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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

23,720Searchable applications

1,057Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,352 approved or refused records

906Refused applications

17,446 approved · 906 refused · 1,111 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/DC/2013/0001
Discharge of condition 3 (noise management plan) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0303
The Chapel Front Street Sunnybrow Crook County Durham DL15 0NF
Received 9 Jan 2013
Decided3/DC/2012/0054
Discharge of conditions 4 (material samples) and 5 (photographic survey) of listed building consent 3/2012/0383
Castle Lodge Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP
Received 18 Dec 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0052
Discharge of condition no. 3 (brick and roof sample) pursuant to planning permission 3/2009/0572
(N.K.A. No. 12) Land To Rear Of 13 Etherley Moor Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 Oju
Received 12 Dec 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0051
Discharge of condition no. 4 (archaeological monitoring report) of listed building consent 3/2012/0344
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP
Received 6 Dec 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0050
Discharge of condition 2 (details of 1.8M high fence) pusuant to planning permission 3/2012/0183
34 Abbey Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6PN
Received 27 Nov 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0049
Discharge of conditions 5 (landscaping materials) 6 (wall materials) and 7 (means of enclosure) pursuant to planning permission 3/2009/0317
Former Methodist Church Front Street Wearhead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1EB
Received 22 Nov 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0048
Discharge of conditions 6 (tree protection measures), 7 (tree protection plan) and 11 (low carbon scheme) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0121
Lady Eden Hospital, 19 Cockton Hill Road (Helen McArdle Care Ltd Eden House) Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6EN
Received 20 Nov 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0047
Discharge of condition 3 (landscaping scheme), condition 5 (external materials), condition 6 (external roof materials) pursuant to planning permission 3/2010/0518
Land Adjacent To 34 Addison Road Toronto DL14 7RN
Received 24 Oct 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0046
Discharge of conditions 3 (joinery details) and condition 4 (colour treatment) in pursuant to planning application 3/2011/0486
Ashes House Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3BQ
Received 6 Nov 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0045
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0091
1 - 2 Gordon Terrace Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EG
Received 17 Oct 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0044
Disharge of condition 3 (archaeological works) and condition 5 (method statement) pursuant to listed building consent 3/2012/0344
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7HY
Received 4 Oct 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0043
Discharge of condition 3 (details of materials, wall, roof and render), condition 4 (details of enclosure) and condition 7 (details of hard surface, car park area) pursuant planning application 3/2012/0302
Land To The Rear Of Cockton Hill Working Mens Club (N.K.A. 1 - 6 Zurbaran House, Cleveland Avenue) Cleveland Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AH
Received 2 Oct 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0042
Discharge of condition 3 (landscaping scheme), condition 5 (section drawings) pursuant to planning application 3/2012/0214
Greys Well Farm Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4PN
Received 5 Sept 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0041
Discharge of condition no. 3 pursuant to planning application 3/2012/0190
Auckland Park Hospital Westfield Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AD
Received 25 Sept 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0040
Discharge of condition 3 (stone sample) pursuant to planning permission 3/2011/0136
Highlands High Grain Cowshill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1DQ
Received 23 Aug 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0038
Discharge of conditions 3 (finished floor levels), 4 (site levels) and 5 (surface treatment) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0117
Land West Of Wear Bank Barn Barn 2 Buyer (Business Name) Pole Tree Farm Rushy Lea Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3NX
Received 28 Aug 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0037
Discharge of conditions 5 (finished floor levels), 6 (site levels) and 7 (surface treatment) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0116
Land To West Of Wear Bank Barn Barn 2 Buyer (Business Name) Pole Tree Farm Rushy Lea Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3NX
Received 24 Aug 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0036
Discharge of condition 4 (details of means of enclosure) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0263
Rosslyn House Oakley Green West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JF
Received 30 Aug 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0035
Discharge of conditions 3 (sample materials), 4 (schedule of works), 5 (landscaping) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0121
Lady Eden Hospital, 19 Cockton Hill Road (Helen McArdle Care Ltd Eden House) Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6EN
Received 28 Aug 2012
Pending Consideration3/DC/2012/0034
Discharge of condition 8 (travel plan) pursuant to planning permission 3/2011/0208
Former Focus Diy Store Tindale Crescent St Helen Auckland DL14 9AB
Received 13 Aug 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0033
Discharge of condition 4 (car parking) 5 (site levels) 6 (landscaping) 7 (suds) 8 (coal mining) 10 (contaminated land) and 11 (contaminated land) pursuant to planning permission 3/2011/0444
Land At Canney Hill Coundon Gate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8QN
Received 23 Jul 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0032
Discharge of conditions 3 (external materials) 4 (render/timber colour) 5 (windows/doors) and 7 (flue colour) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0029
Horse Shoe Inn 4 Church Street Crook County Durham DL15 9BG
Received 9 Jul 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0031
Discharge of condition 3 (sample panel) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0198
17 The Paddock Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0GA
Received 16 Jul 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0030
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (surface treatment), 5 (means of enclosure), 6 (renewables) and 7 (site investigation works) pursuant to planning permission 3/2011/0182
1 Station Court Crook DL15 9GS
Received 12 Jul 2012

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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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