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19,312 approved · 993 refused · 1,254 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided3/2012/0163
Extension to existing factory, additional car parking and modifications to boundary walls and fences
Electrix International Ltd. Dovecot Hill South Church Enterprise Park Bishop Auckland Durham DL14 6XP
Received 25 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0162
Change of use to motor vehicle servicing and repair including testing facility for class 5 and 7 and alterations to exisitng elevation
Unit 10 Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 19 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0161
Erection of boundary wall to the side and front of the existing dwelling and creation of new driveway
37 Inglenook Close Crook County Durham DL15 8GA
Received 18 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0160
Conversion to create 1 no. Additional residential unit to existing first floor, including installation of external access staircase. General internal alterations and replacement windows
40 High Street Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8EZ
Received 16 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0159
Change of use from dwelling (class C3) to retail pharmacy (class A1) with new shopfront
87 Proudfoot Drive Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6PD
Received 9 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0158
Install 1 no. New external condenser unit and 1 no. Wall mounted heat recovery unit
Barclays Jenkins House 3 Bob Hardisty Drive Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7TH
Received 12 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0157
Conservatory to rear
30 Westcott Drive Auckland Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8SG
Received 17 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0144
Proposed car park
Land Adjacent To The Foresters 7 Railway Terrace Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9RY
Received 2 May 2012
Decided3/2012/0143
Erection of 1 no. 50M met mast to gather wind speed data to assist the oakenshaw association to assess the viability of a single or twin turbine community wind power installation for a period of 12 months (resubmission)
Land To West Of Oakenshaw Crook County Durham
Received 2 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0142
Erection of detached garage, kitchen extension and replacement pitched roof
21 Louisa Terrace St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9BP
Received 29 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0141
Single storey extension to rear of property
17 Barrington Meadows Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6NT
Received 4 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0140
External alterations to units 1 and 3
Units 1 And 3 Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 30 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0139
Erection of single storey pitched roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and flue to the gable of the main dwelling
60 Beechburn Park Crook County Durham DL15 8SA
Received 29 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0138
Erection of single story learning centre
Wolsingham Primary School Uppertown Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3ET
Received 2 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0137
Change of use to dog grooming salon
1A Belle Vue Crook County Durham DL15 9BP
Received 2 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0091
Single storey extension to rear
1-2 Gordon Terrace Wolsingham DL13 3EG
Received 29 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0090
Listed building consent for formation of new internal doorway linking the two dwellings together
Ramshaw House Ramshaw Blanchland Consett County Durham DH8 9UU
Received 1 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0089
Alterations to health club and health club reception
Manor House Hotel Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW
Received 29 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0088
Listed building consent for rendering of south and west walls
Peat Hill Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1PG
Received 29 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0087
Change of use and conversion of derelict former shop to dwelling
Land At Cambridge Street Leeholme Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8JG
Received 28 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0086
Single storey rear extension
14 High Melbourne Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6HP
Received 27 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0085
Conversion of existing garage to dining room
22 Chaucer Drive Crook County Durham DL15 9FN
Received 27 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0084
Change of use from part industrial/part agricultural land to domestic curtilage and erection of single storey extension (part retrospective)
The Cottage Constantine Farm Constantine Road North Bitchburn Crook County Durham DL15 8AQ
Received 24 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0082
Single storey pitched roof kitchen and sun room extension to the rear (south east elevation) of the existing dwelling
Shallcotts Huntstanworth Blanchland Consett County Durham DH8 9UY
Received 28 Feb 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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