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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

23,466Searchable applications

1,056Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,122 approved or refused records

898Refused applications

17,224 approved · 898 refused · 1,093 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Pending Consideration3/OE/2014/0015
Proposed residential development
Land Off Arthur Street Crook County Durham DL15 9DT
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided3/OE/2014/0014
Proposed new build bungalow for holiday let
Belmont House Stockley Lane Oakenshaw County Durham DL15 0TQ
Received 3 Feb 2014
Decided3/OE/2014/0013
Proposed dwelling
Derelict Srtucture Low Crooked Well Farm Side Head Westgate Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 1LA
Received 30 Jan 2014
Decided3/OE/2014/0012
Proposed workshop for motor trade, mot and repair
Land Rear Of High Hope Street County Durham
Received 29 Jan 2014
Decided3/OE/2014/0011
Proposed variation of conditions for planning application 3/2010/0266
Scotch Isle Park Durham Road Wolsingham
Received 27 Jan 2014
Decided3/OE/2014/0001
Proposed dwelling
Boltsburn Garage Rookhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2BW
Received 2 Jan 2014
Decided3/OE/2013/0107
Residential development
Harperley P O W Camp Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL15 9DX
Received 11 Dec 2013
Pending Consideration3/OE/2013/0106
Two dwellings
Plots 3 & 4 Naismith News Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4EX
Received 9 Dec 2013
Pending Consideration3/OE/2013/0105
Proposed three holiday homes
Land To Rear Of Toll Cottage Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 6 Dec 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0104
Proposed change from one dwelling to two dwellings
The Wheelhouse 6 Billy Hall Farm Billy Row Crook County Durham DL15 9AF
Received 25 Nov 2013
Pending Consideration3/OE/2013/0103
Proposed residential development
Land West Of South View Hunwick Crook County Durham
Received 27 Nov 2013
Pending Consideration3/OE/2013/0102
Proposed touring caravan site for 4 caravans
Belle Vue Farm Hall Road Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2EX
Received 22 Nov 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0101
Proposed dwelling
Thornley Pit House Farm Bridge Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4LL
Received 21 Nov 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0100
Proposed earth home
Land South Of Carrs Farm Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3BQ
Received 18 Nov 2013
Pending Consideration3/OE/2013/0099
Caravan and tent site
The Lido Clemmy Bank Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0BP
Received 19 Nov 2013
Pending Consideration3/OE/2013/0098
Housing development
Land To South And East Of Park View Garage Low Willington Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0DF
Received 8 Nov 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0097
Proposed dwelling
14 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 3AA
Received 6 Nov 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0096
Change of use to children's recreation/activity centre incoporating a cafe/resturant
Former Site Of Thompson Medd Ltd St Helen Industrial Estate St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 9AD
Received 5 Nov 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0095
Proposed change of use from hair dressers to butchers with signage
88 High Street Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0PE
Received 4 Nov 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0094
16 pitches wtih electric supply for touring caravans and motorhomes. One waste disposal point with septic tank. Daytime access via existing business enterance. Nighttime exit/enterance for cars.Motorhomes through gateway at top of site. Proposed openi
Robsons Of Wolsingham Durham Road Wolsingham County Durham DL13 3HU
Received 1 Nov 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0093
Change of use of four bedrooms for bed and breakfast accommodation
Stanhope Old Hall Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2PF
Received 4 Nov 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0091
Proposed dwelling
13 Staindrop Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 9JU
Received 24 Oct 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0090
Proposed industrail unit
Land North West Of Brockwell Court Willington Crook Durham
Received 22 Oct 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0089
Agricultural dwelling and barn
Land North Of Moorcote Thornley Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4NU
Received 18 Oct 2013

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Researching a proposal in Durham County Council

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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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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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