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16,666 approved · 862 refused · 1,062 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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/2013/0031

    Bungalow with integral garage & associated driveway

    Land Opposite 1 Theresa Street Seaham

    Received 28 Jan 2013
  2. Decided5/PL/2013/0030

    Two storey side extension

    Bankside The Village Seaton Sr7 0na

    Received 31 Jan 2013
  3. Decided5/PL/2013/0029

    Single storey and double storey extension to rear

    15 Sea View Gardens Horden Sr8 4dt

    Received 28 Jan 2013
  4. Decided5/PL/2013/0026

    Change of use from community centre to residential with associated parking and integral side garage

    Poplar House Welfare Close (Postal Address 25 And 26 Welfare Close) Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3RL

    Received 24 Jan 2013
  5. Decided5/PL/2013/0025

    Extension of time to implement application PL/5/2009/0457 for demolition and replacement of holiday accommodation, childrens club & equine stables including erection of holiday chalets

    Pony World Crimdon Park Blackhall Ts27 4bn

    Received 24 Jan 2013
  6. Decided5/PL/2013/0024

    Felling of conifer trees

    5 Belmont Avenue Hawthorn Sr7 8sf

    Received 24 Jan 2013
  7. Decided5/PL/2012/0441

    Illuminated signs

    Shotton Colliery Working Mens Club The Palms Station Road Shotton Colliery Dh6 2jw

    Received 30 Nov 2012
  8. Decided5/PL/2012/0440

    Two storey side extension(resubmission)

    8 Kirkstone Avenue Peterlee Sr8 5lj

    Received 30 Nov 2012
  9. Decided5/PL/2012/0439

    Extensions to factory including covered loading area, 2 new floors of mezzanine storage, new office accommodation & new access roads(resubmission)

    Mecaplast Peterlee Ltd Fiennes Road North West Industrial Estate Peterlee

    Received 29 Nov 2012
  10. Decided5/PL/2012/0438

    Single-Storey rear extension

    24 Chaucer Avenue Blackhall Ts27 4nj

    Received 28 Nov 2012
  11. Decided5/PL/2012/0330

    Change of use from first floor office(s) into 6NO studio apartments

    1st Floor 5 - 6 Adelaide Row Seaham Sr7 7ef

    Received 21 Aug 2012
  12. Decided5/PL/2012/0329

    Rendering of property & insertion of window to east elevation(partial retrospective)

    Hawthorn Villa The Village Hawthorn Sr7 8sd

    Received 17 Aug 2012
  13. Decided5/PL/2012/0328

    Upvc window gable end

    13 Rosemary Lane Easington Sr8 3bq

    Received 17 Aug 2012
  14. Decided5/PL/2012/0327

    Change of use public conveniences to artists display area & studio

    Public Convenience Church Street Seaham Sr7 7he

    Received 17 Aug 2012
  15. Decided5/PL/2012/0326

    Single storey rear kitchen & bathroom extension (resubmission)

    21 Dillon Street Seaham Sr7 7tn

    Received 17 Aug 2012
  16. Decided5/PL/2012/0324

    Demolition of existing building

    Carlton Bingo Club Warnbrooke Avenue Murton SR7 9BT

    Received 15 Aug 2012
  17. Decided5/PL/2012/0323

    Illuminated signage

    Eilbecks Chemist 1 The Avenue Seaham Sr7 8lq

    Received 15 Aug 2012
  18. Decided5/PL/2012/0310

    Solar panels

    Laburnum Cottage Hutton Henry Ts27 4rh

    Received 7 Aug 2012
  19. Decided5/PL/2012/0309

    New external wc to side of premises

    Shiras Fish Bar Doxford Terrace North Murton Sr7 9ru

    Received 7 Aug 2012
  20. Decided5/PL/2012/0308

    Dormer loft conversion

    18 Seaham Street Seaham Sr7 7nd

    Received 4 Aug 2012
  21. Decided5/PL/2012/0307

    Erection of 3 log cabins for holiday accommodation (resubmission)

    Pear Tree Cottage Pesspool Lane Haswell Dh6 2al

    Received 1 Aug 2012
  22. Decided5/PL/2012/0306

    Signage

    9 Adelaide Row Seaham Sr7 7ef

    Received 31 Aug 2012
  23. Decided5/PL/2012/0305

    Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 2 dwellings (resubmission)

    Westfields Hawthorn Village Sr7 8sg

    Received 31 Jul 2012
  24. Decided5/PL/2012/0304

    Change of use from open space to private garden, construction of carport, garden store, veranda & boundary wall (retrospective)

    8 Weldon Close Shotton Colliery Dh6 2yj

    Received 30 Jul 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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