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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

25,468Searchable applications

1,100Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 19,882 approved or refused records

976Refused applications

18,906 approved · 976 refused · 1,222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Decided3/2012/0321
Erection of cold-room within existing service yard
Asda 6 South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7NA
Received 27 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0320
Erection of conservatory to front elevation
High Pastures Farm Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0BN
Received 26 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0319
Alterations to shop front
Regent House 87 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 2UB
Received 27 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0293
Timber doors to parking area (retrospective)
54 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland Co. Durham DL13 2UE
Received 12 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0291
Replacement of flat roof on kitchen extension to pitched roof
8 Dale Terrace Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9RB
Received 11 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0290
Replacement of flat roof on kitchen extension to pitched roof
9 Dale Terrace Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9RB
Received 11 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0289
Erection of 4 no. Dwellings
Land To The Rear Of Pilkington Way Auckland Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8RJ
Received 11 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0287
Erection of protective enclosures to former theatre and canteen huts
Harperley POW Camp (Craigside) Durham Road Harperley Bishop Auckland DL15 8DX
Received 10 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0286
Erection of a single detached dwellinghouse and alterations to existing outbuildings
6A (Greendale Cottage) West Blackdene Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1EQ
Received 10 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0285
Change of use from commercial to residential
Old Police House 55 Darlington Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9HT
Received 10 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0284
Single storey rear extension
31 Westlea Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6HE
Received 3 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0283
Change of use from open space to play area in association with existing nursery including the erection of a 1.78M high pallisade steel boundary fence
Aclet Close Nursery School Aclet Close Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6PX
Received 9 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0282
Two storey rear extension
10 Reservoir Terrace Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9RX
Received 9 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0281
Ramped access to the front of the existing dwelling
69 Deerness Estate Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4AS
Received 6 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0280
Erection of steel substation to serve retail park
Land To The East Of Tesco Petrol Filling Station Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9AB
Received 5 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0279
Demolition of existing garage and single storey rear extension and the erection of two storey pitched roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling
Baltic House 5 The Baltic Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0EP
Received 3 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0278
Outline planning application with all matters reserved (apart from access) for up to 300 dwellings, public open space and associated works, including the demolition of the existing farmhouse, outbuildings and associated structures
Land At Bracks Farm Auckland Way Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 3 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0277
Erection and display of various new non-illuminated signage on and around the existing building and site
Asda 6 South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7NA
Received 3 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0276
Erection of single storey side/rear extension
36 Parkview Terrace New Coundon Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8QB
Received 3 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0275
Conversion of existing shop and flat into shop (A1), hot food takeaway (A5), and 3NO. 2 bedroom flats.
Watsons 3 Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AF
Received 3 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0273
Installation of photo voltaic cells to roof of existing building
R A Dalton Limited Bridge End Cottage Burtreeford Cowshill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1DB
Received 2 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0272
Outline application for the erection of 1 no. Dwellinghouse (all matters reserved)
Land Adjacent To Brook Terrace And Arthur Street Eldon Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8UA
Received 2 Jul 2012
Decided3/2012/0542
Construction of access track and access widening
Land Near White Kirkley Bridge Frosterley Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 2SS
Received 21 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0541
Bay window
Broadwood Farm Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2SG
Received 21 Dec 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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