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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
20,444Searchable applications
1,004Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,481 approved or refused records
782Refused applications

14,699 approved · 782 refused · 919 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided1/2013/0435/87077

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    5 Humberhill Drive Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0hh

    Received 5 Aug 2013
  2. Decided1/2013/0434/87076

    Erection of wind turbine (15M hub height, 19.9M tip height)

    Lindisfarne Farm Corbridge Road High Stoop Consett DH8 9HL

    Received 15 Aug 2013
  3. Decided1/2013/0418/87042

    2 no. Natural stone feature entrance walls with t-wash steel panel inserts with trees & low growing shrubs at vehicular entrance to tesco & 2 no. Natural stone feature walls to pedestrian entrances with lighting bollards

    Land To The South West Of Ponds Court Business Park, Genesis Way Consett County Durham

    Received 5 Aug 2013
  4. Decided1/2013/0294/86711

    Residential development consisting 34 no. Houses, with 20 no. 2 bed houses, 12 no. 3 bed houses and 2 no. 2 bed bungalows

    The Haven Langley Park County Durham Dh7 9uw

    Received 7 Jun 2013
  5. Decided1/2013/0275/86673

    Advert consent for repositioning of existing signage and installation of new signs relating to reconfiguration of drive thru and exit lane

    Mcdonalds Restaurant Ltd Genesis Way Consett County Durham Dh8 5xp

    Received 3 Jun 2013
  6. Decided1/2013/0424/87065

    Proposed erection of agricultural storage shed and extension of existing cattle shed to provide additional cattle housing space

    Dunleyford Farm Humberhill Lane Lanchester DH7 0RR

    Received 2 Aug 2013
  7. Decided1/2013/0423/87048

    Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension incorporating a garage.

    51 Davis Crescent Langley Park County Durham Dh7 9ur

    Received 5 Aug 2013
  8. Decided1/2013/0422/87047

    Erection of holiday cottage

    Woodlands Park Farm Knitsley Consett County Durham Dh8 9ez

    Received 22 Jul 2013
  9. Decided1/2013/0377/86930

    Extension to side and felling of one spruce tree

    Green Garth The Terrace Shotley Bridge County Durham Dh8 0ez

    Received 16 Jul 2013
  10. Decided1/2013/0258/86600

    Felling of one sycamore tree (tpo 108)

    1 Hunters Close Medomsley County Durham

    Received 23 May 2013
  11. Decided1/2013/0242/86511

    Change of use to hand car wash facility

    Land To The Rear Of Swan Lake Chester Road East Stanley County Durham Dh9 0tj

    Received 16 May 2013
  12. Pending Decision1/2013/0241/86510

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of 1/2013/0048 relating to means of enclosure and landscaping scheme for building conversion

    2 The Bye The Grove Consett County Durham Dh8 8aj

    Received 15 May 2013
  13. Decided1/2013/0222/86419

    Erection of detached property to the east of the property

    10 Green Court Esh County Durham Dh7 9ry

    Received 8 May 2013
  14. Decided1/2013/0344/86825

    Advertisement consent application for one internally illuminated fascia sign and one non illuminated fascia sign on front elevation

    Unit 2B Hermiston Retail Park Consett DH8 5SB

    Received 3 Jul 2013
  15. Decided1/2013/0343/86824

    Application for advertisement consent for three fascia signs, two post signs, two amenity boards, one amenity sign and one post panel sign

    The Jolly Drovers Pont Lane Leadgate Consett County Durham Dh8 6rr

    Received 2 Jul 2013
  16. Decided1/2013/0339/86800

    Erection of steel framed lean to building for stabling of horses and for storage of dry fodder

    Land Between Ragpath Lane And Ragpath Plantation Lanchester Durham

    Received 1 Jul 2013
  17. Decided1/2013/0338/86780

    Erection of single storey extension to existing school with associated external works and landscaping

    Lanchester Roman Catholic Mixed And Infant School Kitswell Road Lanchester

    Received 4 Jul 2013
  18. Decided1/2013/0303/86720

    Erection of garage to rear (retrospective)

    19 Ryde Terrace Catchgate County Durham Dh9 8hq

    Received 17 Jun 2013
  19. Decided1/2013/0300/86717

    Felling of seven alder trees, tree works to twelve lime, six maple, six sorbus, seventeen sycamore, one horse chestnut, one pine, one oak and five willow trees (section 211 notice)

    Lanchester Village Green & Adjoining Land Lanchester County Durham

    Received 13 Jun 2013
  20. Decided1/2013/0291/86708

    Demolition of garages and erection of 8 two storey dwellings and 24 bungalows, associated public open space and car parking

    Land To The South Of Towneley Court Stanley DH9 7NL

    Received 11 Jun 2013
  21. Decided1/2013/0497/87323

    Crown lift to a height of 3M of one redwood tree and one cut leafed beech, reduce the overhang by 2.5M and crown lift to 3M of one horse chestnut tree and remove the lowest 2 northern branches of a silver birch and remove dead central stem and the adjacen

    Thorntree House Beamish Stanley County Durham Dh9 0rn

    Received 26 Sept 2013
  22. Decided1/2013/0547/87445

    Discharge of condition 3 (details of wall and roof materials), 4 (window details), 6 (details of external timber work), 8 (rainwater goods), 9 (rooflights), 12 (hard landscaping materials) and 16 (drainage)

    Gold Hill Farm Waskerley Consett County Durham Dh8 9dg

    Received 9 Oct 2013
  23. Decided1/2013/0277/86675

    Installation of disabled access ramp at front of dwelling

    2 Houghwell Gardens Tanfield Lea Stanley County Durham Dh9 9nh

    Received 4 Jun 2013
  24. Decided1/2013/0276/86674

    Reconfiguration of car park to create 2 no. 'Drive thru' order points and realignment of exit lane. Alterations to booth window positions. (Amended plans: 14/08/13 - erection of corral and dry store, changes to car park with increase of 2NO. Parking spac

    Mcdonalds Restaurant Ltd Genesis Way Consett County Durham Dh8 5xp

    Received 3 Jun 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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