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18,656 approved · 963 refused · 1,196 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Decided3/2012/0426
Erection of 'north pole village' set & security shed for a period of 3 no. Months
Stanhope Station Land Location Between Wolsingham & Harperley Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL15 2YS
Received 11 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0425
Erection of greenhouse and chicken shed (retrospective)
South View Thistlewood Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3HG
Received 11 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0424
Demolition of bedford lodge and construction of 66 houses and associated works
Former B B H Windings Factory Site South Church Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7LB
Received 10 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0423
Outline application for housing development
Land At Front Street Sunniside Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4LW
Received 9 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0422
Stable/Agricultural building
Plot No. 8 West Roddymoor Farm Adjacent To High Whitwell Terrace Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9SY
Received 9 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0421
Conservatory to rear
11 Eastlea Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6HD
Received 8 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0420
Part single storey part two storey extension
60 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9EP
Received 8 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0419
Single storey side and rear extension and replacement of existing front windows
Fernleigh 34 High Bondgate Bishop Auckland DL14 7PJ
Received 8 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0418
Single storey front extension, dormer window to rear roof slope and alterations to access
Willow Tree House 6A Hunwick Lane Sunnybrow Crook County Durham DL15 0LT
Received 8 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0417
Car port and storage building
14 Uppertown Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3ET
Received 4 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0416
Conversion of byre and barn to 1 no. Dwelling
The Village Farmhouse Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NN
Received 4 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0415
External alterations
Unit 3 Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 16 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0414
Single storey side and rear extensions and increase in existing garage width
48 Lambton Drive Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LF
Received 2 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0413
Internal alterations and conversion to dwelling
Pinfold House Daddry Shield Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1NL
Received 2 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0412
Conversion of building to rural worker dwelling
Coves House Farm Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3BG
Received 2 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0411
Single storey side extension to dining room, two storey extension to rear to provide managers accommodation and conservatory extension to rear to provide temporary dining facilities, replacement of porch to front- revised scheme of 3/2011/0417
The Brown Horse High Stoop Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4HJ
Received 2 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0410
Siting of a steel storage container 20FT by 8FT
Bishop Auckland Football Club Heritage Park Stadium Way St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 9AE
Received 2 Oct 2012
Decided3/2012/0408
Change of use from public house (use class A4) to dwelling (C3)
Dun Cow Inn White Lea Road Roddymoor Crook Durham DL15 9QJ
Received 27 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0404
Single storey rear extension
13 Atherton Terrace South Church Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6SS
Received 24 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0403
Non illuminated projecting sign & individual lettering to front elevation
9 Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NJ
Received 21 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0402
Erection of managers dwelling, laboratory/workshop, boat store and holiday let
Harehope Quarry Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2SN
Received 19 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0401
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
7 Hartley Avenue Leeholme Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8HW
Received 17 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0400
Demolish garage and replace with single storey extension two storey extension to rear
The Moorlands Townfield Consett County Durham DH8 9UR
Received 13 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0399
Erection of extensions to the side of the existing building and associated external alterations
Etherley Lane Nursery School Hazel Grove Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 7RF
Received 14 Sept 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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