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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17,533 approved · 908 refused · 1,121 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/DC/2012/0015
Discharge of condition 3 (external materials), condition 4 (surface treatment of hard surfaced areas) pursuant to planning approval 3/2012/0048
8 Arthur Street Crook County Durham DL15 9DT
Received 10 Apr 2012
Decided3/DC/2012/0005
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials to walls and windows), 5 (waste storage) and 6 (surface drainage water) pursuant to planning permission 3/2011/0404
Land North Of 11 Royal Grove Crook County Durham DL15 9ER
Received 22 Feb 2012
Decided3/FE/2013/0001
Pre-Application advice - housing development
The Hollows Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8AB
Received 4 Jan 2013
Decided3/FE/2012/0011
Proposed residential development
Land At Lydgate Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 18 Dec 2012
Decided3/FE/2012/0010
Proposed housing development
Toronto Lodge Addison Road Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RJ
Received 17 Dec 2012
Decided3/FE/2012/0009
Pre-Application advice
Former St Annes School Kingsway Centre Kingsway Bishop Auckland DL14 7JN
Received 25 Sept 2012
Decided3/FE/2012/0008
Proposed residential development
Land At Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2YL
Received 13 Sept 2012
Pending Consideration3/FE/2012/0007
Pre-Application advice for approximately 48 residential dwellings
Land At Peases Way Crook County Durham
Received 2 Aug 2012
Decided3/FE/2012/0006
Proposed housing development
Land At Canney Hill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8QN
Received 11 Jun 2012
Decided3/FE/2012/0005
To convert a stone and sheet building into a four bedroom dwelling
Quarryburn Lodge 3 Quarryburn Lane Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0RE
Received 31 May 2012
Decided3/FE/2012/0004
Pre-Application advice enquiry
Land Adjacent The Old Farmhouse Westerton Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8AU
Received 16 Apr 2012
Decided3/DC/2013/0015
Discharge of conditions 3 (stripping out) and 4 (report) pursuant to listed building consent 3/2013/0023
47-48 Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP
Received 24 Apr 2013
Decided3/DC/2013/0013
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 pursuant to planning permission 3/2010/0047
Site Of Former British Legion Hall Campbell Street Tow Law DL13 4DX
Received 27 Mar 2013
Decided3/DC/2013/0012
Discharge of conditions pursuant to planning permission 3/2011/0213
The Ridings Development Site Low Willington Willington County Durham DL15 0UB
Received 22 Mar 2013
Decided3/DC/2013/0011
Dicharge of conditions 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,12 and 16 pursuant planning permission 3/2012/0416
The Village Farmhouse Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NN
Received 21 Mar 2013
Decided3/DC/2013/0010
Discharge of conditions 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 15 pursuant to planning permission 3/2011/0152
The Nook East Deanery Mill Lane South Church Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6SQ
Received 15 Mar 2013
Pending Consideration3/DC/2013/0009
Discharge of conditions 3 (samples of materials), 5 (joinery details), 6 (gutter and drainpipe details) and 11 (tree protection measures) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0340
Fairfield House High Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2UR
Received 11 Mar 2013
Decided3/DC/2013/0008
Discharge of condition 3 (colour finish of biomass boiler building, chimney and log store pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0515
Killhope Lead Mining Centre Lanehead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AR
Received 11 Mar 2013
Decided3/DC/2013/0007
Dicharge of condition 6 (scheme to dispose of foul sewage) and condition 7 (external lighting scheme) pursuant to planning application 3/2012/0402
Managers Dwelling Harehope Quarry Broadwood Forstlerley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2SG
Received 5 Mar 2013
Decided3/DC/2013/0006
Discharge of condition 3 (specification and colour finish of proposed flue) pursuant to planning permission 3/2012/0445/LB
Castle Lodge Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP
Received 25 Feb 2013
Decided3/DC/2013/0005
Discharge of conditions 3 (joinery details) and 4 (mortar) pursuant to listed building consent 3/2012/0265
White Kirkley Farm West Row Frosterley Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 2SS
Received 21 Feb 2013
Decided3/DC/2013/0004
Discharge of conditions 3 (means of enclose), 4 (sample stone panel), and 6 (joinery details)
Coves House Farm Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3BG
Received 14 Feb 2013
Decided3/CL/2013/0003
Application for certification of lawfullness for proposed garden room extension to rear of dwelling house
9 Larkin Close Crook County Durham DL15 9FP
Received 24 Jun 2013
Decided3/CL/2013/0002
Use of the land as a holiday home park
Brotherlee Holiday Home Park Brotherlee Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1SR
Received 11 Mar 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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