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20,000 approved · 1,037 refused · 1,295 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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. Decided3/2011/0411

    Erection of 3 no. Holiday lets

    Bowlees Farm Durham Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3JF

    Received 5 Oct 2011
  2. Decided3/2011/0410

    Extension of time for planning permission 3/2008/0667 for refurbishment and extension to dwelling no. 2

    Ashes House 2 Crawleyside Bank Stanhope Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 2DS

    Received 5 Oct 2011
  3. Decided3/2011/0409

    Erection of 1 no. Detached dwelling and integral garage (resubmission)

    2 Princes Court Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4AL Application Address - Plot 2, Land At Smith Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4AU

    Received 5 Oct 2011
  4. Decided3/2011/0408

    Erection of a garden room

    4 Mill Race Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3BW

    Received 6 Oct 2011
  5. Decided3/2011/0407

    Formation of solar panels on existing roof

    Willington Cricket Club Manor Road Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0QX

    Received 30 Sept 2011
  6. Decided3/2011/0406

    Formation of proposed vehicular access

    Manor Stables 2A Staindrop Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JX

    Received 30 Sept 2011
  7. Decided3/2011/0405

    Change of use from winter paddock to camping pod site including facilities block, improved access and parking spaces

    The Gables Three Lane Ends Escomb Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7SR

    Received 3 Oct 2011
  8. Decided3/2011/0404

    1 no 4-BAY stable block

    Land North Of 11 Royal Grove Crook County Durham DL15 9ER

    Received 4 Oct 2011
  9. Decided3/2011/0331

    Erection of single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling

    15 Rookhope Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0SW

    Received 18 Aug 2011
  10. Decided3/2011/0330

    Double storey extension to rear of property

    7 High Terrace Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9RA

    Received 17 Aug 2011
  11. Decided3/2011/0329

    Erection of pitched roof over garage and extension to rear of existing dwelling

    2 Walmer Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6NW

    Received 18 Aug 2011
  12. Decided3/2011/0328

    Extension above garage to rear of existing dwelling

    The Willows South View Fir Tree Crook County Durham DL15 8BW

    Received 16 Aug 2011
  13. Decided3/2011/0327

    Single storey rear extension

    26 Addison Road Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RN

    Received 17 Aug 2011
  14. Decided3/2011/0326

    Installation of 2 no. Rooflights to front and 1 no. Juliet balcony to rear

    30 Durham Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7BJ

    Received 16 Aug 2011
  15. Decided3/2011/0325

    Erection of single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling

    Mayfield Lodge Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DR

    Received 16 Aug 2011
  16. Decided3/2011/0324

    Extension of rear yard

    1 St. Andrew's Crest Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6DL

    Received 15 Aug 2011
  17. Decided3/2011/0315

    Extension to existing stable block to include a hayshed

    Land Adjacent To Blackthorn 3 Stockley Lane Oakenshaw Crook County Durham DL15 Otg

    Received 8 Aug 2011
  18. Decided3/2011/0343

    Repair of stone wall and railings

    3 Attwood Place Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4ER

    Received 26 Aug 2011
  19. Decided3/2011/0342

    New dwelling

    Land Adjacent To 60 Dene Hall Drive Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6UG

    Received 23 Aug 2011
  20. Decided3/2011/0341

    Erection of conservatory to side of property

    6 Church Row Crawleyside Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2DY

    Received 17 Aug 2011
  21. Decided3/2011/0340

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

    Albion Cottage 2 Albion Terrace Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6EL

    Received 25 Aug 2011
  22. Decided3/2011/0255

    Change of use and refurbishment of existing attached byre to the south of existing dwelling including alterations to fenestration, erection of juliette balcony and replacement of roof material, demolition of existing attached byre and piggery to the north

    High Rigg Farm St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1RL

    Received 28 Jun 2011
  23. Decided3/2011/0254

    Variation of condition 3 of planning application 3/2011/0041 to use upvc windows in rear extension

    3 Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1LN

    Received 24 Jun 2011
  24. Decided3/2011/0248

    Replacement single storey domestic garage, including demolition of existing garages

    Land Rear Of 96 Dans Castle Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4BB

    Received 20 Jun 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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