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16,831 approved · 872 refused · 1,071 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided5/PL/2013/0306
Erection of timber deck & 2 no. Sheds (retrospective)
51 Willow Grove Horden Sr8 4sa
Received 31 Jul 2013
Decided5/CD/2013/0021
Discharge of planning conditiona no.5 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0380 for demolish existing agricultural building & redevelop for single residential dwelling
Coops Farm The Village Hawthorn Sr7 8sg
Received 1 Aug 2013
Decided5/CD/2013/0020
Discharge of conditions no.S 3 & 4 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0194 for erection of house and detached garage (resubmission)
Thorpe Lodge Little Thorpe Peterlee SR8 3UD
Received 30 Jul 2013
Decided5/CD/2013/0018
Discharge of condition no. 3 attached to planning permission ref no. PL/5/2013/0030 for two storey side extension
Bankside The Village Seaton Sr7 0na
Received 16 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0294
Prior notification for the erection of rear extension measuring 3.625 metres in projection, 3.8 metres to the apex & 2.6 metres to the eaves
29 Manor House Estate Hutton Henry Ts27 4rl
Received 17 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0293
Residential development comprising 161 no dwellings including details of access(outline)
Land To The South Of Wellfield Road
Received 11 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0292
Entrance area & part conversion of stables to form gym & media room
Seaton West Moor Farm Seaton Sr7 0nh
Received 15 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0291
Side extension & change of use of land to car park(resubmission)
Doctors Surgery Bevan Grove Shotton Colliery Dh6 2lq
Received 12 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0290
Two storey side extension
16 Jarvis Road Peterlee Sr8 5ej
Received 12 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0288
Garden room extension
Ashridge Coast Road Blackhall Ts27 4hw
Received 15 Jul 2013
Decided5/CD/2013/0017
Discharge of conditions 3 & 5 attached to planning permission ref no. PL/5/2009/0328 for change of use of land to fairground storage
Waste Land Adjacent 2 Fairview Thornley Dh6 3bl
Received 12 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0287
Change of use to dog grooming parlour
Unit 11 South Hetton Industrial Estate Pasteur Road South Hetton Dh6 2uz
Received 11 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0286
Single & two storey rear extensions
7 Stewart Drive Wingate Ts28 5ps
Received 9 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0284
Bathroom extension
15 Byron Terrace Seaham Sr7 0hx
Received 4 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0282
Stable block (retrospective)
Thorpe Lea East Easington Colliery Sr8 3ut
Received 2 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0281
Extension to agricultural building
Catlaw Hall Farm South Wingate Ts28 5nj
Received 5 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0280
Construction of access ramp & alteration to existing fenestration
Easington Colliery Club Seaside Lane Easington Colliery Sr8 3jz
Received 5 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0279
Demolition of former public house & construction of new independent supported living accommodation
The Derby Seaside Lane Easington Colliery Sr8 3pg
Received 4 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0276
Change of use from storage building to commercial dog kennels(resubmission)
Beech Grove Hesleden Ts27 4pf
Received 2 Jul 2013
Decided5/CD/2013/0016
Discharge of condition no.4 attached to planning permission PL/5/2012/0414 for change of use from public open space to residential curtilage including erection of fencing (partly retrospective)
17, 18 & 19 Roxby Wynd Wingate TS28 5PN
Received 27 Jun 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0273
Single storey rear extension
Royal George The Village Old Shotton Peterlee Sr8 2nd
Received 27 Jun 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0305
Summer room extension & detached garage with dormer windows
Eagle Hall Farm Sunderland Road Hawthorn Sr7 8ru
Received 30 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0296
Side & rear extension
32 Milton Lane Easington Sr8 3dr
Received 19 Jul 2013
Decided5/PL/2013/0063
First floor extension above existing takeaway and relocation of extract flue
Eastlea Stores 2 Enfield Road Seaham Sr7 8eg
Received 18 Feb 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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