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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

22,918Searchable applications

1,061Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 17,622 approved or refused records

869Refused applications

16,753 approved · 869 refused · 1,067 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Sept 2011 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

Decided5/PL/2012/0273
New garden room with patio area
18 Lumley Drive Peterlee Sr8 1nl
Received 11 Jul 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0272
Erection of a pitched tiled roof & facing outer brick to front and rear elevations
40 Cotswold Place Peterlee Sr8 2pe
Received 10 Jul 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0266
New vehicular access, new entrance wall, new replacement visitors centre, car parking and change to existing outbuilding, replacement admissions facility and gift shop
Tweddle Farm Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks Hartlepool TS27 4BT
Received 29 Jun 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0264
Change of use of domestic residential premises to allow use of existing garage for car repair business (retrospective) and extension of garage to include mot facilities
14 Fenwick Row Seaham Sr7 7le
Received 3 Jul 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0365
Retrospective application for the erection of detached storage building to rear yard
Seaview Villa Park Lane Horden Sr8 4df
Received 21 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0279
Rear extension
20 Tintagel Drive Seaham Sr7 7al
Received 12 Jul 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0278
Two-Storey side extension
3 Elgin Avenue Seaham Sr7 8dj
Received 12 Jul 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0277
Alterations to existing off shoot to rear
20 Thorpe Road Easington Sr8 3ua
Received 11 Jul 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0276
Three new dwellings and part demolition of the old mill including reduction in height to parts remaining
The Poplars Station Lane Wingate Ts28 5dg
Received 14 Jul 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0275
Arboricultural works comprising removal of heart rot from ash tree
Castle Eden Studios Stockton Road Castle Eden Ts27 4sd
Received 12 Jul 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0255
Replacement garage
18 Barwick Street Murton Sr7 9db
Received 25 Jun 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0245
Single storey link extension to outbuilding and first floor extension
Tollgate House Stockton Road Castle Eden Ts27 4sd
Received 20 Jun 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0243
Alterations to existing store entrance
35 Church Street Seaham Sr7 7hq
Received 19 Jun 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0242
Erection of warehouse building
T R W Automotive Systems Ltd Mill Hill North West Industrial Estate Peterlee Sr8 2hr
Received 16 Jun 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0219
Change of use from wedding car storage to wedding car storage and taxi office, parking of taxi vehicles and valeting bay
Fir Tree Garage Durham Road Wingate Ts28 5hp
Received 6 Jun 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0216
Increased size of windows - non material amendment to planning application ref no PL/5/2010/0189 bungalow
12 Maplewood Drive Haswell Dh6 2bx
Received 29 May 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0213
Erection of 18 metre windturbine
Seven Acres Farm Haswell Plough Dh6 2ey
Received 29 May 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0260
Change of use from public open space to residential curtilage and erection of fences
17, 18,19 Roxby Wynd Wingate Ts28 5pn
Received 26 Jun 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0289
Extension of time limit for implementation of planning permission ref. No. PL/5/2009/0277 for partial change of use of ground floor from hairdressing salon to residential
Trimdon House Seaside Lane Easington Colliery Sr8 3lj
Received 19 Jul 2012
Pending Decision5/PL/2012/0287
Part change of use of premises to car wash
1 North Road West Wingate TS28 5AP
Received 23 Jul 2012
Decided5/PL/2011/0483
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of two no. Detached dwellings with garages(conservation area consent)
Rock House Tempest Road Seaham Sr7 7ax
Received 25 Nov 2011
Decided5/PL/2011/0482
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of two no. Detached dwellings with garages
Rock House Tempest Road Seaham Sr7 7ax
Received 25 Nov 2011
Decided5/PL/2012/0103
Change of use from public open space to private garden including erection of fence
10 Rutland Terrace Haswell Dh6 2er
Received 16 Mar 2012
Decided5/PL/2013/0307
Front porch and garage extension
47 Dalton Heights Seaham Sr7 8lb
Received 31 Jul 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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