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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

23,268Searchable applications

1,052Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 17,944 approved or refused records

889Refused applications

17,055 approved · 889 refused · 1,085 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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

Decided3/AG/2013/0005
Prior notification of construction of 2 no. Foresty roads
Deborah Plantation Hunstanworth Consett County Durham
Received 6 Mar 2013
Decided3/AG/2013/0004
Prior notification of erection of agricultural storage building
Rumby Hill Farm Rumby Hill Lane Crook County Durham DL15 8EN
Received 21 Feb 2013
Decided3/AG/2013/0003
Agricultural shed
Land West Of 15 East Lane Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2YX
Received 18 Feb 2013
Decided3/AG/2013/0002
Agricultural steel framed shed
Land To West Of 15 East Lane Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2YX
Received 29 Jan 2013
Decided3/AG/2013/0001
Agricultural building
Holebeck House Farm Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3BG
Received 21 Jan 2013
Decided3/AG/2012/0012
Extension to existing agricultural building
Howl John Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2JY
Received 4 Dec 2012
Decided3/AG/2012/0010
Agricultural building
Land At Roddymoor Road West Roddymoor Crook County Durham
Received 8 Jun 2012
Decided3/2013/0460
Amendment to house type for plot 8 from planning permission 3/2012/0030
(Plot 8) 4 Jobson Meadows Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9GW
Received 23 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0458
Demolition of pre-fabricated structures and conversion of building to single dwelling with annex and garage.
Jubilee Centre Crawleyside Bank Crawleyside Bishop Auckland DL13 2DX
Received 24 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0457
Erection and display of 8 no. Non illuminated free standing directional signs
Tesco Extra St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9AB
Received 20 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0456
Storage building
Stockley Fell Farm Oakenshaw Crook County Durham DL15 0TN
Received 17 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0455
Change of use of land for extension to adjacent caravan park to accommodate 26 static caravans and 6 log cabin style caravans and improvements to access
Cragside Caravan Park Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2HU
Received 23 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0454
Part change of use to provide bed and breakfast accommodation
Stanhope Old Hall 1 - 2 Stanhope Hall Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2PF
Received 16 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0452
Erection of barn and stables
Land And Stables To The West Of Newton Cap Farm Newton Cap Bank Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SD
Received 16 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0451
Two storey rear and side extension (resubmission)
15 The Crofts Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3BA
Received 12 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0450
Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory
11 Deerness Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6UB
Received 16 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0448
Erection of two storey extension
5 Whitby Close Etherley Moor Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0RU
Received 13 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0447
Erection of detached garage with first floor gym above
35 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AS
Received 10 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0446
Change of use from retail (A1) to residential (C3) alterations to ground floor windows
6 Angate Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 3EW
Received 10 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0163
Erection of steel frame stable building and hay store (part retrospective)
Land To Rear Of Spencer Street Eldon Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 8 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0162
First floor accommodation and new roof
Wear Lodge Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2JX
Received 9 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0161
One and two storey side and rear extensions, conversion of existing garage. Erection of detached garage
1 St Andrews Place Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1SE
Received 7 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0160
Erection and display of internally illuminated fascia, projecting and 2 no. Atm signs
Halifax Plc 76-78 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7EQ
Received 7 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0063
Two storey rear extension
21 Lydgate Avenue Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3LJ
Received 26 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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