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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

26,932Searchable applications

1,129Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 21,155 approved or refused records

1,041Refused applications

20,114 approved · 1,041 refused · 1,300 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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

Decided3/2011/0318
Erection of agricultural building
Land North East Of Bracken Hill Farm Bracken Hill Road Hunwick Crook County Durham
Received 12 Aug 2011
Decided3/2011/0317
Single storey extension to the rear to provide sun room and single storey extension to western elevation to provide boot room, lounge and bedroom with en-suite
Brandywell 21B Acorn Drive Oakenshaw Crook County Durham DL15 0TF
Received 12 Aug 2011
Decided3/2011/0316
Replace two windows in front elevation with wood framed double glazed windows
Pillar Box Cottage 64 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AP
Received 9 Aug 2011
Decided3/2011/0146
Rebuilding of and extension to existing industrial units
T. Henderson Garages High Jobs Hill Crook County Durham DL15 9EZ
Received 21 Apr 2011
Decided3/2011/0155
Listed building consent for removal of render, installation of new window to gable and replacement windows
Island House East Blackdene St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland DL13 1RF
Received 27 Apr 2011
Decided3/2010/0568
The siting of a public art sculpture
Open Space Adjacent To Village Green West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 24 Dec 2010
Decided3/1979/0669
Storage cars and caravan adj
Roseberry House Collingwood Street Coundon Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8LL
Received 10 Sept 2025
Decided3/1979/0536
Change of use of former farm buildings to a craft pottery workshop
Middle Rigg Farm Ireshopeburn
Received 16 Jul 2025
Decided3/1979/0534
Bedroom and w.c
25 Warkworth Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LU
Received 16 Jul 2025
Decided3/1979/0533
Kitchen and bathroom
10 Engineman's Terrace Wear Valley Junction Witton Le Wear Co.Durham
Received 16 Jul 2025
Decided3/1979/0532
Resite silo
Broadwood Quarry Frosterley Co.Durham
Received 16 Jul 2025

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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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