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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

23,466Searchable applications

1,056Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,122 approved or refused records

898Refused applications

17,224 approved · 898 refused · 1,093 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided3/2012/0307
Erection of garage following demolition of existing garage
75 Front Street Sunniside Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4LW
Received 18 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0306
Use of storage shed for events
Unthank Park Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2PQ
Received 18 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0305
Erection of 1 no. Detached dwellinghouse
Land Adjacent To 5 Ashcroft Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2NR
Received 19 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0304
Replacement of existing shop front with new entrance door and window. Insertion of new gate to existing garden wall
42 East End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3JX
Received 17 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0303
Change of use of former chapel (use class D1) to use for assembly and leisure (gymnasium) (use class D2)
The Chapel Front Street Sunnybrow Crook County Durham DL15 0NF
Received 18 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0302
Erection of 6 flats on land to the rear of cockton hill working mens club (resubmission)
Land To The Rear Of Cockton Hill Working Mens Club (N.K.A. 1 - 6 Zurbaran House, Cleveland Avenue) Cleveland Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AH
Received 17 Jul 2012
Decided5/CD/2012/0020
Discharge of condition no.3 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0228 for erection of retail unit together with alterations to existing stairs
Costa Coffee Yoden Way Peterlee SR8 1AL
Received 17 Aug 2012
Decided5/PL/2013/0244
Variation of condition 2 to allow retention of a larger portion of the millenium block pursant of planning permission 928/5/164(15)
Dene Community School Of Technology Manor Way Peterlee Sr8 5rl
Received 4 Jun 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0158
Single wind turbine measuring 45.5M to blade tip & associated access track, kiosk & hardstanding
Edder Acres Farm Shotton Colliery Dh6 2qb
Received 11 Apr 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0143
Siting of a single wind turbine with a maximum tip height of 46M & associated works
Junction House Farm Loaning Burn Easington Sr8 3tz
Received 13 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2012/0452
Temporary siting of a 40.5M meteorogical mast
Benridge Farm Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Ts27 4bt
Received 26 Nov 2012
Pending Consideration5/PL/2012/0408
Single wind turbine
Murton Moor Farm Murton Sr7 9tn
Received 1 Nov 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0369
Temporary siting of a 50M meteorological mast
Blakely Hill Farm Station Town Ts28 5nf
Received 24 Sept 2012
Decided5/CD/2012/0021
Discharge of condition no.5 attached to planning permission 04/858
Cottingham Grove Thornley
Received 11 Sept 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0332
Residential accommodation for fire watchers
Fire Station Parkside Crescent Seaham Sr7 7ud
Received 22 Aug 2012
Pending Consideration5/PL/2012/0301
Erection of wind turbine of 62M in height, with associated new access track and infrastructure
Wood Close Farm South Wingate Ts28 5nl
Received 26 Jun 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0300
Static caravan park including associated access works, childrens play area and landscaping(outline, all matters reserved)(resubmission)
Land Adjacent To B1287 Seaham
Received 16 Jul 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0299
Variation of condition 10 of planning permission 928/5/20(9) to allow works to be completed post occupation of the school(retrospective)
Glendene School & Community Arts College Crawlaw Road Easington Colliery Sr8 3lp
Received 18 Jun 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0257
Erction of a 67M single wind turbine
West Moor Farm Durham Road Easington Sr8 3un
Received 23 Jun 2012
Pending Consideration5/CD/2012/0014
Discharge of condition no.3 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0042 for garden room and bedroom extension garage and link
Mill Cottage Thornley Road Trimdon Station Ts29 6da
Received 30 May 2012
Pending Consideration5/PL/2012/0325
5 wind turbines and associated infrastructure
Land At Wingate Grange Farm Wingate Ts28 5lx
Received 8 Aug 2012
Decided5/CD/2012/0018
Discharge of conditions nos, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11,15, 16, & 18 attached to planning permission PL/5/2011/0438 for residential development comprising 175 dwellings
Land North Of (Postal - Buttercup Cl, Poppy Lane, Rosebay Cl, Sorrel Cl, Bryony Walk) Station Road & East Of Salters Lane, Including Site Of Former Fleming Hotel & Bruntons Garage Shotton
Received 18 Jul 2012
Pending Consideration3/OE/2014/0018
Proposed dwelling
Land Adjacent To Chesters 61 Hood Street St Johns Chapel County Durham DL13 1QW
Received 13 Feb 2014
Decided3/OE/2014/0017
Use of dining room as tea room
Horn Hall Farm Stanhope Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 2JR
Received 11 Feb 2014

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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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