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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

22,733Searchable applications

1,045Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 17,472 approved or refused records

859Refused applications

16,613 approved · 859 refused · 1,058 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2012/0359
Change of use to hot food takeaway with rear extraction flue
10 Adelaide Row Seaham Sr7 7ef
Received 12 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0358
Change of use open land to private garden
Rear Of Glenside Villas The Villas Thornley Dh6 3ep
Received 10 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0357
Four bedroomed two storey detached house
Rear Of Glenside The Villas Thornley Dh6 3ep
Received 10 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0356
Detached dwelling
Plot 6 East Murton Farm Station Road North Murton Sr7 9rp
Received 7 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0355
Change of use from industrial unit (B1/B2/B8) to gymnasium (D2)
Unit 1a Wingate Grange Industrial Estate Wingate Ts28 5ah
Received 11 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0354
Erection of two additional floors over existing commercial unit (resubmission)
New Century Chinese Take Away 16 Fulwell Road Peterlee Sr8 5rt
Received 9 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0353
Alterations to front entrance door
Jupiter Health Club Seaside Lane Easington Sr8 3tw
Received 10 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0352
Demolition of existing stable block and construction of 4 dwellings
Whitegates Equestrian Centre Salters Lane South Hetton Dh6 2uq (Postal Address - 1 - 4 Horseshoe Court, South Hetton DH6 2UQ)
Received 7 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0351
Internally illuminated fascia sign
Unit 6 Featherbed Court Seaham Sr7 7xr
Received 6 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0350
Alterations to shop front
Unit 6 Featherbed Court Seaham Sr7 7xr
Received 6 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0349
Change of use from repair shop to car sales, repairs & mot station (retrospective)
Unit 9a Kilburn Drive Horden Sr8 4qt
Received 6 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0347
Installation of internally illuminated atm machine
Horden Post Office Fifth Street Horden Sr8 4bu
Received 29 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0346
Insulated panel and render system to external walls
7 Whinfield Avenue Shotton Dh6 2he
Received 4 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0345
Two storey dwelling & garage
Eagle Hall Sunderland Road Hawthorn Sr7 8ru
Received 3 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0344
Extensions to factory including covered loading area, 2 new floors of mezzanine storage, new office accommodation & new access roads
Mecaplast Peterlee Ltd Fiennes Road North West Industrial Estate Peterlee
Received 30 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0343
Bedroom extension
3 Culloden Terrace Horden Sr8 3td
Received 30 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0342
Atm installation
Horden Post Office Fifth Street Horden Sr8 4bu
Received 30 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0341
Extension of time limit for implementation of planning permission ref no PL/5/2009/0111 residential development(outline)
Land Adjacent To Cemetery House Princess Road Seaham Sr7 7td
Received 28 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0340
New build office block, 3 floor including roof rooms
Unit 2a & 2b Hackworth Road Blackhall Colliery Industrial Estate Blackhall Ts27 4el
Received 28 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0339
Internal ventilation to kitchen
11 - 12 The Waterside Seaham Harbour Marina Seaham Sr7 7eu
Received 29 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0337
Part residential conversion into 6 dwellings and 3 new blocks for 2 dwellings & 4 apartments
Dalton Pumping Station The Waterworks Cold Hesledon SR7 8RQ
Received 28 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0338
Two storey side extension
8 Kirkstone Avenue Peterlee Sr8 5lj
Received 27 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0336
Part residential conversion into 6 dwellings and 3 new blocks for 2 dwellings & 4 apartments
Dalton Pumping Station The Waterworks Cold Hesledon SR7 8RQ
Received 24 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0335
Retrospective application for the erection of 3NO radio aerial antennas
105 Johnson Estate Wheatley Hill Dh6 3lh
Received 21 Aug 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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