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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

23,167Searchable applications

1,050Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 17,853 approved or refused records

883Refused applications

16,970 approved · 883 refused · 1,081 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided3/OE/2012/0079
Pre-Application advice
Seagold Centurion Equestrian Centre Hunwick Crook County Durham
Received 23 Aug 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0078
Pre-Application advice
Methodist Church South View Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2HS
Received 22 Aug 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0076
Pre-Application advice
School House Helmington Row Crook County Durham DL15 0SA
Received 9 Aug 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0075
Pre-Application advice
57 Fore Bondgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PE
Received 8 Aug 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0074
Pre-Application advice
Tow Law Community Centre Tow Law Crook County Durham
Received 7 Aug 2012
Decided3/MA/2013/0019
Non material amendment to planning application 3/2013/0165 for erection of porch
White House Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2JY
Received 20 Sept 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0018
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 3/2013/0145 single storey rear extension
25 Gateways Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3HW
Received 16 Sept 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0016
Non-Material amendment to permission 3/2012/0330 for alterations to rear fenestration
13 McMillan Drive Crook County Durham DL15 9GA
Received 7 Aug 2013
Pending Consideration3/MA/2013/0014
Non-Material amendment to approval 3/2013/0070 to increase size of first floor side window, re-position first floor rear window, reduce pitch of roof of extension and alter position and size of ground floor rear fenestration
44 Linburn Drive Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0RG
Received 27 Jun 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0013
Non material amendment to planning applicaiton 3/2012/0474 including changes to the proposed layout and gate arrangement
Eden Armoury St Andrews Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6RX
Received 20 Jun 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0012
Non-Material minor amendment to approval 3/2012/0358 to use upvc window frames
20 Clarence Gardens Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RB
Received 24 Jun 2013
Pending Consideration3/MA/2013/0011
Non-Material amendment of approval 3/2013/0094 to change hipped roof detail to gable roof
19 Lupin Close Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0TP
Received 10 Jun 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0010
Non-Material amendments to planning permission 3/2012/0415 to replace roller shutter with glazed window and access door
Unit A Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 4 Jun 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0009
Non-Material amendment to permission 3/2010/0335 for additional first floor window
16 Lea Green Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DU
Received 22 May 2013
Decided3/DC/2012/0029
Discharge of condition 3 (hardstanding for 2 vehicles) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0111
7 Caldwell Drive Crook County Durham DL15 9WB
Received 3 Jul 2012
Decided3/MA/2013/0008
New footpath, non material amendment to increase height of fence
Land Between Stanhope Station And Wear Terrace Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 2 May 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0007
Non-Material amendment to planning approval 3/2012/0415 to alter entrance to units
Unit 3 Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 5 Apr 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0005
Non-Material amendment - replace asbestos roof with fibre slate roof
2 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EN
Received 3 Apr 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0004
Non-Material minor amendment to change roof of dining room at plot 7 from glazed to slate
Plot 7 Land At Canney Hill Coundon Gate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8QN
Received 21 Mar 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0003
Non- material minor amendment for 1 no. Additional windows to gable elevation of plot no. 7
Land At Canney Hill Coundon Gate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8QN
Received 21 Jan 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0002
Non-Material amendment to allow insertion of 3 no. Rooflights for planning permission 3/2012/0330
13 McMillan Drive Crook County Durham DL15 9GA
Received 17 Jan 2013
Decided3/MA/2013/0001
Non-Material amendement to planning permission 3/2012/0163 to splay to south east corner of the extension
Electrix International Ltd Dovecot Hill South Church Enterprise Park Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 6XP
Received 16 Jan 2013
Decided3/AG/2013/0007
Agricultural building
Houselope Grange Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4PN
Received 26 Jun 2013
Decided3/AG/2013/0006
Barn for storage of hay and straw
Westernhopeburn Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2LF
Received 29 Apr 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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