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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

20,788Searchable applications

998Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 15,785 approved or refused records

789Refused applications

14,996 approved · 789 refused · 938 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Council contacts

Planning enquiries03000262830 Council source

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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

Decided6/2014/0034/DM
Erection of conservatory
Chapel Garth, Thringarth, Middleton In Teesdale, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 0NU
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided6/2014/0033/DM
Erection of one wind turbine with a maximum tip height of 19.9 metres with associated infrastructure comprising concrete foundation and underground cable (Location 50 metres North West of previously approved turbine (Ref 6/2013/0317/DM)
Jobs Lodge Farm, Woodland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 5NJ
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided6/2014/0032/DM
Change of use of leisure building to staff accommodation block
Craggwood Holiday Park, Gordon Lane, Ramshaw, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0NS
Received 11 Feb 2014
Decided6/2014/0031/DM/LB
Listed building consent for installation of a satellite dish and solar panel (retrospective)
Vane Cottage, 18 Office Square, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3NG
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided6/2014/0030/DM
Installation of a satellite dish and solar panel (retrospective)
Vane Cottage, 18 Office Square, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3NG
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided6/2014/0029/DM
Installation of covered walkway and replacement windows and doors
Utass, 9-11 Chapel Row, Middleton In Teesdale, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 0SN
Received 3 Feb 2014
Decided6/2014/0028/DM
Bay window on front elevation
Park Villa, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3NG
Received 31 Jan 2014
Decided6/2014/0027/DM
Erection of a porch and ramp to front
23 Teesdale Road, Startforth, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9AT
Received 3 Feb 2014
Decided6/2014/0026/DM
Erection of recreational building ancillary to existing cottages
East Briscoe Farm Cottages, East Briscoe, Baldersdale, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9UL
Received 31 Jan 2014
Decided6/2014/0025/DM
Erection of 4 No. dwellings and associated landscaping
Land At Newton Lodge Cobbler Gate Lane Mickleton DL12 0LN
Received 3 Feb 2014
Decided6/2013/0324/DM
Two storey extension to rear following demolition of stables and erection of double garage
Kirby House, The Street, Bowes, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9HP
Received 11 Oct 2013
Decided6/2013/0323/DM
Alterations to roof to increase internal headroom and erection of single storey extension to the rear
14 Gordon Lane, Ramshaw, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 Onl
Received 11 Oct 2013
Decided6/2013/0322/DM
Change of use from retail to additional living accommodation
60 Front Street Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5DJ
Received 16 Oct 2013
Decided6/2013/0321/DM
Conversion of redundant agricultural building to form 1 No. dwelling
Land At New Road, Lane Head, Hutton Magna, Richmond, DL11 7HF
Received 8 Oct 2013
Decided6/2013/0320/DM
Retention of workshop/office/storage building
West Roods Farm, Boldron, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9SW
Received 8 Oct 2013
Decided6/2013/0319/DM
Erection of one wind generator comprising rotating cowl on an 8 metre steel mast with a maximum height of 9.2 metres and associated infrastructure comprising concrete foundation and underground cable to farmhouse
Low Selset, Lunedale, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 Opr
Received 2 Oct 2013
Decided6/2013/0318/DM/LB
Listed building consent for replacement of slate roof covering and conservation roof lights to the rear
52 Galgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8BH
Received 7 Oct 2013
Decided6/2013/0317/DM
Erection of one wind turbine with a maximum tip height of 19.9 metres with associated infrastructure comprising concrete foundation and underground cable
Jobs Lodge Farm, Woodland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 5NJ
Received 7 Oct 2013
Decided6/2013/0315/DM
Erection of sunroom extension to the side
Glen Lyon Stainton Bank Stainton Grove Barnard Castle DL12 8TS
Received 26 Sept 2013
Decided6/2013/0314/DM
Sunroom and conservatory to rear
75 Toft Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 0JA
Received 26 Sept 2013
Decided6/2013/0313/DM
Construction of new bridge and access trail
Hamsterley Forest, Redford, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3NL,
Received 27 Sept 2013
Decided6/2013/0300/DM
Change of use from a residential care home to a dwelling house
Whorlton Grange Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XA
Received 18 Sept 2013
Decided6/2013/0299/DM
Single storey rear extension and erection of double garage
Meadowcroft, Darlington Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8HN
Received 9 Sept 2013
Decided6/2013/0298/DM
Bay window to front elevation
19 Comer Terrace, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 5DN
Received 20 Sept 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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