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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

23,825Searchable applications

1,058Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,441 approved or refused records

908Refused applications

17,533 approved · 908 refused · 1,121 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/CL/2013/0001
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use as a residential home for 4 no. Children
Lilac House South View Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0JW
Received 25 Jan 2013
Decided3/CL/2012/0002
Application for lawful development certificate for single storey extension
Burnside Cottage Cowshill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1JF
Received 12 Nov 2012
Decided3/CL/2012/0001
Use of the single storey sectional building as a residential dwelling
Middlestone Grange Low Road Middlestone Village Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8DW
Received 31 May 2012
Decided3/2014/0061
Erection of biomass boiler and associated housing
Bishop Auckland R.U.F.C. West Mills Playing Fields Bridge Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PA
Received 14 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0060
Classroom
Mowbray House High Hope Street Crook County Durham DL15 9JG
Received 13 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0055
Advertisement consent for installation of 2NO. Projecting sign and 1NO. Flexi fascia sign
Bishop Auckland Retail Park Unit 13 Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9AB
Received 10 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0053
2 no. Dwellings (outline all matters reserved)
Land Rear Of 85-88 Low Willington Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0BB
Received 12 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0052
1 no. Dwelling
Land North Of 16 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9HW
Received 7 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0051
Single storey extension to side and erection of a replacement garage
6 Dene View Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0HX
Received 6 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0050
Installation of pitched roof over existing flat roofed garage
35 Newlands Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AJ
Received 6 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0049
Proposed bungalow
Land Adjacent To 1 East Lane Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2YX
Received 6 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0048
Single storey flat roof extension
Plot 1 Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9TT
Received 6 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0047
Replacement windows and door
The Cottage Hunstanworth Consett County Durham DH8 9UF
Received 6 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0046
Single storey extension to rear and first floor extension above garage to side
6 Austen Way Crook County Durham DL15 9UT
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0043
Replacement of conservatory with solid rear extension
7 Farnham Close Auckland Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8YR
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0042
Erection of 'belvedere' structure in front garden
Maddison House 41 Durham Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7HX
Received 31 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0041
Demolition of existing side off-shoot and erection of single storey rear extension
39 Westlea Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6HE
Received 5 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0040
Conversion of existing public house to 4NO. Apartments
The Station Hotel 66 Station Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 9EX
Received 3 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0039
Proposed dwellinghouse (resubmission to planning permission 3/2013/0335)
Land At Church Lane Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0JX
Received 4 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0038
Erection of 5NO. Garages (retrospective)
High Yard Land To Rear Of 12 Front Street Helmington Row Crook County Durham DL15 0RY
Received 3 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0037
Erection of single storey rear extension
5 Bolton Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LL
Received 3 Feb 2014
Decided3/2014/0035
Rebuild existing dwelling including two storey and roof extensions to front, rear solar panels and double garage within front garden
13 Etherley Grange Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0JZ
Received 31 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0034
Installation of biomass boiler and plant room and eco cabin
Bishop Auckland Golf Club Durham Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8DL
Received 29 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0033
Section 73 application to remove condition no. 18 of planning approval 3/2013/0140 (erection of 39 no. Dwellings and associated works) - Land Between A688 And Durham Road Including The Sportsman Inn Canney Hill Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 8QN
Hazelbank Coundon Gate Bishop Auckland DL14 8QL
Received 24 Jan 2014

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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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