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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

26,111Searchable applications

1,119Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 20,439 approved or refused records

1,003Refused applications

19,436 approved · 1,003 refused · 1,262 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided3/2012/0377
Siting of caravan and feed store (temporary)
Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE
Received 28 Aug 2012
Decided3/2012/0376
Erection of single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling
3 Wesley Street Crook County Durham DL15 9HH
Received 24 Aug 2012
Decided3/2012/0375
Conversion of store building to animal hospice
Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE
Received 24 Aug 2012
Decided3/2012/0374
Construction of multi use games area (muga) including 3M high ball stop fence
St Annes C Of E Primary School Warwick Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LS
Received 28 Aug 2012
Decided3/2012/0373
Installation of plant equipment, erection of palisade fence with gates and armco safety barrier to create plant compound and empties area and scissor lift within the service yard to the rear of the unit
Unit D Bishop Auckland Retail Park Tindale Crescent Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9AB
Received 24 Aug 2012
Decided3/2012/0372
Erection and display of 1 non illuminated projecting sign and non illuminated individual lettering attached to the front elevation of the existing building
9 Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NJ
Received 22 Aug 2012
Decided3/2012/0371
Garage conversion
17 Surtees Drive Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0GR
Received 22 Aug 2012
Decided3/2012/0156
Installation of new entrance door (in place of existing window)
55 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9ER
Received 16 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0155
Double storey side and single storey front extension
9 Heather Lane Crook County Durham DL15 9TN
Received 16 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0154
Extension to existing steel frames building to provide sheep housing and machine storage
Redmires Farm Witton Road Fir Tree DL15 8EA
Received 12 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0153
Erection of a detached pitched roof garage on land to the rear of the existing dwelling
6 Tennyson Terrace Crook County Durham DL15 9NG
Received 13 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0152
7 no. Detached dwellings
Land At Canney Hill Coundon Gate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8QN
Received 4 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0151
Detached dwelling and integral garages
Plot 3 Land At Smith Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4AU
Received 4 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0149
Garage together with change of use from office to dwellings
Westfield House Westfield Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AE
Received 5 Apr 2012
Decided3/2012/0047
Renewal of planning approval 3/2010/0138 for retention of temporary accommodation
Harperley Hall Fir Tree Crook County Durham DL15 8DS
Received 7 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0046
Single storey extension to rear
4 Deerness Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6UB
Received 3 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0045
Removal of render and replacement windows and door
18 Staindrop Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JX
Received 6 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0044
Two storey side extension, enclosure of rear space between off-shoots including rear balcony and roof modifications (resubmission)
22 Waldron Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7DS
Received 7 Feb 2012
Decided3/2012/0031
New dormer roof extension, summer room to rear, workshop and bin store to side, alterations to front entrance and window openings
Cumbria Hall Terrace Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0QN
Received 30 Jan 2012
Decided3/2012/0030
Replacement house type for plot 8 from original planning permission 3/2007/0552
(Plot 8) 4 Jobson Meadows Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9GW
Received 27 Jan 2012
Decided3/2012/0029
Outline (all matters reserved) application for the erection of three dwellings
Roddymoor Village Hall East Terrace Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9QZ
Received 30 Jan 2012
Decided3/2012/0028
Erection of single storey pitched roof extensions to the side and rear of the existing dwelling and rear extract flue
16 Clifford Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6RZ
Received 27 Mar 2012
Decided3/2012/0027
Erection of 2 no.Yurts
Killhope Lead Mining Museum Near Cowshill Upper Weardale Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AR
Received 25 Jan 2012
Decided3/2012/0026
TW0 storey side extension
3 Kenilworth Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6NH
Received 26 Jan 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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