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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

23,307Searchable applications

1,053Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 17,978 approved or refused records

892Refused applications

17,086 approved · 892 refused · 1,086 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided3/2013/0061
Proposed extension to rear and proposed increase in height and pitch of garage roof and insertion of two dormer windows
23 Austen Way Crook County Durham DL15 9UT
Received 25 Feb 2013
Decided3/2013/0060
23 no. Affordable dwellings including landscaping and access
Land South Of 40 East End Stanhope DL13 2WX
Received 21 Feb 2013
Decided3/2013/0059
Extend time limit of planning permission 3/2010/0012 for 2 no. Dwellings
Land To The Rear Of 1 And 2 North Road Tow Law DL13 4BH
Received 25 Feb 2013
Decided3/2013/0058
Erection of two storey extension to rear
26 Wolsingham Road Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4EB
Received 25 Feb 2013
Decided3/2013/0057
Proposed side and rear extension
Beechwood House Farm Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8EE
Received 21 Feb 2013
Decided3/2013/0056
Storage building and access road (resubmission)
Land To The East Of New Row Oakenshaw DL15 0TE
Received 25 Feb 2013
Decided3/2012/0507
Replacement windows and doors, repairs and repainting of external render and rainwater goods
Bar 56/Hotel 56 Hope Street Crook County Durham DL15 9HU
Received 7 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0506
Erection of security fence and gates
Land To Rear Of 126-132 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 14 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0504
Private garage
Land To The Rear Of 60 Front Street Sunniside Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4LW
Received 5 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0495
Change of use of agricultural land to domestic garden and to provide new access
Highfield House 6 Heights Of Alma North Lane Stanley Crook Crook DL15 9QW
Received 29 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0494
Replacement of existing shed with steel container and replacement of existing meeting room
Roddymoor Allotments Ivy Crescent Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9RF
Received 28 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0493
Garden shelter
Fairfield House High Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2UR
Received 29 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0492
Ground floor extension
Rose Cottage Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2HU
Received 22 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0491
2 no. Non-Illuminated fascia signage
38 Angate Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EW
Received 21 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0490
Single storey rear extension and installation of 2 no. Replacement bay windows to front
5 Esthwaite Grove West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9LU
Received 28 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0489
Application to vary conditions 1 and 4 of planning permission 3/2011/0108 - - The Batts, Wolsingham
Deneside Lodge Park Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3BL
Received 27 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0488
Erection of stone walls, duck house, dog kennel and installation of block paving (partially retrospective)
Mill Cottage Bollihope Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2SY
Received 27 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0487
Demolition of prefabricated structures and conversion of building to single dwelling with new annexes and garage
Jubilee Centre Crawleyside Bank Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2DX
Received 21 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0485
Step lift to front of dwelling
2 Cedar Gardens Crook County Durham DL15 9ND
Received 21 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0484
Demolition of existing pavilion and toilet block and erection of new pavilion
Kendal Caravans Limited Village Farm Caravan Site Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NN
Received 21 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0483
Two storey rear extension
1 Post Office Street Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0AW
Received 21 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0394
Two storey/first floor side/front extension
7 Berkeley Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LY
Received 28 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0393
Retrospective permission for the erection of a 2.0M high timber security fence
Former Nursing Home General Bucher Court Hawthorn Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6EY
Received 10 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0392
Storage building
Land To The East Of New Row Oakenshaw DL15 0TE
Received 7 Sept 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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