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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

22,438Searchable applications

1,038Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 17,209 approved or refused records

845Refused applications

16,364 approved · 845 refused · 1,044 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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/2013/0204
First floor extension over existing garage and utility room to form a bedroom & ensuite
7 Atkinson Grove Shotton Colliery Dh6 2ya
Received 16 May 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0202
Groundworks & associated landscaping
Land At Dalton Park Murton Sr7 9hu
Received 15 May 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0201
1NO illuminated fascia sign & 1NO atm fascia sign
Halifax Plc 15 The Chare Peterlee Sr8 1eb
Received 14 May 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0087
Change of use from bakers (A1 use class) to hot food takeaway (A5 use class).
40 Middle Street Blackhall Ts27 4ea
Received 4 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0086
Single storey extension
Birch Farm Durham Lane Haswell Dh6 2az
Received 1 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0085
Change of use from A1 (shop) to A5 (hot food takeaway)
Bank Chambers Blackhills Road Horden Sr8 4lf
Received 1 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0084
Pitched roof to rear & subdivision of property to form restaurant & shop
Colliery Inn Woods Terrace Murton Sr7 9ad
Received 4 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0083
Erection of 9 no. Illuminated signs
Castle Dene Shopping Centre Yoden Way Peterlee Sr8 1al
Received 1 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0082
Alterations to fenestration of north and east facing elevations (non-material amendment to planning permission ref: PL/5/2012/0286)
19 Maritime Crescent Easington Colliery Sr8 3su
Received 28 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0081
Change of use from public open space to off street parking
Cornwall Street Easington Colliery
Received 28 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0080
Internal fitout of 7-10 & mezzanine floor in 10
Block 7-10, Part Plot 8 Spectrum Business Park Seaham Ts18 1sw
Received 28 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0079
Siting of demountable building
Day Centre Essington Way Peterlee Sr8 5az
Received 27 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0078
Variation of condition no.2 of planning approval ref:PL/5/2011/0212, to amend the scale, layout & design of the dwelling
Sheraton Hall Farm Sheraton Ts27 4rd
Received 28 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0076
Family room extension
10 Dilston Close Peterlee Sr8 1na
Received 26 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0075
Single storey front extension
8 Welfare Crescent Blackhall Ts27 4lu
Received 26 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0023
Extension of time limit to implement planning permission PL/5/2009/0523 for single dwelling approved originally under reference PLAN/2006/0891
Land At Queen Alexandra Road & Melbury Street Seaham
Received 22 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0022
Installation of soil vent pipe on front of property
24 Runswick Drive Seaham Sr7 7wr
Received 22 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0021
Installation of soil vent pipe on front of property
22 Runswick Drive Seaham Sr7 7wr
Received 22 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0020
Change of use from open space to private garden including erection of fence (retrospective)
55 Dalton Heights Seaham Sr7 8lb
Received 22 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0019
Erection of 1NO detached dwelling
Land Adjacent Old Vicarage Monk Hesleden Ts27 4qa
Received 18 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0018
Erection & display of 2 no. Non illuminated fascia signs & 1NO. Projecting sign
Scope 26 Yoden Way Peterlee Sr8 1bp
Received 22 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0017
New gates, posts & enclosure to the west entrance
Seaham Hall Hotel Seaham Sr7 7ag
Received 17 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0016
New gates, posts & enclosure to the east entrance
Seaham Hall Hotel Seaham Sr7 7ag
Received 17 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0015
Detached garage (retrospective)
Robin Lea Stockton Road Easington Village Sr8 3az
Received 17 Jan 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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