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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

21,539Searchable applications

1,005Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 16,457 approved or refused records

809Refused applications

15,648 approved · 809 refused · 975 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2011 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

Decided6/2013/0022/DM
Installation of dormer and roof lights on front elevation
Wesley Manse, 11 Horsemarket, Middleton-In-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 0SH
Received 28 Jan 2013
Decided6/2013/0074/DM/VP
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission 6/2010/0064/DM to allow occupation of approved holiday cottage as a residential annexe to Glenholme Farm
Glenholme Farm Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3NH
Received 19 Mar 2013
Decided6/2013/0072/DM/LB
Listed building consent for conversion of outhouse to garage/home office
The Carriage House, 16 Front Street, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3NH
Received 14 Mar 2013
Decided6/2013/0071/DM
Conversion of outhouse to garage/home office
The Carriage House, 16 Front Street, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3NH
Received 14 Mar 2013
Decided6/2013/0070/DM/LB
Listed building consent for erection of entrance porch
Fox Hall, Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9NL
Received 13 Mar 2013
Decided6/2013/0062/DM/LB
Listed building consent for conversion of barn to 1 No. dwelling (resubmission)
Building West Of The Ashes, Greengates Lane, Mickleton, County Durham
Received 11 Mar 2013
Decided6/2013/0022/CON
Discharge of conditions 3 (surface treatment, bench, salt bin, floodlights and notice boards), 4 (stone sample panel), 5 (archaeology) of planning permission 6/2012/0255/DM
Land Adjacent To St Mary's Parish Church, Amen Corner, Barnard Castle
Received 22 May 2013
Decided6/2013/0021/TC
Works to 1 No. sycamore
Holy Trinity Church, Church Bank, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, County Durham
Received 26 Sept 2013
Decided6/2013/0021/CON
Discharge of conditions 3 (walls), 4 (stone sample panel), 5 (windows), 7 (archaeology) and 10 (stone heads and cills) of planning permission 6/2012/0320/DM
East Corn Park, Baldersdale, Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9UJ
Received 21 May 2013
Decided6/2013/0020/TC
Works to 1 No. sycamore
The Byre Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XD
Received 3 Oct 2013
Decided6/2013/0020/DM
Single storey rear extension
46 Winston Road, Staindrop, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL2 3NN
Received 28 Jan 2013
Decided6/2013/0020/CON
Discharge of conditions 3 (roof and wall materials) and 4 (window sections) of planning permission 6/2013/0072/DM/LB
The Carriage House, 16 Front Street, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3NH
Received 14 May 2013
Decided6/2013/0019/TC
Fell 1 No. Conifer Tree
19 High Green, Gainford, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3DL
Received 19 Sept 2013
Decided6/2013/0018/CON
Discharge of condition 4 (boundary treatments), 5 (hedgerow) and 6 (sample panel) of planning permission 6/2011/0164/DM
Glencrest, Copley Lane, Copley, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 5LW
Received 8 May 2013
Decided6/2013/0017/TC
Works to 1 No. Maple Tree
Newby House, Barningham, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL11 7DW
Received 5 Sept 2013
Decided6/2013/0017/DM/LB
Listed building consent for alterations and refurbishment including single storey side extension and detached garage
Cowley House Farm Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PT
Received 24 Jan 2013
Decided6/2013/0017/CON
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 6/2012/0184/DM
The Old Hall, South Bedburn, Hamsterley, County Durham, DL13 3NN
Received 7 May 2013
Decided6/2013/0017/AF
Proposed Replacement bridge
Flatts Wood Flatts Road Barnard Castle DL12 8RF
Received 3 Dec 2013
Decided6/2013/0016/DM
Alterations and refurbishment including single storey side extension and detached garage
Cowley House Farm Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PT
Received 24 Jan 2013
Decided6/2013/0016/CON
Discharge of conditions 3 (samples of external materials), 4 (joinery details), 5 (stone sample), 6 (mortar mix) and 8 (fascias and soffits) of listed building consent 6/2011/0217/DM/LB
Roslyn House, Roslyn Terrace, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3QF
Received 15 Apr 2013
Decided6/2013/0016/AF
Erection of agricultural storage building
High Dyke, Stanhope Road, Middleton In Teesdale, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 0RT
Received 27 Nov 2013
Decided6/2013/0015/TC
Fell 4 No. Lawson Cypress
St. Cuthberts Church, Moor Road, Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9PH
Received 3 Sept 2013
Decided6/2013/0015/DM/LB
Listed building consent for erection of single storey extension, detached garage to the rear and minor internal alterations
8 West Terrace, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3JS
Received 23 Jan 2013
Decided6/2013/0015/CON
Discharge of conditions 3 (samples of external materials), 4 (joinery details), 5 (stone sample), 6 (mortar mix) and 7 (fascias and soffits) of planning permission 6/2011/0158/DM
Roslyn House, Roslyn Terrace, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3QF
Received 15 Apr 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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