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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

21,951Searchable applications

1,024Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 16,808 approved or refused records

829Refused applications

15,979 approved · 829 refused · 1,002 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Sept 2011 to 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Decided3/TP/2013/0003
T1 sycamore tree - remove deadwood and epicormic growth
16 Church View Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0UP
Received 9 May 2013
Pending Consideration3/TP/2013/0002
Felling of 1 no. Goat willow tree (T1) and remove stubs from 2 no. Acer trees (V1)
Bishopsgate Lodge 15 Hexham Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PU
Received 1 May 2013
Decided3/TP/2013/0001
Prune 1 no. Yew tree
72 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 3AP
Received 24 Jan 2013
Decided3/TP/2012/0019
Remove ash tree
28 Murphy Close Crook County Durham DL15 9GL
Received 19 Nov 2012
Decided3/TP/2012/0018
Tree works
The Old Vicarage Hargill Road Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8HL
Received 1 Nov 2012
Decided3/TP/2012/0017
Removal of lower limbs and 50% of canopy reduction of 1 no. Beech tree
10 The Copse Etherley Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7UE
Received 1 Nov 2012
Decided3/TP/2012/0016
T1 sycamore - crown lift
18 Church View Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0UP
Received 30 Oct 2012
Decided3/TP/2012/0015
Removal of 60% of pollards of 1 no. Ash tree
11 The Copse Etherley Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7UE
Received 25 Oct 2012
Pending Consideration3/TC/2013/0022
Felling of 8 trees in wolsingham conservation area
Wesley Methodist Church 22 Front Street Wolsingham County Durham DL13 3DD
Received 5 Nov 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0021
Felling of 1 ash tree, height reduction of 3 silver birch trees, pruning reduction of 1 cherry tree and removal of main stem and re pollard of 1 willow tree
3 & 5 Melbourne Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EQ
Received 24 Oct 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0020
Prune existing sycamore (T1) to clear existing fence by 2M (G3 various) prune to a height of 2.5M over existing landscaped area and prune to clear floodlights by 2M
King James 1 Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7JZ
Received 17 Oct 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0019
Felling of 1 sycamore tree
9 Weardale House Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2US
Received 17 Oct 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0018
Prune 3 lime trees to reduce the lateral extent by 50%
24 Durham Chare Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7HS
Received 10 Oct 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0017
Felling of trees including eucalyptus, confiers, cedar and juniper. Crown lift and reduction of ash tree
2A East End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3JT
Received 10 Sept 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0016
Crown lift, reduce and reshape 1 no. Beech and 1 no. Lime; removal of limb and pruning 1 no. Ash and pruning of 1 no. Lime
King James 1 Acadamy South Church Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7JZ
Received 5 Sept 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0015
Fell pine tree
28 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AH
Received 11 Sept 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0014
Tree works - T1 ash (fell) and T2 ash (fell)
22 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EL
Received 30 Aug 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0013
Fell horse chestnut
Wearhead House 4 Front Street Wearhead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1BD
Received 15 Aug 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0012
Fell 1 no. White beam tree
Gables Cottage 4 Tower Mews The Causeway Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DA
Received 23 Aug 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0011
Fell T1 sycamore, fell T2 larch
Violet Cottage 45 The Causeway Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AZ
Received 5 Aug 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0010
Fell 2 no. Conifers
Tyvonnay West End Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0BJ
Received 9 Jul 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0009
Fell eucalyptus
Wolsingham Surgery 29 Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 3AB
Received 8 Jul 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0008
Fell 1 no. Cypress tree
39 The Crofts Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3BB
Received 20 Jun 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0007
Crown reduce two no. Cherry trees
2 Convent Gardens Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DB
Received 9 May 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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