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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

22,351Searchable applications

1,038Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 17,140 approved or refused records

841Refused applications

16,299 approved · 841 refused · 1,031 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Decided5/PL/2013/0098
Front porch and replacement detached garage
Slingley Hill Farm Barn Seaton Sr7 0nl
Received 7 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0097
Two dwellings
12 Greenhills Estate Wingate Ts28 5ld
Received 6 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0096
Reduction of 2 no. Trees.
West Farm The Village Hawthorn Sr7 8sg
Received 6 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0095
Conservatory
17 Hexham Avenue Seaham Sr7 8na
Received 4 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0094
Two storey extension
48 Dalton Heights Seaham Sr7 8lb
Received 5 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0093
Single storey extension to & two storey extension to north to create habitable space
Briarlee Halls Close Blackhall Ts27 4qj
Received 5 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0092
Retention of mobile home as base for rural business and construction of new hay barn
Woodview Stables Land South Of The Close Wingate Ts28 5ls
Received 4 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0091
Change of use of former college to 1 no. Residential dwelling and construction of single storey extension to the south elevation
Londonderry Dene House Harbour Walk Seaham Sr7 7dt
Received 4 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0090
Rear garage extension
Thornley Fisheries Hartlepool Street South Thornley Dh6 3bg
Received 5 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0089
Extension to existing factory
Unit 13 Partnership Court Seaham Grange Industrial Estate Seaham Sr7 0px
Received 1 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0088
Replacement garage and pitched roof over existing flat roofed offshot
56 Warkworth Crescent Seaham Sr7 8js
Received 4 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0216
Reconfiguration of 'drive thru' to accommodate side by side order point, two customer ordering displays & canopies and relocated height restrictor
Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd Surtees Road Peterlee Sr8 5ha
Received 22 May 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0215
2 two storey dwellings
Plot 1 Rear Of Glenside Thornley (Postal Address - Raquels House 3 The Rookery Ashwood Grange Thornley Durham DH6 3FA
Received 21 May 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0214
Raised deck(retrospective)
26 Mappleton Drive Seaham Sr7 7dy
Received 21 May 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0213
Non material amendment to PL/5/2010/0371:- alterations to windows (style, materials and position)
The Stable Hesledon Moor East Farm Murton Sr7 9tp
Received 20 May 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0212
Non material amendment to PL/5/2012/0245 alteration of window and entrance door to approved extension
Tollgate House Stockton Road Castle Eden Ts27 4sd
Received 20 May 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0171
Single storey side & rear extensions
75 Neasham Road Seaham Sr7 0eh
Received 29 Apr 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0170
Garage & utility room extension
31 Maureen Terrace Seaham Sr7 7sn
Received 26 Apr 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0169
Two storey side extension
10 Brougham Court Peterlee Sr8 1qa
Received 26 Apr 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0168
Two storey extension to rear, first floor extension and increase in ridge height of dwelling
West View Farm Thornley Road Trimdon Station Ts29 6da
Received 26 Apr 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0167
Pruning of two yew trees and removal of hedge
1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Ts27 4tq
Received 25 Apr 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0166
Non material amendment to PL/5/2012/0401:- increase in size of porch & additional window to porch and bathroom
32 Belvedere Gardens Shotton Colliery Dh6 2ja
Received 25 Apr 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0165
Front porch, replacement detached garage and alterations to boundary treatment
Slingley Hill Farm Barn Seaton Sr7 0nl
Received 24 Apr 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0164
Single storey rear extension
50 Dunelm Road Thornley Dh6 3hw
Received 24 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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