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17,599 approved · 910 refused · 1,126 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided3/2014/0003
Refurbishment of dwelling and two storey extension to rear
Ladley Farm House Frosterley DL13 2SH
Received 3 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0002
Replacement of existing rear patio doors
4 Silver Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NY
Received 3 Jan 2014
Decided3/2014/0001
Extension to care home to provide 7 bedrooms
Cross Hill Nursing Home Paragon Street Stanhope County Durham DL13 2NN
Received 24 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0466
Alterations and extensions to rear, timber crib retaining wall and associated works
Broomfoot Thornley Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4NX
Received 23 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0465
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission 3/2004/0157 to allow full residential occupancy
The Byre Chapel View St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1RG
Received 24 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0464
New entrance, greenhouse, polytunnel and storage building
Land To The South East Of Highfields Tow Law
Received 23 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0463
External lighting of multiple use games area
Glenholme Park New Road Crook County Durham DL15 8PU
Received 23 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0462
New church / community centre
Willington Methodist Church Lydia Street Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0AE
Received 23 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0445
Two storey side extension, retention of garage, portakabin and field shelter
1 Rose Cottage Townfield The Mill Ramshaw Blanchland Consett DH8 9UT
Received 13 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0444
Two storey rear extension and insertion of window at first floor
7 Orchard Court Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6HP
Received 9 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0443
Single storey extension to existing care home and extension to existing curtilage
Rosslyn House Oakley Green West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JF
Received 9 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0442
Erection of ground and first floor rear extension
17 Queens Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7LX
Received 9 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0441
Variation of condition 4 of planning permission 3/2007/0759 to allow permanent residential occupancy
The Old Miners Hall Burnside Cottages Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2DB
Received 5 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0440
Change of use from agricultural land to domestic curtilage
Land Adjacent To Burnside Cottages The Old Miners Hall Burnside Cottages Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2DB
Received 5 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0439
Proposed relevant demolition in a conservation area
Old TSB Building And Former Library Elliott Street Crook County Durham DL15 8NE
Received 6 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0438
Retrospective application for the erection of a conservatory to the rear
5 Boyne Street Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0EW
Received 6 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0437
Perimeter enclosure (retrospective)
Highgarth Billy Hill Billy Row Crook DL15 9SW
Received 5 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0436
Installation of 2 no. Generator exhaust flues
Bishop Auckland General Hospital Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AD
Received 4 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0434
Two storey extension to the side above existing garage (resubmission)
77 Beechburn Park Crook County Durham DL15 8SA
Received 3 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0429
Erection of two storey rear extension
2 Robson Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JS
Received 28 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0428
Erection of detached timber garage
73 Granville Terrace Binchester Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8AY
Received 28 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0426
Demolition of scout hut and erection of 2 detached dwellings
Scout Hut Colliery Road Willington Crook DL15 0EX
Received 27 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0424
Extension to existing car park
Woodhouse Close Primary School Walker Drive Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6QW
Received 22 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0423
Erection of bay window to front, single storey rear extension and detached garage on land to rear
12 Barrington Street Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7SA
Received 22 Nov 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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