  23. Decided1/2013/0633/87809

    Non-Material amendments to amend the line of the party wall between unit 1 of the new development and the black bull pub and to move the position of one of the ridge chimneys

    Former Lanchester Arms 43 Front Street Lanchester Durham Dh7 0ht

    Received 20 Nov 2013
  24. Decided1/2013/0256/86580

    Erection of lean to at rear of club and disabled access ramp (retrospective)

    East Stanley Working Mens Club Chester Road East Stanley County Durham Dh9 0xd

    Received 24 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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