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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

23,532Searchable applications

1,056Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,180 approved or refused records

902Refused applications

17,278 approved · 902 refused · 1,099 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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/OE/2013/0016
Conversion of agricultural building to a dwelling and conversion of agricultural buildings to ancillary accommodation
East Biggins Farm Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2SG
Received 21 Feb 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0015
Proposed two dwellings
Land Between Moorside House And No 2 California Witton Park County Durham DL14 0DR
Received 18 Feb 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0013
Proposed dwelling
Low Leazes Farm Leazes Lane St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9DX
Received 8 Feb 2013
Pending Consideration3/OE/2013/0012
Office
Craigs Byre Daddry Shield Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1NW
Received 4 Feb 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0010
Convert flat roof over garage and utility room to a pitched roof
30 Fern Valley Crook County Durham DL15 9PZ
Received 28 Jan 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0008
Extension
Cross Hill Nursing Home Paragon Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2NN
Received 25 Jan 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0007
Proposed solar panels
Wolsingham Pharmacy Ltd 12 Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 3AE
Received 24 Jan 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0004
Pre-Application advice - changes to the proposed double garage
6 Low Dowfold Crook County Durham DL15 9AE
Received 21 Jan 2013
Decided3/OE/2012/0110
Pre-Application advice
11 Fore Bondgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PF
Received 3 Dec 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0109
Pre-Application advice
Craigs Byre Daddry Shield Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1NW
Received 30 Nov 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0107
Proposed dwelling
Land At The Hollow Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8AB
Received 14 Nov 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0106
Proposed residential development
Land Adjacent To Woodbine House West End Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0BL
Received 15 Nov 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0104
Pre-Application advice
Killhope Lead Mining Centre Lanehead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AR
Received 8 Nov 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0103
Proposed residential development
Land West Of 1-18 High Row Newfield County Durham DL14 8BG
Received 7 Nov 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0070
Pre-Application advice
Land Near White Kirkley Farm And Railway Terrace Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 3 May 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0069
S.106 enquiry
Site Of Former Clifton Suite Centre Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9SS
Received 26 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0068
Pre-Application advice
26 Chester Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7LP
Received 30 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0067
Pre-Application advice
Royal House Flats Gibson Street Close House Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8RT
Received 30 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0066
Pre-Application advice
Unit 2 Brockwell Court Low Willington Industrial Estate Crook County Durham DL15 0UT
Received 25 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0065
Pre-Application advice
Witton Park Paddock And Wtton Park Heaps Park Road Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0EN
Received 18 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0064
Pre-Application advice
High Rush Cowshill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1DF
Received 17 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0063
Pre-Application advice
High Pinfold Cottage Pinfold Cottage Daddry Shield Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1NL
Received 17 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0062
Pre-Application advice
173 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7EN
Received 16 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0060
Replacement windows
Cockton Hill Infant School McIntyre Terrace Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6HW
Received 9 Jul 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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