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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
22,159Searchable applications
1,031Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 16,983 approved or refused records
837Refused applications

16,146 approved · 837 refused · 1,012 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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/2013/0250

    Retention of timber garage

    1 Theresa Street Seaham Sr7 7ne

    Received 13 Jun 2013
  2. Decided5/PL/2013/0249

    Extension of time limit for implementation of planning permission ref. No PL/5/2010/0220 for change of use from public house to 2 no dwellings and associated alterations and extensions

    Royal George The Village Old Shotton Sr8 2nd

    Received 12 Jun 2013
  3. Decided5/PL/2013/0237

    Side & front extension

    Fieldside Hesleden Road Blackhall Ts27 4lh

    Received 10 Jun 2013
  4. Decided5/PL/2013/0003

    Fell eucalyptus tree

    2 Dene View Hawthorn Sr7 8sd

    Received 2 Jan 2013
  5. Decided5/PL/2013/0001

    Illuminated & non illuminated signs

    Hat & Feathers 57 - 59 Church Street Seaham Sr7 7hf

    Received 2 Jan 2013
  6. Decided5/PL/2012/0458

    New build community centre, three storage units, multi use games area & change of use from open space to playing pitches

    Land To The South Of B1279 High Street Thornley

    Received 21 Dec 2012
  7. Decided5/CD/2013/0002

    Discharge of conditions nos 3 & 5 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0182 for house & detached garage

    Soulsby House Little Thorpe Peterlee SR8 3UD

    Received 25 Jan 2013
  8. Decided5/PL/2013/0028

    Single-Storey rear extension

    10 Church Close Seaham Sr7 7xf

    Received 28 Jan 2013
  9. Decided5/PL/2013/0271

    Change of use from dwelling to agricultural storage

    Pesspool Hall Farm Hall Lane Haswell Dh6 2an

    Received 28 Jun 2013
  10. Decided5/PL/2013/0267

    External alterations & infrastructure to facilitate renovations to property & expansion into adjoining unit

    Lidl Uk Gmbh Howletch Lane Peterlee Sr8 2bl

    Received 26 Jun 2013
  11. Decided5/PL/2013/0266

    Change of use of land to garden curtilage

    19 Avon Road Peterlee Sr8 1dh

    Received 24 Jun 2013
  12. Decided5/PL/2013/0265

    Demolition of public house

    Uncle Sams North Railway Street Seaham Sr7 7db

    Received 20 Jun 2013
  13. Decided5/PL/2013/0263

    Increase in size of extension to bring utility room inline with dining/garden room and additional window to latter - non material amendment to PL/5/2013/0182

    4 Grampian Drive Peterlee Sr8 2nt

    Received 20 Jun 2013
  14. Decided5/PL/2013/0262

    First floor side extension and single storey rear extension

    19 Atkinson Grove Shotton Colliery Dh6 2ya

    Received 21 Jun 2013
  15. Pending Consideration5/CD/2013/0015

    Discharge of condition no.4 attached to planning permission PL/5/2013/0141 for felling of 14 no. Trees

    Land Opposite Dalton Bridge Dene Road Dalton Le Dale

    Received 19 Jun 2013
  16. Decided5/PL/2013/0254

    Retrospective planning application for retention of 7 no dwellings and variation of planning application PL/5/2010/0454 comprising increased ridge height and omission of pitched roofs to north facing dormer windows

    Bridge Terrace (Postal - Nos 6 - 12) Station Town TS28 5ET

    Received 14 Jun 2013
  17. Decided5/PL/2013/0253

    Building for storage of fodder and machinery

    Land Opposite Crows House Wheatley Hill Dh6 3ql

    Received 14 Jun 2013
  18. Decided5/PL/2013/0252

    Change of use of land to garden curtilage & reposition boundary fence

    Land To Rear Of 4 - 6 The Meadows Seaton Sr7 0qb

    Received 14 Jun 2013
  19. Decided5/PL/2013/0247

    Agricultural building to store wet grain and machinery

    Catchgate Farm Wingate Ts27 4sz

    Received 12 Jun 2013
  20. Decided5/PL/2013/0239

    Demolition of public house and extension of aldi foodstore

    Aldi Foodstore Ltd North Railway Street Seaham Sr7 7da

    Received 7 Jun 2013
  21. Decided5/PL/2013/0236

    Single-Storey front extension and two-storey side extension

    52 Dawson Road Wingate Ts28 5bs

    Received 10 Jun 2013
  22. Decided5/PL/2013/0231

    Prior notification for the erection of a rear extension measuring 7.5M in projection, 3.95M to the apex and 2.6M to the eaves

    14 Middleton Close Seaham Sr7 0pq

    Received 5 Jun 2013
  23. Decided5/PL/2013/0229

    Front bay window, sunroom, side porch and rear extension (resubmission PL/5/2012/0379)

    Hall Cottage Horden Sr8 4tw

    Received 4 Jun 2013
  24. Decided5/PL/2013/0226

    Variation of condition NO2 attached to planning application ref no PL/5/2012/0313: demolition of existing surgery and rebuild new two storey premises

    The Surgery Thornley Road Wheatley Hill Dh6 3nr

    Received 31 May 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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