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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

25,160Searchable applications

1,091Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 19,619 approved or refused records

963Refused applications

18,656 approved · 963 refused · 1,196 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided3/2012/0450
Conversion of redundant buildings to form 4 dwellings and erection of 1 dwelling
69 Hood Street St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1QT
Received 23 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0449
Vehicle refuelling station with underground fuel tank
Tindale Highways Depot Dilk Street Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9ST
Received 24 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0448
Variation of condition 1 of permission IGX13/330 to extend opening season of park to 12 month holiday use
Heather View Country Park Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2PS
Received 26 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0447
Installation of new shop front and roller shutter
Tut N Shive 68 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7EQ
Received 26 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0446
Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign
Tut N Shive 68 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7EQ
Received 29 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0445
Installation of flue
Castle Lodge Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP
Received 26 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0444
Change of use from A1 retail to C3 dwelling
122 Front Street Sunniside Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4LP
Received 25 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0443
Single storey rear extension
83 High Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4DW
Received 25 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0442
Siting of a portacabin
Bishop Barrington School Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LA
Received 24 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0441
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 3 no. Bay stable block and tack room
Land South Of Helmington Terrace Hunwick Crook County Durham
Received 23 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0440
Erection of pharmacy extension to side of surgery
Pharmacy Station View Medical Centre 29A Escomb Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6AB
Received 19 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0439
Shopfront (resubmission)
Regent House 87 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 2UB
Received 17 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0438
Listed building consent for the change of use to A1 retail involving internal works
47 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9HL
Received 17 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0437
Change of use from community use to A1 retail
47 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9HL
Received 17 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0436
Garage (resubmission)
10 Francis Street Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9SB
Received 16 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0435
Replacement front door
Marion Cottage 43 Meadhope Street Wolsingham County Durham DL13 3EN
Received 16 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0434
Outline application for the erection of a single detached bungalow (resubmission)
Land Off High Queen Street Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 16 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0433
Conservatory to rear
The Willows 11 Rough Lea Colliery Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0RH
Received 16 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0432
Variation of condition 2A of planning permission 3/2000/0199 to allow upvc windows
Glebe Lodge Market Place St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1QQ
Received 16 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0431
Erection of steel portal frame building for cainine training, dressage and show jumping arena (resubmission)
West Park Farm Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4NR
Received 15 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0430
Erection of two storey pitched roof extensions to the front, including central glazed extension, incorporating a study within the roof space and detached double garage to the front of the existing dwelling
13 Etherley Grange Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0JZ
Received 15 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0429
Installation of 4 no. Stela lamps and associated lighting columns
Bishop Recreation Ground Wesley Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 12 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0428
Porch to rear
The Nook Huntshieldford St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1RD
Received 10 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0427
Single storey rear extension
10 Coppice Wood Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0LL
Received 11 Oct 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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