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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
26,646Searchable applications
1,126Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 20,905 approved or refused records
1,025Refused applications

19,880 approved · 1,025 refused · 1,289 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jul 2010 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

  1. Decided3/2011/0395

    Erection of timber shed

    8 St Annes Drive Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DG

    Received 23 Sept 2011
  2. Decided3/2011/0394

    Substitution of house types for plots 1 & 2 of original approval ref: 3/2007/0552 from 3 storey detached dwellings to 2 storey dormer bungalows

    (Plots 1 & 2) No's 10 & 11 Jobson Meadows Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9SN

    Received 23 Sept 2011
  3. Decided3/2011/0393

    Micro wind generator for generation of electricity for domestic use

    Shallcotts Blanchland Consett County Durham DH8 9UY

    Received 23 Sept 2011
  4. Decided3/2011/0392

    Retrospective application for change of use from agricultural land to residential, creation of access road, parking area, turning circle and relocation of domestic oil storage tank

    Thistlewood Cottage Thistlewood Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3HG

    Received 19 Sept 2011
  5. Decided3/2011/0391

    Demolition of existing barn and erection of 1 no. Dwelling and garage

    Land To The Rear Of 54-56 Front Street Sunniside Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4LW

    Received 21 Sept 2011
  6. Decided3/2011/0390

    Erection of single storey ground floor orangery extension, new window and juliette balcony at first floor level to the west elevation, orangey extension and entrance lobby to the north elevation, new entrance lobby and first floor wndow to southern elevation

    Stanley Villa Mount Pleasant Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9SG

    Received 21 Sept 2011
  7. Decided3/2011/0389

    Change of use from class A2 to class D1 (veterinary practice)

    12 Hope Street Crook County Durham DL15 9HS

    Received 21 Sept 2011
  8. Decided3/2011/0388

    Demolish existing garden room and construct a single storey extension

    2 Station Court Crook DL15 9GS

    Received 21 Sept 2011
  9. Decided3/2011/0387

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement stone built garage and associated block paving

    72 Lydgate Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EZ

    Received 16 Sept 2011
  10. Decided3/2011/0386

    First floor pitched roof extension to the side of the existing dwelling and single storey pitched roof extension to the rear

    Rogerley Hall Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2QE

    Received 19 Sept 2011
  11. Decided3/2011/0385

    Erection of a conservatory to the rear of the dwelling

    3 Gardener Court Crook County Durham DL15 9GF

    Received 19 Sept 2011
  12. Decided3/2011/0384

    Change of use and conversion of former agricultural buildings to form 2 no. Dwellings with associated garaging, access and landscaping

    Heverlee Barn Leaven Byre (Land And Buildings At Struthers Farm) Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NN

    Received 20 Sept 2011
  13. Decided3/2011/0383

    Solar pv panels

    Brockwell Court Low Willington Industrial Estate Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0UT

    Received 19 Sept 2011
  14. Decided3/2011/0382

    Erection of conservatory to front elevation, insertion of dormer window into rear roofslope and alteration to fenestration to front and rear elevation of existing property

    13 Garden Terrace Sunniside Crook County Durham DL13 4LY

    Received 22 Sept 2011
  15. Decided3/2011/0381

    Retrospective application for the retention of v board mounted on poles (resubmission)

    Land Adjacent To A688 Bracks Farm Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7GG

    Received 19 Sept 2011
  16. Decided3/2011/0380

    Two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling (resubmission)

    14 Plantation Terrace Fir Tree Crook County Durham DL15 8DA

    Received 19 Sept 2011
  17. Decided3/2011/0339

    Steel framed portal frame building for canine training, dressage and show jumping arena

    West Park Farm Helme Park Tow Law County Durham DL13 4NR

    Received 24 Aug 2011
  18. Decided3/2011/0338

    Extension of time for planning application 3/2008/0516 outline application for single new dwelling

    Land South Of 5 Ashcroft Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2NR

    Received 24 Aug 2011
  19. Decided3/2011/0337

    Listed building consent for replacement roof, attic conversion including internal works, upstairs bathroom and french doors to rear

    27 High Bondgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PN

    Received 22 Aug 2011
  20. Decided3/2011/0335

    Raising height of bungalow to form first floor and erection of replacement double detached garage

    Norwood 4 North Lane Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0HJ

    Received 19 Aug 2011
  21. Decided3/2011/0334

    Customer collection pod and canopy

    Tesco Stores Limited St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9AL

    Received 22 Aug 2011
  22. Decided3/2011/0333

    Change of use from nursery to dwelling, provide new window opening, form two bedrooms at first floor level and restore the property and greenhouse

    The Cottage Parklands Residential Care Home New Road Crook Durham DL15 8LN

    Received 18 Aug 2011
  23. Decided3/2011/0332

    Erection of single storey extension to rear

    16 Fairfield Court Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TG

    Received 18 Aug 2011
  24. Decided3/2012/0051

    Change of use of land to the rear of 2-10 royal grove to gardens

    2-10 Royal Grove Crook County Durham DL15 9ER

    Received 6 Feb 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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