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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
22,044Searchable applications
1,029Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 16,883 approved or refused records
834Refused applications

16,049 approved · 834 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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.

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More application records

  1. Decided3/PNH/2014/0002

    Prior notification - single storey extention which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 4.5M, for which the maximum height would be 3.5M and for which the eaves would be 2.5M

    5 Wordsworth Court Crook County Durham DL15 9TP

    Received 27 Jan 2014
  2. Decided3/PNH/2014/0001

    Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 4M in length, 3.5M in width and 3.5M in height to the apex of the roof

    35 Yorkshire Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6UY

    Received 7 Jan 2014
  3. Decided3/PNH/2013/0008

    Single storey rear extension with a pitched roof 3.3 metres in length and 3.8 metres in height (2.5 metres to the eaves)

    15 Copeland Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JL

    Received 9 Oct 2013
  4. Decided3/PNH/2013/0003

    Single storey rear extension

    4 Matthews Drive St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 9GA

    Received 19 Jul 2013
  5. Decided3/PNH/2013/0002

    Erection of conservatory to rear of property which would extend beyond the rear wall on the original house by 5M, for which the maximum height would be 3.2M and for which the height to the eaves would be 2.6M

    52 Oakfields Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0GA

    Received 3 Jul 2013
  6. Decided3/PNH/2013/0001

    Erection of single storey rear extension 4.27M in length and 3.5M in height

    24 Copeland Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JJ

    Received 1 Jul 2013
  7. Decided3/PNC/2014/0001

    Prior notification change of use from office (B1[a]) to dwelling (C3)

    Orchard House George Pit Escomb Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7SU

    Received 6 Feb 2014
  8. Decided3/PNC/2013/0001

    Change of use from former nhs building (B1) (office) to 18 residential flat (C3)

    Claremont Princes Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7BB

    Received 13 Jun 2013
  9. Decided5/PL/2013/0278

    Rear single and two storey extension

    4 Walton Terrace Wingate Ts28 5ht

    Received 5 Jul 2013
  10. Decided5/PL/2013/0277

    Replacement fascia & illuminated projecting sign

    1 Seaside Lane Easington Colliey Sr8 3pf

    Received 3 Jul 2013
  11. Decided5/PL/2013/0274

    Non material amendment to planning application ref no. PL/5/2013/0165- inclusion of roof lights and change to window above garage door

    Slingley Barn Seaton Sr7 0nl

    Received 27 Jun 2013
  12. Decided5/PL/2013/0272

    First floor side extension

    31 Lambton Court Peterlee Sr8 1ng

    Received 26 Jun 2013
  13. Decided5/PL/2013/0270

    First floor extension

    5 Church Close Seaham Sr7 7xf

    Received 27 Jun 2013
  14. Decided5/PL/2013/0268

    Replacement front extension & garage

    19 Plantation Walk South Hetton Dh6 2xq

    Received 24 Jun 2013
  15. Decided5/PL/2013/0235

    Extension of time for the implementation of PL/5/2010/0289 for a rear extension

    5 Seaton Park Seaham Sr7 0hh

    Received 7 Jun 2013
  16. Decided5/PL/2013/0234

    Change of use A1 to A3

    Units 18-20 Dalton Park Murton Sr7 9hu

    Received 7 Jun 2013
  17. Decided5/CD/2013/0013

    Discharge of conditions nos 5 & 6 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0292 for 22 dwellings

    Dormand Court Station Town Wingate TS28 5HJ

    Received 5 Jun 2013
  18. Decided5/PL/2013/0228

    Additional first floor flat to create two separate one bed residential units

    114(114a & 114b) The Avenue Seaham Sr7 8pe

    Received 4 Jun 2013
  19. Decided5/PL/2013/0227

    Two storey extension to front, side & single storey rear extension & additional hardstanding(resubmission)

    Stable End (Stable End Acres) The Village Hawthorn Sr7 8sg

    Received 4 Jun 2013
  20. Decided5/PL/2013/0223

    Non material amendment to cinema to provide screen projection level & alteration to condition 20

    Land At Dalton Park Murton Sr7 9hu

    Received 29 May 2013
  21. Decided5/PL/2013/0264

    Increase site size for additional caravan storage(revised location plan)

    Laurendale Farm Fleming Field Shotton Colliery Dh6 2jq

    Received 20 Jun 2013
  22. Decided5/PL/2013/0261

    Single storey side pitched roof extension

    Murton Moor West Farm South Hetton Dh6 2uw

    Received 19 Jun 2013
  23. Decided5/PL/2013/0256

    Retrospective application for garage/storage

    15 Bedford Place Peterlee Sr8 2de

    Received 17 Jun 2013
  24. Decided5/PL/2013/0251

    New shop front

    22 Yoden Way Peterlee Sr8 1bp

    Received 14 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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