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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
22,553Searchable applications
1,039Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 17,312 approved or refused records
850Refused applications

16,462 approved · 850 refused · 1,052 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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. Decided5/PL/2013/0120

    Non material amendment to PL/5/2012/0401:- two velux windows to rear of single storey extension

    32 Belvedere Gardens Shotton Colliery Durham Dh6 2ja

    Received 21 Mar 2013
  2. Decided5/PL/2013/0119

    FELL, PRUNE AND CROWN LIFT OF TREES

    Tollgate Lodge Stockton Road Castle Eden Ts27 4sd

    Received 21 Mar 2013
  3. Decided5/PL/2013/0118

    Driveway, access & decking

    47 Hawthorn Cottages South Hetton Dh6 2rp

    Received 25 Mar 2013
  4. Decided5/PL/2013/0117

    Provision of access road

    Land Adjacent Plough Motors(Postal 1 - 3 The Paddocks) Durham Lane Haswell

    Received 18 Mar 2013
  5. Decided5/PL/2013/0116

    Fell tree

    The Rectory Hall Walks Easington Village Sr8 3bs

    Received 25 Mar 2013
  6. Decided5/PL/2013/0115

    Woodburning stove and flue

    Church Hall 2 West View Hawthorn Sr7 8sq

    Received 21 Mar 2013
  7. Decided5/PL/2013/0114

    Dormer bungalow & associated works

    Land Adjacent 5 Ashwood South Hetton Dh6 2rq

    Received 21 Mar 2013
  8. Decided5/PL/2013/0112

    External wall insulation

    439 New Cross Row Wingate Ts28 5bb

    Received 19 Mar 2013
  9. Decided5/PL/2013/0111

    External wall insulation

    34 Milbank Terrace Station Town Ts28 5ef

    Received 19 Mar 2013
  10. Decided5/PL/2012/0457

    Dwelling(resubmission)

    Blue House Farm Hesleden Road Blackhall

    Received 19 Dec 2012
  11. Decided5/PL/2012/0455

    Agricultural storage building (retrospective)

    North Blackhall Farm Blackhall Ts27 4al

    Received 19 Dec 2012
  12. Decided5/PL/2012/0454

    Two & single storey rear extension

    4 Dawlish Close Seaham Sr7 8de

    Received 18 Dec 2012
  13. Decided5/PL/2012/0437

    Residential development (outline) 9 dwellings (resubmission)

    Land To The East Of Eden House High Hesleden TS27 4QF

    Received 28 Nov 2012
  14. Decided5/PL/2012/0436

    Storage building

    1 Elm Terrace Horden Sr8 4jr

    Received 28 Nov 2012
  15. Decided5/PL/2012/0435

    Demolition

    1, 3 & 5 Mansell Crescent Peterlee Sr8 5lt

    Received 27 Nov 2012
  16. Decided5/PL/2012/0433

    Garage extension to side

    1 Christchurch Court Seaham Sr7 0bz

    Received 26 Nov 2012
  17. Decided5/PL/2012/0432

    Change of use from repair garage to car sales and ancillary car repair in addition to the retention of storage container (retrospective resubmission)

    BG Autos Unit 9 Sea View Industrial Estate Horden Peterlee SR8 4TQ

    Received 23 Nov 2012
  18. Decided5/PL/2012/0430

    Sun lounge

    1 Askerton Drive Peterlee Sr8 1pw

    Received 21 Nov 2012
  19. Decided5/PL/2012/0429

    Single storey front extension

    6 Burns Terrace Shotton Colliery Dh6 2pd

    Received 21 Nov 2012
  20. Decided5/PL/2012/0428

    Front porch, conservatory and extension

    The Barn East Batterlaw Farmhouse Hawthorn Sr7 8rp

    Received 22 Nov 2012
  21. Decided5/PL/2012/0425

    Change of use from day centre with wardens flat to 4 no. Dwellings

    Bruce Kirkup Centre Bruce Kirkup Road Horden Sr8 4bj

    Received 21 Nov 2012
  22. Decided5/PL/2012/0424

    Rear conservatory

    30 West Lane Hawthorn Sr7 8sb

    Received 19 Nov 2012
  23. Decided5/PL/2012/0423

    Hard standing & wooden boundary fence (part retrospective)

    Land South Of Wingate Quarry Wingate

    Received 14 Nov 2012
  24. Decided5/PL/2012/0422

    Substitution of 23 units with 17 affordable houses & associated works

    Former Murton Primary School (Postal - Denewood) Watt Street Murton SR7 9BF

    Received 14 Nov 2012

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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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