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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

22,800Searchable applications

1,047Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 17,528 approved or refused records

862Refused applications

16,666 approved · 862 refused · 1,062 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/2012/0334
Rear conservatory
6 Hesleden Road Blackhall Ts27 4lh
Received 22 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0333
Demolition of care home & erection of 12 dwellings
Ashley House Residential EHI Home Thornley Road Trimdon Station TS29 6DA
Received 21 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0331
Alterations to window (W6) within north elevation - non material amendment planning application ref no. PL/5/2011/0316: restoration of lifeboat house and alterations to provide sales and interpretation area
Lifeboat House Seaham Docks Seaham
Received 21 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0453
Steel framed building to provide storage, education and welfare facilities (retrospective)
Shaw Trust Horicultural Maple Crescent Seaham
Received 17 Dec 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0450
Dormer roof extension
12 Clarks Terrace Seaham Sr7 0jn
Received 13 Dec 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0449
Single storey extension to takeaway premises
38 Seaside Lane Easington Colliery Sr8 3pg
Received 13 Dec 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0448
Insertion of windows in side elevation
21 Runswick Drive Seaham Sr7 7wr
Received 7 Dec 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0447
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Unit 12 Byron Place Shopping Centre South Crescent Seaham Sr7 7dr
Received 10 Dec 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0446
Refurbishment of existing barn to create 4 flats for residential care
Moor House Farm Durham Road Easington Sr8 3ul
Received 10 Dec 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0445
Single storey rear extension, bay window, canopy to front and application of render
8 Lake View Station Town Ts28 5dq
Received 3 Dec 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0444
Retrospective security building and extension to caravan storage area
Swan Castle Farm Shotton Colliery Dh6 2pw
Received 30 Nov 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0443
Front conservatory
2 Cadwell Cottages Cadwell Lane Easington Sr8 3bn
Received 30 Nov 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0442
Single storey extension
South Hetton Primary School Frederick Terrace South Hetton Dh6 2tj
Received 3 Dec 2012
Decided5/PL/2013/0044
2 no detached dwellings (outline) (resubmission PL/5/2009/0191)
West Farm The Village Old Shotton Peterlee Sr8 2na
Received 6 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0043
Single-Storey front extension
4 Quinn Crescent Wingate Ts28 5bg
Received 6 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0042
Fell two trees and crown thin two others
Glenside The Villas Thornley Dh6 3ep
Received 4 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0041
Single storey rear extension, velux rooflights for accommodation in the roofspace
22 Seaham Street Seaham Sr7 7nd
Received 5 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0039
Installation of 15M high anemometer mast
Edder Acres Farm Shotton Colliery Dh6 2qb
Received 5 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0038
Change of use of domestic residential premises to allow use of existing garage for car repair business (retrospective)
14 Fenwick Row Seaham Sr7 7le
Received 4 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0037
Extension of time limit for implementation of planning permission ref: no.PL/5/2010/0200 for conversion of barn to dwelling
Catlow Hall Farm Hartbushes Wingate Ts28 5nj
Received 1 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0036
Detached dwelling
Plot 4 East Murton Farm Station Road North Murton Sr7 9rp
Received 30 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0034
Single storey rear extension
4 Corbett Street Seaham Sr7 0aw
Received 29 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0033
Alterations to roof style, footprint and openings (retrospective) - non material amendments to PL/5/2010/0301
Brackenhill Stables Shotton Lane Shotton Colliery Dh6 2ra
Received 28 Jan 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0032
Two fascia signs (retrospective)
9a Kilburn Drive Sea View Industrial Estate Horden Sr8 4qt
Received 28 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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