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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

25,624Searchable applications

1,104Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 20,021 approved or refused records

986Refused applications

19,035 approved · 986 refused · 1,231 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided3/2012/0540
Removal of condition 1 of permission 3/2012/0365 relating to achievement of breeam rating
Land Off Peases Way Crook County Durham
Received 24 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0539
Extension to existing agricultural building
Land South Of North Road Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4BH
Received 24 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0538
Retrospective advertisement consent application for the installation of various signage
Arc Binchester Binchester Garage Binchester Lane Ends Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8AE
Received 24 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0537
Extension of time for implementation of planning permission 3/2010/0030 the erection of 1 no. Dwelling
61-63 Close House Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8RS
Received 21 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0536
Installation of new ventilation system including flue to roof and external compressors to rear
Unit A1 Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 21 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0535
1 no. Internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 no. Internally illuminated projecting sign
Unit A1 Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 21 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0534
Erection of timber outbuilding on allotment plot no. 4
Woodhouse Close Allotments Plot 4 Murphy Crescent Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 20 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0533
Construction of track
Nookton Fell Near Hunstanworth Consett County Durham
Received 17 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0532
Demolition of existing former builders merchants and erection of 8 no. Dwellings (resubmission)
Former Builders Merchants 70 Lydgate Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EZ
Received 20 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0519
Conversion of former farmhouse to form 1 no. Dwelling, demolition of 2 no. Outbuildings and erection of detached garage and creation of alternative farm access
High Shittlehope Barn Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YJ
Received 12 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0518
Installation of childrens water play equipment
Killhope North Of England Lead Mining Museum Lanehead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AR
Received 12 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0517
Change of use from (A1) retail to (A2) licensed betting office
Unit 3B (Plot 4) Abraham Enterprise Park St. Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 11 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0516
Formation of moorland access track
Wolsingham Park Moor North West Of Lumley Ling Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 12 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0515
Installation of biomass boiler and log storage shed
Killhope North Of England Lead Mining Museum Lanehead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AR
Received 13 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0514
Installation of lift (west of antechapel porch) and associated alterations to roof and building
Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP
Received 11 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0513
Two storey rear extension
13 Staindrop Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JU
Received 12 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0512
Upgrading of access track and turning area
Bollihope Common Nr.Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 10 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0511
Change of use from car showroom to class A1 (bulky goods retailing) and new fencing
5 West Auckland Road Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9AP
Received 10 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0510
Listed building consent for conversion of former methodist church to dwelling (revised scheme to 3/2009/0318)
Former Methodist Church Chapel House Wearhead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1EB
Received 7 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0509
Single storey rear extension, extension to existing garage and erection of detached shed (part retrospective)
Marshall Green Cottage Witon Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 Obq
Received 7 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0508
Replacement doors and windows, repainting of external render and rainwater goods
Coach And Horses 3 Addison Street Crook County Durham DL15 9EG
Received 6 Dec 2012
Decided3/2012/0269
Replacement single storey rear extension
3 Gurney Terrace Close House Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8RX
Received 27 Jun 2012
Decided3/2012/0268
Replacement of existing windows and doors
8 Silver Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EJ
Received 26 Jun 2012
Decided3/2012/0267
Erection of 2M high timber fence to side
25 Newton Grange Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RP
Received 27 Jun 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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