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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

23,084Searchable applications

1,048Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 17,778 approved or refused records

875Refused applications

16,903 approved · 875 refused · 1,076 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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/2012/0371
Single storey rear extension and first floor roof terrace(resubmission)
18 Middle Street Blackhall Ts27 4ea
Received 2 Oct 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0370
Erection of new palisade fence
Carlton Bingo Club Warnbrooke Avenue Murton SR7 9BT
Received 2 Oct 2012
Decided5/PL/2012/0368
Extension & loft conversion
24 Chaucer Avenue Blackhall Ts27 4nj
Received 26 Sept 2012
Decided3/OE/2013/0076
Proposed residential developement
Land Rear Of 85-88 Low Willington Willington Crook County Durham
Received 19 Aug 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0075
Proposed use as pet supplies and tropical fish shop
Units At Brockwell Court Willington Crook County Durham
Received 14 Aug 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0074
Proposed change of use from holiday let to domestic and rental
The Old Miners Hall Burnside Cottages Rookhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2DB
Received 1 Aug 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0073
Proposed bungalow
Land Adjacent To Applegate House Howlish Lane Coundon Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8ED
Received 30 Jul 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0072
Proposed dormer bungalow
Land Rear Of 16 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9HW
Received 25 Jul 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0070
Proposed agricultural work/live unit
Horsley Head Eastgate Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 2LJ
Received 17 Jul 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0069
Proposed flood defence
Newtown House Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2PG
Received 19 Jul 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0068
Proposed dwelling
Land Adjacent To 36 Lambton Drive Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LF
Received 18 Jul 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0067
2 no. Houses
Land At Westerton Village Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 17 Jul 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0066
Proposed construction of a tanker lay-by
Sewage Treatment Works Edmundbyers Consett County Durham
Received 16 Jul 2013
Pending Consideration3/OE/2013/0065
6 no. 2000 plus sq.Ft self build untis and a renovation of the auction ring building into a 3000 sq.Ft residential unit
Meadow Court Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 9 Jul 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0064
Car parking/hardstanding area
Burnhope Ireshope Moors A689 06 Cowshill - Wearhead Wearhead County Durham DL13 1DJ
Received 8 Jul 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0063
Pre-Application advice - residential units, parking, landscaping and gardens
Land At North Bitchburn Crook County Durham DL15 8AL
Received 5 Jul 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0061
Proposed change of use to touring caravan site and fishing business
The Lido Clemmy Bank Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 1 Jul 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0060
Proposed garage, workshop and storage
26 The Causeway Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AZ
Received 24 Jun 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0059
Proposed change of use
The Old Mill Station Road West Auckland (Mill Garage Station Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HF
Received 19 Jun 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0058
Change approved plans for expired planning application 3/2009/0174
Land To West And North Of 17 Etherley Moor Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0JU
Received 14 Jun 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0056
Proposed conversion of one dwelling into two dwellings
November Cottage Hunwick Nurseries Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0RB
Received 10 Jun 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0055
Proposed stables
California House California Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0DR
Received 31 May 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0053
Change of use to residential
6 Angate Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EW
Received 24 May 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0051
Proposed dwelling
Land Adjacent To Mount Pleasant Garage Stanley Crook County Durham
Received 14 May 2013

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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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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