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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

23,001Searchable applications

1,047Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 17,703 approved or refused records

872Refused applications

16,831 approved · 872 refused · 1,071 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

Decided5/PL/2013/0061
Partial change of use to domestic curtilage including erection of a garage/summer house & boundary treatments (part retrospective)
The Stables Sheraton West Grange Farm Elwick Ts27 3es
Received 18 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0060
Erection of detached garage/store to front, entrance gates & associated hard stands
Hallow Hill The Village Castle Eden Ts27 4sj
Received 18 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0059
Demolition of two storey stable block
Ramshaws Cottage North View Haswell Dh6 2dh
Received 14 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0057
Single storey front & side extensions
22 Glebe Drive Seaham Sr7 0pd
Received 14 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0056
Single storey rear extension
18 Hawkins Road Murton Sr7 9dh
Received 13 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0050
Two storey extension to front, side & rear, single storey extension to rear & additional hardstanding
Stable End (Stable End Acres) The Village Hawthorn Sr7 8sg
Received 12 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0049
House
Daelton Dene Road Dalton-Le-Dale Sr7 8qt (Postal Address - Spingdale, Dalton Le Dalte SR7 8QT)
Received 11 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0048
Two storey side extension
Hillside Cottage Sheraton Ts27 4rb
Received 11 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0040
Community mural to front entrance
Police Station St Aidan'S Way Peterlee Sr8 1qr
Received 5 Feb 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0260
3 no. Internally illuminated fascia signs & 1 no. Projecting sign
49 - 51 Yoden Way Peterlee Sr8 1as
Received 21 Jun 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0258
Conversion of public house to dwelling house
Masons Arms Rosemary Lane Easington Sr8 3bq
Received 17 Jun 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0257
Change of use industrial unit (use class B2) to leisure (use class D2) for a cross fit box gym
Unit B2 Site 5 Cold Hesledon Industrial Estate Cold Hesledon Sr7 8st
Received 19 Jun 2013
Pending Consideration5/CD/2013/0014
Discharge of conditions 3 & 4 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0064 for tractor store/hay shed
Oaklea Barn Easington Lea Farm Easington Colliery Sr8 3up
Received 13 Jun 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0230
Reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout & scale) pursuant to outline permission (PL/5/2009/0548) relating to retail unit (A1), hotel (C1), cinema (D2), food & drink retail units (A1, A3, A4 & A5) & petrol filling station
Land At Dalton Park Murton Sr7 9hu
Received 5 Jun 2013
Pending Consideration5/CD/2013/0011
Discharge of condition 3 attached to planning permission PL/5/2013/0064 extension to car park
The Academy At Shotton Hall Passfield Way Peterlee SR8 1AU
Received 24 May 2013
Decided5/CD/2013/0010
Discharge of conditions no.4 attached to planning permission PL/5/2010/0371 for barn conversion
Unit B Hesledon Moor East Farm Murton Sr7 9tp
Received 20 May 2013
Decided5/CD/2013/0009
Discharge of conditions 5, 7, 9 & 11 attached to planning permission PL/5/2011/0421 erection of 11 no. Dwellings and associated works
Orchard Close Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4DQ
Received 10 May 2013
Decided5/CD/2013/0008
Discharge of condition 3 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0281 for agricultural workers dwelling (resubmission)
Holme Lea Farm Mann Crescent Murton Sr7 9ee
Received 7 May 2013
Pending Consideration5/CD/2013/0007
Discharge of condition no. 4 attached to planning permission PL/5/2009/0024 for residential development (outline) (resubmission)
Coldwell Burn Farm Salters Lane Haswell Dh6 2xs
Received 23 Apr 2013
Decided5/CD/2013/0006
Discharge of conditions 3 & 4 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0253 fordwelling
Gillthorpe House Little Thorpe Peterlee SR8 3UD
Received 19 Apr 2013
Decided5/CD/2013/0005
Discharge of conditions 3 - 5 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0118 forextension of time limit for implementation of planning permission ref no PL/5/2009/0147 for 4 no. Terraced dwellings with associated car parking
Front Street East Wingate TS28 5AG
Received 19 Mar 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0299
Change of use from open space to car display area
Evans Halshaw Vauxhall Passfield Way Peterlee SR8 1PX
Received 24 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2012/0418
Two storey side extension, new pitched roofs over existing flat roof extensions to rear & access alterations(resubmission)
Hillside Hall Walks Easington Village Sr8 3bs
Received 13 Nov 2012
Decided5/CD/2012/0026
Discharge of condition no. 3 attached to planning permisssion ref no. PL/5/2011/0506 for balcony to dwelling and triple garage(resubmission)
The Granary Seaham Grange Farm Seaham Sr7 0pb
Received 9 Nov 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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