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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

25,950Searchable applications

1,109Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 20,305 approved or refused records

993Refused applications

19,312 approved · 993 refused · 1,254 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning Planning applications and advice.Contact planning Planning advice and enquiries

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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

Decided3/2012/0107
Change of use A1 to A2, to be used as an estate agents
117 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EN
Received 7 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0106
Extension of time for planning permission 3/2008/0287 for erection of 1 no. Three storey and 2 no. Four storey apartment blocks, comprising 50 dwellings
Land At High Bondgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PJ
Received 7 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0105
Extension of planning approval 3/2008/0522 for change of use from redundant agricultural building to live/work unit
High Sunnyside Huntshieldford St Johns Chapel County Durham DL13 1QZ
Received 6 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0104
Agricultural builiding
Land To The West Of Newton Cap Farm St Pauls On The Hill Toronto DL14 7SD
Received 6 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0103
Upvc porch extension to front door facing highway
1 High Town Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1JR
Received 6 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0101
Erection of two detached bungalows (resubmission)
Land Off High Queen Street Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 5 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0100
Listed building application for installation of rear extract flue, externally illuminated fascia signage and alterations in association with a change of use to hot food takeaway
4A Market Place Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2UL
Received 5 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0099
Change of use from retail to hot food take away (class A5) installation of rear extract flue
4A Market Place Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2UL
Received 5 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0098
Application for advertisement consent for 10 no. Externally illuminated signs to front elevation
The Horse Shoe Inn 3-4 Church Street Crook County Durham DL15 9BG
Received 2 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0097
Internal alterations and attic conversion including 2 no. Pitched roof dormer windows to the front elevation and rooflights on the rear roofslope
1-2 Royal Oak Cottages Crawleyside Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2EN
Received 5 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0096
Replacement of windows
St Johns R. C. Academy Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6JT
Received 2 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0095
Erection of single storey garden room extension
The Hawthornes Edmundbyers Consett County Durham DH8 9NL
Received 1 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0094
Proposed garden shed
16 St Annes Drive Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DG
Received 1 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0093
Extension of time for planning application 3/2009/0064 for 1 no. 5 bed dwelling with detached garage
1 Holdforth Mews South Church Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6FN
Received 27 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0092
2 no. Fascia signs and 2 no. Projecting signs
1 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7EP
Received 1 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0173
Change of use land for the siting of a static caravan and staging for holiday accommodation
1 Hope Level Cottages Crawleyside Bank Stanhope Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 2DT
Received 26 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0172
Six flats and six garages
Land To The Rear Of Cockton Hill Working Mens Club Cleveland Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AH
Received 21 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0171
Side extension to residential property, retrospective planning for porch, resiting oil tank and wendy house
The Drove 2 East High House Farm Hunstanworth Consett DH8 9UN
Received 26 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0170
Construction of new vehicular access and dropped kerb
72 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9EP
Received 24 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0168
Erection of single storey pitched roof extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling
Glebe House 14 Deerness Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6UB
Received 24 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0167
Two storey rear extension
16 Front Street Helmington Row Crook County Durham DL15 0RY
Received 24 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0166
Change of use from nfu mutual offices to clemitsons pharmacy
51 Hope Street Crook County Durham DL15 9HU
Received 23 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0165
Erection of a wooden stable block on land to the front of an existing brick building
Land To The Rear Of 3-9 St Marys Avenue Crook County Durham DL15 9HY
Received 23 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0164
Replacement of external front door
17 St Annes Drive Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DG
Received 24 Apr 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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