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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
22,644Searchable applications
1,041Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 17,392 approved or refused records
852Refused applications

16,540 approved · 852 refused · 1,056 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided5/PL/2012/0401

    Two storey side & single storey rear extension

    32 Belvedere Gardens Shotton Colliery Dh6 2ja

    Received 25 Oct 2012
  2. Decided5/PL/2012/0400

    Two storey side extension & replacement of cladding with brickwork

    45 Glebe Terrace Easington Sr8 3dh

    Received 24 Oct 2012
  3. Decided5/PL/2012/0399

    Cream smooth render finish to ground floor front and rear elevations

    29 Essex Crescent Seaham Sr7 8dz

    Received 18 Oct 2012
  4. Decided5/PL/2012/0398

    Environmental improvements including rebuilding of rear boundary walls, demolition of coal houses, new paths and boundary treatments to front

    Hawthorn & James Street Easington Colliery Sr8 3ly

    Received 24 Oct 2012
  5. Decided5/PL/2012/0396

    Conversion of public house to 2NO retail units and 2NO additional residential units including use of adjacent land to provide associated car parking(resubmission)

    78 Front Street East Haswell Dh6 2bl

    Received 18 Oct 2012
  6. Decided5/PL/2012/0395

    Fell 1 ash tree

    1 St Michaels Rise Hawthorn Sr7 8by

    Received 22 Oct 2012
  7. Decided5/PL/2012/0394

    Change of roof pitch, materials and layout of fenestration - non material amendments to previously approved application - PL/5/2011/0385 front & rear extension & conversion of loft space (resubmission)

    The Old Vicarage South Hetton Dh6 2sw

    Received 22 Oct 2012
  8. Decided5/PL/2012/0393

    Change of use from dentist to cafe/wine bar, single storey extension to rear with enclosed courtyard and revisions to front elevation

    20 North Terrace Seaham SR7 7EU

    Received 19 Oct 2012
  9. Decided5/PL/2012/0392

    Front porch

    Westwynd Stockton Road Seaham Sr7 0pb

    Received 19 Oct 2012
  10. Decided5/PL/2012/0391

    Community garden shed

    Gully House Centre Gully Road Wingate Ts28 5bu

    Received 18 Oct 2012
  11. Decided5/PL/2012/0390

    Link road and amendments to existing car park

    Kilburn Drive Horden

    Received 9 Oct 2012
  12. Decided5/PL/2012/0389

    Minor alterations to existing medical centre and grounds

    Dr Patel And Partners Doctors Surgery Dunelm Road Thornley Dh6 3hw

    Received 12 Oct 2012
  13. Decided5/PL/2012/0388

    Tree works

    Old Brewery Cottage Stockton Road Castle Eden Ts27 4su

    Received 9 Oct 2012
  14. Decided5/PL/2012/0387

    Two storey extension to north wing, single storey extension to front & conversion of existing pharmacy to clinical rooms

    Easington & Peterlee Medical Group William Brown Centre Manor Way Peterlee Sr8 5tw

    Received 11 Oct 2012
  15. Decided5/PL/2012/0386

    Change of use of existing landscaped area to form hardstanding for parking

    Land At Front Of Unit 13 Partnership Court Seaham Grange Industrial Estate Seaham Sr7 0px

    Received 8 Oct 2012
  16. Decided5/PL/2012/0384

    Single storey rear extension

    Avon Lea Seaton Lane Seaton Sr7 0ls

    Received 11 Oct 2012
  17. Decided5/PL/2012/0383

    First floor rear extension and garage (resubmission)

    25 Station Road Seaham Sr7 0ae

    Received 11 Oct 2012
  18. Decided5/PL/2012/0379

    Front porch, sunroom, side porch and rear extension

    Hall Cottage Horden Sr8 4tw

    Received 5 Oct 2012
  19. Decided5/PL/2012/0378

    Illuminated window marketing unit & atm signage

    Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc 1 Marlborough Seaham Sr7 7sd

    Received 4 Oct 2012
  20. Decided5/PL/2012/0376

    Conversion of former coach house to provide ancillary residential accommodation and detached garden store (resubmission)

    Lodge Cottage Harbour Walk Seaham Sr7 7ds

    Received 6 Oct 2012
  21. Decided5/PL/2012/0364

    Single storey side extension

    6 Haverley Drive Seaham Sr7 0jp

    Received 20 Sept 2012
  22. Decided5/CD/2012/0022

    Discharge of conditions no's 1-7 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0056 for eight bungalows

    Greenwood Cottages Thornley Durham DH6 3HF

    Received 14 Sept 2012
  23. Decided5/PL/2012/0361

    Erection of pitched roof to existing flat roof to rear, installation of roller shutters over windows and insertion of new windows and access doors

    Melrose Arms Office Row Front Street Shotton Colliery Dh6 2na (Postal Address - Al-Hayat Foundation, 1A Front Street, Shotton DH6 2NB)

    Received 18 Sept 2012
  24. Decided5/PL/2012/0360

    3 no. Dwellings (outline)

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

    Received 17 Sept 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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