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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19,176 approved · 990 refused · 1,247 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.

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More application records

Decided3/2012/0187
Detached garage and workshop
1 Escomb Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AB
Received 2 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0186
Erection of detached garage
Land Rear Of 172 High Hope Street Crook County Durham
Received 9 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0185
Insertion of rooflights to front and rear roof slopes
The Wesleyan Church 19 Gladstone Terrace Binchester Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8AP
Received 2 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0183
Single storey rear extension to provide dda compliant bedroom and shower room
34 Abbey Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6PN
Received 2 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0182
Erection of railings to front of dwelling
28 Denewood Close Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0HB
Received 2 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0181
Variation of conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 3/2012/0049
Crackerjax Nursery Westfield House Prospect Road Beechburn Industrial Estate Crook County Durham DL15 8JL
Received 2 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0179
Erection of first floor pitched roof extension above existing rear extension and single storey pitched roof extension to the rear of the existing
8 Manor Road Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0QX
Received 30 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0178
Change of use of land to holiday park with associated buildings, works and landscaping
Beechburn Quarry Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0LZ
Received 30 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0177
Extension of time for planning permission 3/2008/0082 for single storey pitched roof kitchen and sun room extension to the rear (south east elevation) of the existing dwelling
The Byre 4 Stanhope Hall Stanhope DL13 2PF
Received 30 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0176
Extension of time for listed building consent 3/2009/0050 for conversion of existing byre to 3 no. Bedroom dwelling with garage and respositioning flue
The Byre 4 Stanhope Hall Stanhope DL13 2PF
Received 30 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0174
Two storey extension to gable of existing dwelling, porch to front and single storey rear extension
3 Aclet Close Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6PX
Received 30 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0251
Formation of new footpath
Land Between Stanhope Station And Wear Terrace Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 15 Jun 2012
Decided3/2012/0250
Relocation of existing industrial building and erection of timber chalet to be used as an office and a workshop building
The Woodyard 37 Addison Road Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7RH
Received 14 Jun 2012
Decided3/2012/0249
Single storey ground floor extension
Rose Cottage 2 Church Hill Crook County Durham DL15 9DN
Received 14 Jun 2012
Decided3/2012/0247
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
24 Westlea Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6HE
Received 13 Jun 2012
Decided3/2012/0246
Change of use from ice cream factory to motor vehicle repair workshop/garage
Leyland House 21 Durham Chare Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7HS
Received 14 Jun 2012
Decided3/2012/0136
Office extension and alterations to an existing industrial unit (resubmission)
Unit 18 Longfield Road South Church Enterprise Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6XB
Received 2 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0135
Proposed advertisements (retrospective)
Starbucks Abraham Industrial Estate St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 26 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0134
House type substitution proposing 2ND phase of affordable homes comprising 10 no. 2 bed bungalows, 10 no. 2 bed houses and 10 no. 3 bed houses, 24 no. Private speculative houses along with associated highways and infrastructure
(Ascot Way Cheltenham Court) Land East Of Woodhouse Lane St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 28 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0133
Erection of 2 no. Buildings (part retrospective)
70 William Street Auckland Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8RJ
Received 28 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0111
Conversion of existing garage into a habitable room, widening of existing driveway, new porch to the front of the existing dwelling and erection of detached shed within the rear garden
7 Caldwell Drive Crook County Durham DL15 9WB
Received 15 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0110
Erection of three storey classroom block extension to existing northern elevation
St Johns RC Comprehensive School Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6JT
Received 15 Mar 2012
Pending Decision3/2012/0109
New dwelling with double detached garage
Land Adjacent To 1A Rough Lea Colliery Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0RH
Received 14 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0108
Replacement of glazed screens to tea rooms
Durham Dales Centre Castle Gardens Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2FJ
Received 12 Mar 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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