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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

25,797Searchable applications

1,106Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 20,166 approved or refused records

990Refused applications

19,176 approved · 990 refused · 1,247 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided3/2012/0232
Installlation of 3 fascia signs
Unit E Bishop Auckland Retail Park Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9SX
Received 31 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0231
Erection of new dwelling and detached garage on land adjacent to 57
(The Rifles 55A) Land Adjacent 57 Cradock Street Bishop Auckland DL14 6HB
Received 31 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0230
Installation of 2 no. Awnings to front elevation
Market Diner 27 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2TS
Received 29 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0228
Erection of pitched roof feed store
Land To The East Of Hallimond Road Escomb Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 28 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0227
Proposed porch to front elevation
East House 7 Station Court Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0DW
Received 25 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0226
Construction of 2 no. Dwellings with off street parking on land at 35 wolsingham road
35 Wolsingham Road Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4EB
Received 25 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0205
Change of use from B2 use (general industry) to A1 retail use (bulky goods)
Abraham Vehicle Services Ltd Unit F Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 12 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0204
Change of use from B2 use (general industry) to A1 (retail bulky goods)
Abraham Vehicle Servces Ltd Unit E Abraham Industrial Estate St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 12 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0203
Replacement of car park perimeter wall with new fence and gate
35-45 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7EW
Received 14 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0202
Change of use of existing unit to A1 and A5 (including re-configuration to form 3 units)
Home Sweet Home Abraham Indsutrial Estate St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 12 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0201
Installation of internally illuminated fascia and projecting sign to front elevation
15 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7EP
Received 14 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0200
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension including pitched roof over existing kitchen/sun room
25 Addison Road Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RN
Received 10 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0199
Listed building consent for erection of 10 no. Externally illuminated signs to front elevation
The Horse Shoe Inn 3-4 Church Street Crook County Durham DL15 9BG
Received 10 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0198
Orangery style conservatory to rear
17 The Paddock Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0GA
Received 9 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0197
Two storey side extension
22 Old Hall Farm Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9EQ
Received 7 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0196
Conversion of barn to form an extension of the existing dwelling, associated external alterations, provision of paved area, parking area and driveway
Swealweseld 1 High Grain Cowshill Bishop Auckland DL13 1DQ
Received 5 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0195
Agricultural building to house sheep
Eastgate House Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2JB
Received 8 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0194
Erection of conservatory to front
2 Fellside Close Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4DD
Received 10 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0193
Erection of two storey pitched roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling
9 Hargill Road Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8HL
Received 10 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0192
Bedroom extension
5 Wood View Oakenshaw Crook County Durham DL15 0SW
Received 10 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0191
Outline application for 6 no. Dwellings with some reserved matters
Wooley Terrace Methodist Church High Road Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9DN
Received 4 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0190
Construction of building to contain 2NO. Water tanks and enclosure to contain fuel oil tank
Auckland Park Hospital Westfield Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AD
Received 3 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0189
Internal and external alterations to former mortuary building to form maintenance workshop and store, including extension of floor space
Auckland Park Hospital Westfield Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AE
Received 3 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0188
Erection of single storey pitched roof lobby extension to the front of the existing dwelling
4 Wellgarth Court North Bitchburn Crook County Durham DL15 8EL
Received 3 May 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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