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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

25,301Searchable applications

1,094Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 19,742 approved or refused records

969Refused applications

18,773 approved · 969 refused · 1,206 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided3/2012/0398
Change of use from A1 to A2
1THE Royal Corner Hope Street Crook County Durham DL15 9UA
Received 13 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0396
Change of use from nursery to dwelling including installation of windows and re-opening of existing windows
The Cottage Parklands Residential Care Home New Road Crook County Durham DL15 8LN
Received 11 Sept 2012
Decided3/2012/0395
Erection of three dwellings
Roddymoor Village Hall East Terrace Roddymoor Crook Durham DL15 9QZ
Received 12 Sept 2012
Decided3/2013/0014
Garden room to rear
8 Brown Court Crook County Durham DL15 9GG
Received 17 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0013
Storage building
Land To South Of Stockley Lane Oakenshaw Crook County Durham DL15 Otj
Received 15 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0012
Erection of 4 no. Dwellings
Land Between Pilkington Way & William Street Auckland Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8RJ
Received 15 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0011
Erection of 1 no. Agricultural building
Middle Mown Meadows Farm High West Road Crook DL15 9NS
Received 16 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0010
Installation of tank
Electrix International Ltd Unit 1A Dovecot Hill South Church Enterprise Park Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 6XP
Received 15 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0009
New bungalow with integral garage - outline application
68 High West Road Crook County Durham DL15 9NT
Received 14 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0008
Erection of single storey rear extension
42 Watling Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6RR
Received 15 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0007
Conversion of barn to dwelling
Land At Castle Fields Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 11 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0006
Extension of time of planning application 3/2010/0067 for extension to rear, porch to front and decking to rear
Riverside Cottage 10- 12 Silver Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 3EJ
Received 9 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0005
Front bay window and roof alterations to existing porch and first floor rear extension
1 Garden Terrace Sunniside Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4LY
Received 9 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0004
Erection of access ramp and front boundary wall
32 Wareham Way Sunnybrow Crook County Durham DL15 0NG
Received 8 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0003
Demolition of existing garage/utility and erection of single storey extension
12 Buttermere Grove West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9LG
Received 8 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0002
Erection of amateur radio mast and aerials
The Willows 2 Wards End Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4JS
Received 7 Jan 2013
Decided3/2013/0001
Erection of 4 no. Dwellings (resubmission)
Land To The Rear Of 1 And 2 North Road Tow Law DL13 4BH
Received 4 Jan 2013
Decided3/2012/0545
Construction of access road
Land Adjcent To Railway Terrace Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 21 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0544
Installation of replacement windows and door
28 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EL
Received 21 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0482
Proposed conservatory to rear
53 Newton Grange Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RP
Received 20 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0480
Single storey rear extension
2 St Carileph Way Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7GD
Received 20 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0479
Erection of 1 no. Horse walker
High Pinfold Cottage Daddry Shield Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1NL
Received 16 Nov 2012
Decided3/2012/0382
Two storey pitched roof extensions to side of the existing dwelling
44 Woodside Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0DS
Received 30 Aug 2012
Decided3/2012/0381
Material amendment to planning approval 3/2012/0039 for external alterations and repositioning of previously approved outbuilding and formation of new bin store
Horse Shoe Inn 4 Church Street Crook County Durham DL15 9BG
Received 14 Aug 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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