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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

23,594Searchable applications

1,057Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,235 approved or refused records

903Refused applications

17,332 approved · 903 refused · 1,104 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2012/0059
Pre-Application advice
Bishop Auckland Football Club Heritage Park Stadium Way Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9AE
Received 9 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0058
Pre-Application advice
West Auckland Methodist Church Station Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9HH
Received 6 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0056
Pre-Application advice - extension and associated hydropower scheme
Cragside Caravan Park Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2HU
Received 6 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2013/0039
Proposed dwelling
Land South Of 11 The Hollow Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8AB
Received 2 Apr 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0037
Proposed change of use
Building At Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9SS
Received 26 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0036
Proposed bungalow
Land Adjacent Moor House East Lane Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2YX
Received 21 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0035
Change of use from working mens club to dwelling
The Willington Victoria Club Colliery Road Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0EX
Received 20 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0033
Proposed new door to the rear
Village Hall South View Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2JB
Received 18 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0032
Proposed dwelling
Billy Hill House Mount Pleasant Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9QS
Received 14 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0031
Proposed conversion and extension to existing byre for holiday accommodation
Lea Foot Byre Brotherlee Westgate Bishop Auckland Durham
Received 11 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0030
1. No. Residential dwelling and 2 garages
The Hollow Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8AB
Received 8 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0029
Metal containers
Copeland Road Primary School Copeland Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JL
Received 7 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0028
Change of use from agricultural land to domestic garden
53 Riverside South Church Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6XT
Received 6 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0027
Storage of commercial vehicles, parking and maintenance
Former Arriva Bus Depot Morland Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6JG
Received 6 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0026
Proposed dwelling
Land South Of Greenlaws Lanehead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AJ
Received 6 Mar 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0025
Proposed security shutters
152 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7EH
Received 4 Mar 2013
Pending Consideration3/OE/2013/0024
Proposed change of use from library and flat to residential dwelling
28 High Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4DH
Received 28 Feb 2013
Decided3/OE/2012/0054
Pre-Application advice
Station View Medical Centre 29A Escomb Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6AB
Received 27 Jun 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0053
Proposed dog grooming business in detached garage
8 Garden Place Crook County Durham DL15 9DR
Received 25 Jun 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0052
Proposed change of use to caravan and motor home storage
Kemble Motors Unit 9 Coundon Industrial Estate Coundon County Durham DL14 8NR
Received 22 Jun 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0051
Proposed change of use
Craigs Byre Access To Craigs Byre Daddry Shield Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 1NW
Received 25 Jun 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0050
Proposed dwelling
The Gables Three Lane Ends Escomb County Durham DL14 7SR
Received 5 Jun 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0048
General enquiry
Valley Rise Development Site Church Lane Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4AE
Received 14 Jun 2012
Pending Consideration3/OE/2012/0047
Stable/Storage building
Roddymoor Farm Adjacent High Whitwell Terrace Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9SY
Received 14 Jun 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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