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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
26,803Searchable applications
1,129Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 21,037 approved or refused records
1,037Refused applications

20,000 approved · 1,037 refused · 1,295 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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. Decided3/2011/0309

    Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of new sun room and raised patio area to rear of existing dwelling

    4 Hollywell Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0SJ

    Received 4 Aug 2011
  2. Decided3/2011/0308

    Dropped kerb

    72 & 74 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9EP

    Received 4 Aug 2011
  3. Decided3/2011/0307

    Entrance porch extension to front along with reduction of window size and fitting of bow window to front

    14 Blagden Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0RZ

    Received 2 Aug 2011
  4. Decided3/2011/0306

    Erection of 1 no. Dormer window in rear roof slope of existing dwelling

    53 Railway Terrace Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0EL

    Received 1 Aug 2011
  5. Decided3/2011/0305

    Agricultural building

    Holywell Hospital Lane Helmington Row Crook County Durham DL15 0SA

    Received 2 Aug 2011
  6. Decided3/2011/0304

    Change of use from retail to residential and additions and alterations

    2 Coronation Terrace Helmington Row Crook County Durham DL15 0RX

    Received 3 Aug 2011
  7. Decided3/2011/0303

    Installation of louvres and exhaust pipe

    Telephone Exchange Front Street Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham

    Received 1 Aug 2011
  8. Decided3/2011/0298

    Proposed agricultural building and retention of mounding

    Land To The North East Of New Row Oakenshaw Crook County Durham

    Received 27 Jul 2011
  9. Decided3/2011/0297

    Erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling

    71 Escomb Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6TY

    Received 28 Jul 2011
  10. Decided3/2011/0296

    Demolition of existing conservatory and replace with extension

    Dye Cottage 4 Mill Isle Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AX

    Received 28 Jul 2011
  11. Decided3/2011/0270

    Conversion of redundant farm buildings to create 2 no. Dwellings

    Farnley Farm Station Road Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0RB

    Received 8 Jul 2011
  12. Decided3/2011/0261

    Erection of two storey extension to side of existing dwelling and erection of pitched roof over existing dormer window

    68 High West Road Crook County Durham DL15 9NT

    Received 1 Jul 2011
  13. Decided3/2011/0257

    Erection of a wind turbine

    Littlewood Farm Brotherlee Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1SS

    Received 27 Jun 2011
  14. Decided3/2011/0242

    Variation of planning condition 7 for planning permission 3/2005/0549

    Allyn 29A Hole In The Wall Riding School Church Hill Crook County Durham DL15 9DN

    Received 22 Jun 2011
  15. Decided3/2011/0236

    Replacement farmhouse

    Low Fold Farm Hunwick Lane Sunnybrow Crook County Durham DL15 0RL

    Received 17 Jun 2011
  16. Decided3/2011/0234

    Formation of fishing pond and new access track

    Bowlees Farm Durham Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3JF

    Received 15 Jun 2011
  17. Decided3/2011/0232

    Single storey extensions to bungalow

    12 Weardale Court Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8HP

    Received 15 Jun 2011
  18. Decided3/2011/0224

    Replace existing flat roof over sun lounge with pitched roof

    The Garth Witton Road Fir Tree Crook County Durham DL15 8DZ

    Received 9 Jun 2011
  19. Decided3/2011/0323

    Erection of brick/steel framed unit for class B1/B2 use

    Land North West Of 11 Brockwell Court Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0UT

    Received 15 Aug 2011
  20. Decided3/2011/0322

    Proposed disabled access ramp

    105 Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6JU

    Received 15 Aug 2011
  21. Decided3/2011/0415

    Erection of first floor pitched roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling

    7 Harrison Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4EE

    Received 12 Oct 2011
  22. Decided3/2011/0414

    Demolition of existing garage and extension and erection of one new detached dwelling house (adjacent to 3 high street)

    3 High Street Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0AX

    Received 10 Oct 2011
  23. Decided3/2011/0413

    New dormer roof extension, summer room to rear, work shop and bin store to side, alteration to front entrance and window openings

    Cumbria Hall Terrace Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0QN

    Received 11 Oct 2011
  24. Decided3/2011/0412

    Demolition of bedford lodge

    Bedford Lodge South Church Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7LB

    Received 3 Oct 2011

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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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