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17,086 approved · 892 refused · 1,086 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided3/2012/0391
Caravan for holiday let and relocation of stable
The Paddocks Saxon Green Escomb Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7SY
Received 7 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0390
Change of use to restaurant including elevational changes
13 Fore Bondgate Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 7PF
Received 5 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0389
Insertion of ground floor window to south west elevation and insertion of 3 no. Rooflights
Field Stile Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1SL
Received 4 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0388
2 no. Single storey extensions to provide 1 no. Classroom and a toilet block and a new school yard
Etherley Lane Primary School Clarence Gardens Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RB
Received 5 Sept 2012
Pending Consideration3/2012/0387
Deemed application on enforcement appeal - erection of single storey garage with polycarbonated roof with roller shutter garage (retrospective)
Clarence House 1 Clarence Terrace Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0HS
Received 3 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0386
Retrospective application for childs play house to rear
4 Etherley Moor Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0JU
Received 10 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0385
Erection of steel framed agricultural building
Station Cottage Low Lane Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0AJ
Received 31 Aug 2012
Decided3/2012/0384
Erection of two industrial units (use class B1/B2)
Land North West Of Brockwell Court Willington Crook Durham DL15 0UT
Received 31 Aug 2012
Decided3/2012/0383
Roof repair works to grade i listed building
Castle Lodge Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP
Received 30 Aug 2012
Decided3/2013/0273
Erection of single storey side extension
2 Railway Cottages High Stoop Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4HJ
Received 30 Jul 2013
Decided3/2013/0272
Conversion of garage to playroom
4 Chaucer Drive Crook County Durham DL15 9FN
Received 30 Jul 2013
Decided3/2013/0271
2 no. Proposed fascia signs
The Bradbury Centre 154 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7EH
Received 24 Jul 2013
Decided3/2013/0270
Modification of planning approval 3/2005/0529 for the erection of two dwellings including the conversion of garage to family room and addition of 2 no. Car ports
Land Adjacent To Etherley Dene Farm Front Street Etherley Dene Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0JP
Received 26 Jul 2013
Decided3/2013/0353
Demolition and rebuilding of boundary wall and insertion of rooflight to garage
52 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2UE
Received 1 Oct 2013
Decided3/2013/0352
Retrospective application for change of use of part of ground floor to class D1 (non residential institution) use
4 Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NJ
Received 27 Sept 2013
Decided3/2013/0351
Replacement of windows to the annexe and resource centre
Newtown House Waterside Court Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2PG
Received 25 Sept 2013
Decided3/2013/0350
New planning permission to replace an extant planning permission 3/2010/0309 change of use of existing farm buildings to holiday cottages
Abbots Close Farm Fir Tree Crook DL15 8DL
Received 23 Sept 2013
Decided3/2013/0285
Erection of single storey side extension to replace exiting garage/store
15 Clarence Gardens Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RB
Received 15 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0284
Installation of front access ramp and erection of single storey side extension
7 Crawford Close Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6PS
Received 6 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0283
Conservatory to rear (retrospective)
7 Demesne Court Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AW
Received 6 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0281
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission 3/2013/0201 relating to opening hours
Temporary Pharmacy Former Fire Station Watling Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6RP
Received 5 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0280
Reconfiguration of existing signage including 8 freestanding signs, 1DIRECTIONAL sign and 2 banner signs
McDonalds Restaurants Limited Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 1 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0279
Erection of single storey rear extension including linking garage to dwelling
7 St Carileph Way Bracks Farm Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7GD
Received 5 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0278
Proposed reconfiguration of the existing drive thru arrangement to provide an order point and gateway
McDonalds Restaurants Limited Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 1 Aug 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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