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14,728 approved · 782 refused · 921 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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. Decided1/2013/0528/87354

    Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.84 metres and a total height of 3.9 metres

    26 Deanery View Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0nh

    Received 27 Sept 2013
  2. Decided1/2013/0524/87350

    Erection of two storey side extension

    18 Leeholme Court Annfield Plain County Durham Dh9 7yd

    Received 19 Sept 2013
  3. Decided1/2013/0137/86202

    Resubmitted outline consent for four dwellings and alterations to existing school fence and gates, with approval of access sought, and all other matters reserved

    Land South East Of Beechdale Nursery School Beechdale Road Consett County Durham

    Received 26 Mar 2013
  4. Decided1/2013/0501/87327

    Felling of one sycamore tree (tpo 160)

    31 Handley Cross Medomsley County Durham Dh8 6tz

    Received 23 Sept 2013
  5. Decided1/2013/0466/87152

    Change of use from public house (A4) to dwelling house (C3) with internal modifications

    The Moorcock Inn Healeyfield Lane Horsleyhope Consett DH8 9DS

    Received 28 Aug 2013
  6. Decided1/2013/0465/87151

    Discharge conditions no. 5 and 6, of planning permission 1/2012/0073/DMFP

    Three Horse Shoes Inn Lanchester Road Maiden Law Durham Dh7 0qt

    Received 28 Aug 2013
  7. Decided1/2013/0044/85886

    Ground floor extension to north elevation and two storey extension to west elevation. Raise roof to existing detached garage to create additional habitable accommodation together with the installation of 2 no. Dormer windows and additional external alter

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

    Received 29 Jan 2013
  8. Decided1/2013/0043/85885

    Erection of two storey side extension incorporating a garage

    86 Davis Crescent Langley Park County Durham Dh7 9ur

    Received 30 Jan 2013
  9. Decided1/2013/0370/86923

    Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension off the existing kitchen which extends from the original rear wall of the dwelling (including the kitchen) by 5.95M has a maximum height of 3.1M and eaves height of 2.25M.

    7 Loud Terrace Greencroft County Durham Dh9 8pn

    Received 15 Jul 2013
  10. Decided1/2013/0356/86854

    Extension to rear of property, replacing the existing flat roof extension with a pitched roof extension, erection of first floor extension

    Rose Cottage Broomhill Ebchester Consett County Durham Dh8 6ry

    Received 8 Jul 2013
  11. Decided1/2013/0355/86853

    Erection of first floor side extension

    16 Beamish Hills No Place County Durham Dh9 0sp

    Received 3 Jul 2013
  12. Decided1/2013/0353/86851

    Installation of modular steel ramp to the front of dwelling

    25 St Margarets Drive Tanfield County Durham Dh9 9qw

    Received 2 Jul 2013
  13. Decided1/2013/0352/86850

    Installation of modular steel ramp to the front and side of property

    1 Thornlea Grove Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0pr

    Received 2 Jul 2013
  14. Decided1/2013/0500/87326

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    Wesley Manse Durham Road Annfield Plain County Durham Dh9 7ug

    Received 24 Sept 2013
  15. Decided1/2013/0347/86845

    Extension over garage and sun room to rear

    71a Meadowfield Burnhope Durham Dh7 0ej

    Received 1 Jul 2013
  16. Decided1/2013/0136/86201

    Change of use of vacant retail unit to form part of existing democratic club and institute

    13 Front Street Annfield Plain Durham

    Received 26 Mar 2013
  17. Decided1/2013/0135/86200

    Amendments to approved superstore to include new external staircase, relocation of sub-station, alterations to service yard and car park

    Tesco Extra Genesis Way Consett DH8 5XP

    Received 26 Mar 2013
  18. Decided1/2013/0451/87106

    Listed building consent to replace roof covering to both the front and rear of the a.M. Property, installation of one conservation style roof window

    Kaysburn House Langley Park Durham DH7 6TJ

    Received 19 Aug 2013
  19. Decided1/2013/0445/87087

    Change of use from vacant church hall to restaurant on ground floor and office space on first and second floors including single storey extension and conservatory to rear elevation.

    St. Andrew'S Institute High Street Stanley County Durham

    Received 16 Aug 2013
  20. Decided1/2013/0444/87086

    Application to vary condition 2 of planning permission 1/2010/0578/DMFP regarding a revised driveway finish to tarmac

    West Law Lodge West Law Road Shotley Bridge Consett County Durham Dh8 0sy

    Received 13 Aug 2013
  21. Decided1/2013/0091/86066

    Felling of eighteen beech trees and various trees works to a further thirteen treestpo 8)

    Greenhill Shotley Bridge Consett County Durham Dh8 0nj

    Received 4 Mar 2013
  22. Decided1/2013/0090/86065

    Felling of one copper beech tree, crown lift to 4 metres and crown thin to 20% of four lime trees and sever ivy from one lime tree

    Broadacres 21 Durham Road Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0lp

    Received 4 Mar 2013
  23. Decided1/2013/0164/86268

    Erection of single storey extension to rear (north elevation) of dwelling

    52 St Heliers Way East Stanley County Durham Dh9 0ut

    Received 17 Apr 2013
  24. Decided1/2013/0128/86193

    Felling of one beech tree (section 211 notice)

    Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU

    Received 22 Mar 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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