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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

26,369Searchable applications

1,123Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 20,660 approved or refused records

1,018Refused applications

19,642 approved · 1,018 refused · 1,274 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided3/2011/0495
Construction of a two storey rear extension
9 Lydgate Avenue Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3LJ
Received 5 Dec 2011
Pending Consideration3/2011/0494
Extension of time limit on planning application 3/2009/0021 - barn conversion to holiday cottage
Wear Villa Wearhead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1BW
Received 2 Dec 2011
Decided3/2011/0492
Replace wooden framed windows, front door and soffit boards with upvc
22 Kirkrise Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2SF
Received 2 Dec 2011
Decided3/2011/0491
Erection of detached dwelling (resubmission)
(N.K.A. Melrose Place, 16 Milton Street) Land Rear Of 56 High Hope Street Crook County Durham DL15 9JB
Received 1 Dec 2011
Decided3/2011/0490
Installation of 86 pv panels onto south east facing roof slope
Civic Centre North Terrace Crook County Durham DL15 9ES
Received 12 Dec 2011
Decided3/2011/0489
Conversion of existing garage into holiday accommodation
Ridding House Woodcroft Lane Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2TQ
Received 2 Dec 2011
Decided3/2011/0488
Listed building consent for the installation of an external handrail to the front of the existing property and additional internal handrails
Old Bank Chambers 45 Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP
Received 2 Dec 2011
Decided3/2011/0487
Demolish existing rear single storey extension and build new extension with first floor bedroom
8 Attwood Terrace Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3JD
Received 1 Dec 2011
Decided3/2011/0486
Replacement of existing windows on front and side elevations
Ashes House Wear Bank Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3BQ
Received 29 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0485
External alterations to facade and re-roofing (retrospective)
West End Garage Lax Terrace Crook County Durham DL15 9PD
Received 25 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0483
Erection of 3 no. Flagpoles (7M high)
Bonds Foundry North Road Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4JS
Received 29 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0482
Porch link extension to 48 and 50 East End, Wolsingham
Parish House 50 East End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3JX
Received 28 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0481
Change of use from bed and breakfast to domestic dwelling house
Innisfree 12 Co-Operative Terrace Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9SE
Received 28 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0480
Extension of time limit for application no. 3/2008/0650 proposed velux roof terrace
5 West End Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0LH
Received 28 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0479
Proposed entrance and gates
Willington Hall 52 Low Willington Willington Crook DL15 0BD
Received 25 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0478
Erection of conservatory to side of existing dwelling
High Puddingthorne Cottage Lanehead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1AW
Received 22 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0477
Repair original window boxes and replace sash windows with double glazed units. Replace 3 modern windows with matching sash windows
The Old Station House Rushy Lea Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3BL
Received 22 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0476
Single storey extension to rear to provide disabled bedroom and shower room
19 Addison Road Toronto Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7RN
Received 22 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0475
Change of use of stables to allow for commercial use, access and parking
Stanley Garden Centre Wooley Terrace Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9AN
Received 21 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0474
Installation of 24 no. Solar panels on existing south facing roof slope
Durham School Of Podiatric Medicine Watling Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6RP
Received 1 Dec 2011
Decided3/2011/0473
New paved area within front garden, new front door and erection of modular ramp and handrail to the front of the existing dwelling
5 Pinetree Gardens Crook County Durham DL15 9LS
Received 17 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0472
Erection of single storey rear extension
25 Beckett Close Etherley Dene Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0SU
Received 18 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0467
Replacement doors and windows
10 Kirkrise Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2SF
Received 16 Nov 2011
Decided3/2011/0466
Change of use to domestic curtilage and erection of garden wall, fence and shed
1 John Terrace Coronation Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8SN
Received 7 Nov 2011

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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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