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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

23,903Searchable applications

1,060Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,509 approved or refused records

910Refused applications

17,599 approved · 910 refused · 1,126 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Decided3/2014/0032
2 Dormer bungalows
Land South East Of 30 Myrtle Grove Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9RH
Received 28 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0031
Single storey extension to the rear
Norton House 6 Osborne Terrace Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2RD
Received 28 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0030
Proposed installation of domestic wind turbine measuring 15M to hub with tip height of 21.6M
Eastgate House Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2JB
Received 28 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0028
1.8M fence to perimeter of site
Parklands Residential Care Home New Road Crook County Durham DL15 8LN
Received 24 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0027
Single storey extension to existing building
Witton Park Methodist Chapel Low Queen Street Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0DY
Received 27 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0026
Change of use from shop to 2 no. Flats including erection of single storey rear extension (retrospective)
9 Spencer Street Eldon Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8TL
Received 24 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0024
Temporary tea room
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NR
Received 22 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0023
Listed building consent for temporary tea room
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NR
Received 22 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0022
Single storey extension to rear and side and porch to front
Vallonthorpe 22 Holywood Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3HE
Received 24 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0020
Single storey side extension
Wynholme Paragon Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2NN
Received 23 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0018
Change of use of existing field to touring caravans and motor homes, alterations to access and installation of septic tank
Robsons Of Wolsingham Durham Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 3HU
Received 21 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0017
New fascia sign and new projecting sign
Greggs Units 3 And 4 The Royal Corner Hope Street Crook DL15 9UA
Received 17 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0016
Change of use of first floor flat to class D2 (assembly and leisure)
1 Dorset Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6TH
Received 21 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0015
Installation of front access ramp
51 Linburn Drive Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0RG
Received 17 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0014
New shopfront
Greggs Units 3 And 4 The Royal Corner Hope Street Crook DL15 9UA
Received 17 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0013
Erection of garage, change of use of land to garden
Parson Byers Farm Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2PW
Received 16 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0012
Retrospective application for the erection of a fence to the front
26 Armstrong Drive Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0GB
Received 16 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0010
Proposed 3 no. Static caravans
Land Adjoining Brotherlee Holiday Home Park Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1SR
Received 14 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0009
Change of use from incidental green space to private garden land in association with an existing dwelling
51 Middlehope Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0SH
Received 14 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0008
Erection of 9 dwellings
Land To The East Of Fairfield Cottages Stanhope Bishop Auckland Co Durham DL13 2UU
Received 8 Jan 2014
Unknown3/2014/0007
Replace door with green composite door
39 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DQ
Received 9 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0006
Formation of new access
Land Adjacent To 11 Sherwood Court Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7SQ
Received 9 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0005
Listed building consent for the installation of menu board, external light, bollard fixing post and internal pvc bay window
9 Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NJ
Received 18 Dec 2013
Decided3/2014/0004
Extension to medical centre
Eden Centre Victoria Lane Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8NP
Received 6 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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