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Durham planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Durham County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Durham website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
20,485Searchable applications
1,004Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 15,510 approved or refused records
782Refused applications

14,728 approved · 782 refused · 921 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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. Decided1/2013/0267/86628

    Erection of car port at side of dwelling

    5 Pemberton Terrace South The Middles Stanley County Durham Dh9 6ax

    Received 28 May 2013
  2. Decided1/2013/0266/86627

    Change of use from dental surgery to dwelling house

    Dental Surgery 16 Front Street Shotley Bridge Durham Dh8 0hh

    Received 6 Jun 2013
  3. Decided1/2013/0489/87262

    Prune lower western branches back by 2.5 metres and taper the adjacent upper branches to balance the canopy of one sycamore tree (tpo 14)

    Sycamore Lodge Newhouse Road Esh Winning County Durham Dh7 9lr

    Received 6 Sept 2013
  4. Decided1/2013/0488/87261

    Felling of seven scots pine and removal of deadwood from 15 scots pine, remove stub from one scots pine and remove hangers from one scots pine, crown lift to 3 metres of one norway spruce (tpo 5)

    2 The Paddock Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0hw

    Received 6 Sept 2013
  5. Decided1/2013/0487/87260

    Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension which will project 3.34 metres from the existing kitchen extension giving a total projection of 6 metres with a width of 5.6 metres and a total height of 2.6 metres with a flat roof

    7 Daisy Hill Medomsley Edge County Durham Dh8 6sb

    Received 10 Sept 2013
  6. Decided1/2013/0486/87259

    Prior notification for the erection of a single-storey extension which would project beyond the original rear wall of the dining room by 4.5M (3M from the kitchen wall), have an eaves height of 2.5M and an overall height of 3.4M.

    49 The Hawthorns Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8TX

    Received 9 Sept 2013
  7. Decided1/2013/0132/86197

    Erection of two storey side extension and detached garage

    Isla Cottage 53 White-Le-Head Tantobie Stanley County Durham Dh9 9sf

    Received 28 Mar 2013
  8. Decided1/2013/0214/86411

    Conservatory to front

    23 Severn Crescent South Stanley County Durham Dh9 7px

    Received 7 May 2013
  9. Decided1/2013/0190/86330

    Listed building consent for replacement pointing, removal of stud wall in bedroom, false ceilings in kitchen and dining room and rebuilding of existing chimney stacks

    Cookson House 1 Colepike Hall Lanchester Durham DH7 0RW

    Received 29 Apr 2013
  10. Decided1/2013/0471/87191

    Erection of single storey side extension

    44 Gloucester Road Delves Lane County Durham Dh8 7ll

    Received 28 Aug 2013
  11. Decided1/2013/0470/87190

    Erection of replacement 1 metre high brick boundary wall with a further 1 metre high wooden fence with brick pillars, 2 metre high single wooden access gate to side.

    13 Roseberry Terrace Consett County Durham Dh8 5rt

    Received 28 Aug 2013
  12. Decided1/2013/0469/87170

    Display of 3.5M x 2M non illuminated advertisement hoarding which will display information relating to dispensing unit only on gable end of property

    Browns Buildings Front Street Dipton DH9 9DQ

    Received 29 Aug 2013
  13. Decided1/2013/0131/86196

    Extension to administration area and to nursery

    St Patrick'S Rc Primary School Stanley Street Consett County Durham Dh8 6ln

    Received 28 Mar 2013
  14. Decided1/2013/0115/86162

    Alterations to shop frontage, installation of new roller shutter door, erection of new fascia sign and additional external alterations

    43a Albert Road Consett Durham Dh8 5qu

    Received 25 Mar 2013
  15. Decided1/2013/0534/87382

    Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear sunroom extension with a projection of 4.3 metres and a total height of 3.4 metres

    71a Meadowfield Burnhope Durham Dh7 0ej

    Received 8 Oct 2013
  16. Decided1/2013/0531/87379

    Prior notification for the erection of a conservatory extension to the rear with a projection of 4 metres and a total height of 3.6 metres

    12 Patterdale Mews Leadgate County Durham Dh8 6hq

    Received 3 Oct 2013
  17. Decided1/2013/0144/86210

    Erection of two storey and single storey extensions

    Fox Holes Castleside Consett County Durham Dh8 9bn

    Received 28 Mar 2013
  18. Decided1/2013/0143/86209

    Demolition of lanchester arms pub and attached retail unit and erection of four terraced dwellings. The erection of a further three dwellings in a terrace to the rear (ne) of lanchester arms

    The Lanchester Arms 43 Front Street Lanchester Durham Dh7 0ht

    Received 28 Mar 2013
  19. Decided1/2013/0142/86208

    Construction of place of worship with associated parking

    Land To The North Of Gill Street And South Of The A692 Consett DH8 7JT

    Received 28 Mar 2013
  20. Decided1/2013/0141/86207

    Installation of atm security camera two condensers on flat roof, removal of section of fire exit edge protection and installation of new section of edge protection and gate

    Barclays Bank Plc 12 Front Street Consett County Durham Dh8 5ah

    Received 28 Mar 2013
  21. Decided1/2013/0456/87126

    Felling of one spruce tree (section 211 notice)

    Beck View Ford Street Lanchester Durham Dh7 0sq

    Received 21 Aug 2013
  22. Decided1/2013/0455/87125

    Removal of deadwood and raise and thin crown of one beech tree (tpo 221)

    Belle Vue House The Terrace Shotley Bridge County Durham Dh8 0ey

    Received 21 Aug 2013
  23. Decided1/2013/0453/87123

    Display of various signage both illuminated and non illuminated at various points across the site

    Tesco Store Genesis Way Consett County Durham

    Received 22 Aug 2013
  24. Decided1/2013/0452/87107

    Erection of three 1.8 metre high fence panels to screen domestic oil tank

    4 Knitsley Nook Consett DH8 9EE

    Received 20 Aug 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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