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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
21,430Searchable applications
1,002Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 16,358 approved or refused records
806Refused applications

15,552 approved · 806 refused · 970 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided6/2013/0054/DM

    Erection of pole mounted antenna for community radio broadcasting

    Toft Hill And Etherley Community Centre, Toft Hill, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 Oja

    Received 4 Mar 2013
  2. Decided6/2013/0053/DM

    Formation of new access

    Bildershaw Grange Farm, Bildershaw, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9PL

    Received 1 Mar 2013
  3. Decided6/2013/0052/DM

    Agricultural shed

    Friar House Farm, Forest In Teesdale, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 Oxg

    Received 4 Mar 2013
  4. Decided6/2013/0051/DM

    Extension to existing haulage yard (part retrospective)

    Land To The North Of The Orchard, Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9PG

    Received 1 Mar 2013
  5. Decided6/2013/0050/DM

    Detached Garage

    Taylors Cottage, Stainton, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8RD

    Received 28 Feb 2013
  6. Decided6/2013/0049/DM/CA

    Conservation area consent for demolition of machinery shed and byre (resubmission)

    Land At Newton Lodge Cobbler Gate Lane Mickleton DL12 0LN

    Received 27 Feb 2013
  7. Decided6/2013/0048/DM

    Erection of 8 No. dwellings (resubmission)

    Land At Newton Lodge Cobbler Gate Lane Mickleton DL12 0LN

    Received 27 Feb 2013
  8. Decided6/2013/0047/DM

    Erection of porch to front elevation

    Moorcroft 1 Tees View Boldron Barnard Castle DL12 9RQ

    Received 27 Feb 2013
  9. Decided6/2013/0045/DM

    Installation of gate and rebuilding of boundary wall

    Winifred Cottage, The Hagg, Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9NW

    Received 25 Feb 2013
  10. Decided6/2013/0045/CON

    Discharge of conditions 3 (highway works), 4 (drainage) and 8 (sustainability) of planning permission 6/2012/0047/DM

    Land At High Riggs, Darlington Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8TA

    Received 1 Aug 2013
  11. Decided6/2013/0044/DM

    Formation of new field access from classified road B6282

    Land At Westgarth Farm, Copley Bent, Butterknowle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

    Received 25 Feb 2013
  12. Decided6/2013/0043/DM

    Conservatory to rear

    The Cottage, The Green, Whorlton, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8XE

    Received 22 Feb 2013
  13. Decided6/2013/0042/DM

    Formation of earth mound flood defence to prevent surface water discharging onto public highway

    Land At Raby Crest, Winston Road, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3NR

    Received 22 Feb 2013
  14. Decided6/2013/0041/DM

    Conversion of garage and rear extension

    16 Auckland View, High Etherley, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0JQ

    Received 20 Feb 2013
  15. Decided6/2013/0040/DM

    Formation of vehicle access and track to facilitate access to rear of existing dwelling (resubmission)

    Sycamore Cottage, Lowside, Mickleton, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 0JR

    Received 21 Feb 2013
  16. Decided6/2013/0039/DM

    Change of use of land and buildings to HGV operating centre including maintenance facilities (retrospective)

    South View Cottage, Marwood, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8QS

    Received 15 Feb 2013
  17. Decided6/2013/0061/DM

    Conversion of barn to 1 No. dwelling (resubmission)

    Building West Of The Ashes, Greengates Lane, Mickleton, County Durham

    Received 11 Mar 2013
  18. Decided6/2013/0060/DM

    Detached garage

    The Manse, Garden House Lane, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 5EF

    Received 8 Mar 2013
  19. Decided6/2013/0037/DM

    Change of use of former agricultural building to dwelling

    Bowes Moor Hotel, Stainmore Road, Bowes, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9RH

    Received 14 Feb 2013
  20. Decided6/2013/0036/DM

    Conversion of redundant farm buildings to dwelling

    Briar Dykes Hury Barnard Castle DL12 9UU

    Received 13 Feb 2013
  21. Decided6/2013/0035/DM

    Erection of two storey side extension and porch to front elevation

    11 Startforth Park, Startforth, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9AL

    Received 12 Feb 2013
  22. Decided6/2013/0035/CON

    Discharge of conditions 3 (stone sample panel), 4 (rainwater goods), 5 (window/door details) and 8 (landscaping) of planning permission 6/2011/0238/DM

    Hetherick Grange, Marwood, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8QX

    Received 25 Jun 2013
  23. Decided6/2013/0034/DM

    Single storey rear extension

    21 Lilac Way, Toft Hill, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0TA

    Received 12 Feb 2013
  24. Decided6/2013/0034/CON

    Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (sample panel), 5 (windows/doors), 6 (rainwater goods) and 7 (roof lights) of listed building consent 6/2013/0015/DM/LB

    8 West Terrace, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3JS

    Received 20 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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