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16,049 approved · 834 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries

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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

Decided3/TC/2013/0006
Removal of 1 no. Tree
12A Melbourne Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EH
Received 26 Apr 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0005
T1 sycamore tree - remove limb
32 St Annes Drive Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DG
Received 5 Apr 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0004
Crown reduction and lifting of whitebeam (T1)
Amrita Cottage 17 West Blackdene Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1EF
Received 14 Mar 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0003
Tree works
Land Adjacent And Rear Of The Bungalow Dial Stob Hill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7QF
Received 13 Mar 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0002
Tree works
22 St Annes Drive Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DG
Received 1 Mar 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0001
Reduce branches on semi mature walnut
Garden House High Street Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0AZ
Received 22 Feb 2013
Decided3/TC/2012/0027
Tree works
Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 21 Nov 2012
Decided3/TC/2012/0026
Tree works
Wolsingham Recreation Ground West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 21 Nov 2012
Decided3/TC/2012/0025
Tree works
Demesne Mill Recreation Ground Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 21 Nov 2012
Decided3/TC/2012/0024
Fell ash tree to ground level
Sycamore House Shooting Box Farm Road Edmundbyers Consett County Durham DH8 9NL
Received 19 Nov 2012
Decided3/TC/2012/0023
T1 (horn beam) - crown lift to 4M by removing 2 larger limbs, any further pruning restricted to cuts of less than 50MM in diameterT2 & T3 (horn beam) crown lift to 4M with pruning cuts no greater than 50MM in diameter
15 Albert Hill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6EH
Received 13 Nov 2012
Decided3/TC/2014/0008
Felling of 2 no. Trees in conservation area
Pryse Cottage 86/88 Hood Street St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1QS
Received 2 Jan 2014
Decided3/TC/2014/0007
Felling of 2 no. Trees in conservation area
Hathaway 2 Uppertown Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3ET
Received 6 Feb 2014
Decided3/TC/2014/0006
fell 3 no. Fir trees in conservation area
Kirkwood 28 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AP
Received 30 Jan 2014
Decided3/TC/2014/0005
Fell 6 no. Trees in conservation area
41 The Causeway Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AZ
Received 23 Jan 2014
Decided3/TC/2014/0004
Area a: crown lift of 3 metres to all trees and branch lift to clear existing walls by 2 metres. Fell T1 and T2 (goat willow), T3 (leylandii) and T4 (sycamore)area b: crown lift all trees to 3 metres and raise branch height to clear walls by 2 metres. F
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NR
Received 10 Jan 2014
Decided3/TC/2014/0002
Fell (T1) willow tree
6 The Clarence Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7QY
Received 13 Jan 2014
Decided3/TC/2014/0001
Felling of 2 no. Trees in conservation area
2 East Blackdene St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1RE
Received 6 Jan 2014
Decided3/TC/2013/0024
Felling of 2 no. Lime trees in conservation area
Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 3AF
Received 25 Nov 2013
Decided3/TC/2013/0023
Felling of 1 no. Tsuga occidentalis in conservation area
6 Longhorn Ends Cowshill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1JG
Received 21 Nov 2013
Decided3/SO/2013/0002
Screening opinion for proposed wind turbine
Land To East Of Hill House Farm Cemetery Road Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0BQ
Received 11 Nov 2013
Decided3/SO/2013/0001
Screening opinion
Gibbet Hills Farm Douglas Lane Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8ED
Received 30 Apr 2013
Decided3/SO/2012/0004
Environmental impact assessment screening opinion - erection of a single wind turbine
Ireshope Plains Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1HG
Received 9 Nov 2012
Pending Decision3/PNH/2014/0003
Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 6M in length, 3.75M in width and 3.5M in height to the appex of the roof
22 Prescott Way Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6FL
Received 7 Feb 2014

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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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