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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

25,013Searchable applications

1,088Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 19,492 approved or refused records

957Refused applications

18,535 approved · 957 refused · 1,185 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 2010 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided3/2013/0106
Extension to create new office area
Crook Nursery School Croft Avenue Crook County Durham DL15 8QG
Received 26 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0105
Change of use from use class D1 to use class B1, B2 and B8
Unit 15 Prospect Road Beechburn Industrial Estate Crook County Durham DL15 8JL
Received 18 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0147
Conversion of existing garage to habitable room and erection of first floor extension above
2 Croxdale Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0SB
Received 23 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0146
Single storey side/rear extension and pitched roof over garage
6 Berkeley Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LY
Received 22 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0145
Single storey rear extension
25 Gateways Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3HW
Received 19 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0144
Erection of dwelling
Low Leazes Farm Leazes Lane St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9DX
Received 19 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0143
New notice board
St Stephens Church Low Willington Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0DE
Received 17 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0141
Change of use from part commercial, part dwelling to two dwellings including the replacement of existing flat roof with pitched arrangement
38/38A Collingwood Street Coundon Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8LG DL14 8LG
Received 17 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0140
Erection of 39 houses and associated works - Land Between A688 And Durham Road Including The Sportsman Inn Canney Hill Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 8QN
Hazelbank Coundon Gate Bishop Auckland DL14 8QL
Received 17 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0017
Erection of 1 no. Wind turbine with a maximum hub height of up to 24.6M rotor diameter of up to 19.2M and a maximum upright vertical tip height of up to 34.2M
High Greenfield Farm Cowshill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AF
Received 28 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0015
Erection of single storey rear extension
4 Dene Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6DR
Received 18 Jan 2013
Decided3/2012/0531
Four bedroom detached house (resubmission)- Land Adjacent 1 Goods Station Cottages Crook County Durham DL15 9PE
1 Station Court Crook Bishop Auckland DL15 9GS
Received 20 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0530
Rear extension and porch to side
Rosewood Cottage 1 Carrs Terrace Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0AU
Received 20 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0529
Single storey side/rear extension
Burnside Cottage Cowshill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AA
Received 20 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0528
Application for a new planning permission to replace an extant planning permission in order to extend the time limit for implementation (planning permission 3/2010/0072)
Land To The East Of East Deanery Mill Lane South Church Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 19 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0527
Garage conversion and ramp access to front elevation
5 Inkerman Road Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4QB
Received 19 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0526
Erection of feed store
Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE
Received 18 Dec 2012
Pending Decision3/2012/0525
Construction of 11 dwellings
Dellside House Low Willington Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0DH
Received 17 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0524
Pitched roof over existing rear extensions
Lea Croft Brotherlee Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1SR
Received 14 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0523
First floor rear extension
Rosedale 20 Hill End Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2SX
Received 13 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0522
New external door opening
Killhope North Of England Lead Mining Museum Lanehead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AR
Received 13 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0521
Installation of double glazing
5 The Butts Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2UF
Received 13 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0520
Single storey extension and septic tank
Cleugh Head Cottage Killhope Weardale Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AT
Received 13 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0478
Change of use from public house (A4) to flat (C3)
The Old Station Inn 63 High Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4DP
Received 16 Nov 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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