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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

23,661Searchable applications

1,058Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,297 approved or refused records

904Refused applications

17,393 approved · 904 refused · 1,108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/MA/2012/0013
Minor amendments to elevations (windows and doors) and internal layout to accomodate two additional bedrooms
Lady Eden Hospital, 19 Cockton Hill Road (Helen McArdle Care Ltd Eden House) Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6EN
Received 11 Sept 2012
Pending Consideration3/MA/2012/0012
Minor amendment to permission 3/2012/0136 for addition of external extrance lobby in place of canopy
18 Longfield Road South Church Enterprise Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6XY
Received 3 Sept 2012
Decided3/MA/2012/0011
Non material amendment involving the introduction of an additional rooflight to the rear elevation
1 & 2 Gordon Terrace Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EG
Received 12 Jul 2012
Decided3/MA/2012/0007
Non-Material amendment to move the proposed wind tubine by 3.4M to the north west
High Woodifield Farm West High West Road Crook County Durham DL15 9QA
Received 11 Jun 2012
Decided3/MA/2012/0006
Minor amendment - relocation of units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Land East Of Arthur Street Crook County Durham
Received 24 May 2012
Decided3/MA/2012/0005
Non-Materail amendment to change one large window to two small windows
8 Attwood Terrace Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3JD
Received 11 May 2012
Decided3/FT/2013/0002
Proposed pitched roof to replace hipped and gabled roofs and extend over existing flat roof. New first floor throughout
23 Well Bank Billy Row Crook County Durham DL15 9SP
Received 19 Sept 2013
Decided3/FT/2013/0001
Fast track householer advice for proposed extension
1 St Andrews Place Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1SE
Received 30 Jan 2013
Decided3/FT/2011/0005
Installation of 12NO. Solar panels to southern roof slope
Stanella Thornley Village Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4PA
Received 22 Oct 2012
Decided3/FT/2011/0003
Pre-Application advice
Field Stile Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1SL
Received 23 Jul 2012
Decided3/OE/2013/0002
Proposed dwelling
Land Adjacent 8 Co-Operative Terrace Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3ER
Received 18 Jan 2013
Decided3/OE/2013/0001
Proposed dwelling
Land Adjacent To South Acre Oakenshaw Crook County Durham
Received 8 Jan 2013
Decided3/OE/2012/0117
Pre-Application advice
36 Fore Bondgate Bishop Auckland County Tdurham DL14 7PE
Received 18 Dec 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0116
Pre-Application advice
Playground West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9DL
Received 18 Dec 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0115
Change of use to residential dwelling
Barn Briar Hill Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 11 Dec 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0114
Two storey dwelling in garden
Land To Side Woodbine House West End Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0BL
Received 11 Dec 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0113
Pre-Application advice - rural workers dwelling
Stanley Garden Centre Wooley Terrace Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9AN
Received 6 Dec 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0111
Pre-Application advice
Wear Lodge Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2JX
Received 4 Dec 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0036
Pre-Application advice
West Auckland Post Office West Auckland Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 9HJ
Received 24 May 2012
Decided3/OE/2012/0035
Proposed conversion to residential dwelling and business
Weardale Inn Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1HD
Received 14 May 2012
Decided3/FE/2013/0008
Conversion to dwelling
Allotment House Blakely Hall Farm Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0BH
Received 7 Oct 2013
Decided3/FE/2013/0007
Petrol filling station and associated shop
Site At Mill Garage Durham Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3JB
Received 13 Sept 2013
Decided3/FE/2013/0006
Proposed signage
Former Marks And Spencer 23 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7HS
Received 6 Aug 2013
Decided3/FE/2013/0005
Proposed residential development
Land Adjacent To Etherley Dene Farm Front Street Etherley Dene Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 29 Jul 2013

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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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