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17,393 approved · 904 refused · 1,108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

  1. Decided3/FE/2013/0003

    Proposed 5 no. Dwellings

    Land At Railway Street Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8BG

    Received 12 Jun 2013
  2. Decided3/FE/2013/0002

    Erection of single dwelling

    Land To The South 25 Holywood Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3HE

    Received 14 Jan 2013
  3. Decided3/DE/2013/0006

    Demolition of community centre common room

    25A Hall Lane Estate Willington Crook Durham DL15 0QF

    Received 7 Nov 2013
  4. Decided3/DE/2013/0005

    Demolition of all buildings on the site

    Former District Council Depot Queen Street Crook County Durham DL15 8QQ

    Received 19 Sept 2013
  5. Decided3/DE/2013/0004

    Prior notification for the demolition of existing dwellinghouse

    55 Close House Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8RS

    Received 29 Jul 2013
  6. Decided3/DE/2013/0003

    Demolition of 9 no. Garages

    Garage Block St Chads Close South Church Bishop Auckland County Durham

    Received 11 Jan 2013
  7. Decided3/DE/2013/0002

    Demolition of 9 no. Garages

    Garage Block Lincoln Drive Willington Crook County Durham

    Received 11 Jan 2013
  8. Decided3/DE/2013/0001

    Demolition of 7 no. Garages

    Garage Block Hazel Terrace Crook County Durham

    Received 11 Jan 2013
  9. Decided3/DE/2012/0005

    Prior notification for demolition of radio mast and associated buildings

    Collier Law Radio Mast Collier Law Stanhope Common Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham

    Received 24 Dec 2012
  10. Decided3/DE/2012/0004

    Demolition of 5 no. Dwellings

    3-7 Honister Square Crook County Durham DL15 8PX

    Received 15 Aug 2012
  11. Decided3/DE/2012/0003

    Demolition of existing factory buildings

    Solaglas Limited Catkin Way Greenfields Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TF

    Received 8 Aug 2012
  12. Decided3/DE/2012/0002

    Demolition of two residential accommodation blocks

    Hospital Residences Bishop Auckland Hospital Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AD

    Received 24 Jul 2012
  13. Decided3/DE/2012/0001

    Demolition of office building, garages, workshops, mess, toilets and loading dock

    Etherley Lane Highway Depot Etherley Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6UQ

    Received 22 May 2012
  14. Decided3/DC/2014/0005

    Discharge of conditions 6 (drainage), 7 (rooflight details), 8 (landscaping), 17 (prow), 18 (surface treatment) and 19 (litter bin provision) pursuant to planning permission 3/2010/0266

    Scotch Isle Park Durham Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3JG

    Received 4 Feb 2014
  15. Decided3/DC/2014/0004

    Discharge of condition 3 (materials), 4 (surface treatments) and 5 (archaeology), 10 (energy consumption) pursuant to planning permission 3/2011/0274

    Land To The South West Of 10 Dial Stob Hill Bishop Auckland DL14 7QF

    Received 7 Feb 2014
  16. Decided3/DC/2014/0003

    Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (landscaping), 6 (highways) and 7 (tree protection) pursuant to planning permission 3/2013/0134

    Former Fire Station Watling Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6RP

    Received 5 Feb 2014
  17. Decided3/DC/2014/0002

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of pursuant to planning permission 3/2011/0168

    Land To The South Of 1 Dovecot Hill South Church Enterprise Park South Church DL14 6XW

    Received 28 Jan 2014
  18. Decided3/DC/2014/0001

    Discharge of conditions 1 (energy efficiency) and 3 (external lighting) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0540

    Land Off Peases Way Crook County Durham

    Received 7 Jan 2014
  19. Decided3/DC/2013/0048

    Discharge of conditions 3 (external materials), 5 (surface treatment of hard surfaced areas), 6 (means of enclosure), 8 (sewage and surface water), 10 (trees), 12 (r.P.A) and 13 (driveway) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0231

    Adjacent To 57 Cradock Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6HB (The Rifles 55A Cradock Street Bishop Auckland DL14 6HB)

    Received 23 Dec 2013
  20. Decided3/DC/2013/0047

    Discharge of conditions - 3 (site investigations), 4 (materials) and 5 (landscape) pursuant to planning permission 3/2013/0340

    14 East Bridge Street Crook County Durham DL15 9BJ

    Received 17 Dec 2013
  21. Decided3/DC/2013/0046

    Discharge of condition 5 (ground investigation report) pursuant to planning permission 3/2013/0102

    Gibbet Hills Farm Douglas Lane Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8ED

    Received 12 Dec 2013
  22. Decided3/DC/2013/0045

    Discharge of condition 3 (materials) pursuant to planning application 3/2013/0298

    Bishopsgate Lodge 15 Hexham Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PU

    Received 11 Dec 2013
  23. Decided3/DC/2013/0044

    Discharge of condition 4 (window details) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0259

    Rose Marie Cottage 12 Front Street Wearhead Bishop Auckland DL13 1BD

    Received 14 Oct 2013
  24. Decided3/DC/2013/0043

    Discharge of condition 4 (surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permisssion 3/2010/0348

    The Kingfisher Country Park Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2SJ

    Received 25 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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