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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

24,024Searchable applications

1,062Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,619 approved or refused records

915Refused applications

17,704 approved · 915 refused · 1,133 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 May 2011 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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

Decided3/2013/0422
Change of use of existing grassed area to outside play space for nursery (retrospective)
Land Adjacent To Westfield House Prospect Road Crook County Durham DL15 8JL
Received 22 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0421
Erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions
23 Haweswater Grove West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9LQ
Received 21 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0420
Erection of 1 no. Wind turbine with hub height of 15 metres and tip height of 20.5 metres
Land South Of Brandywell 21B Acorn Drive Oakenshaw Crook County Durham DL15 0TF
Received 20 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0418
Rear single storey extension
Moss Inn 78 Front Street Sunniside Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4LW
Received 19 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0417
Erection of a domestic garage
Sidehead Farm Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1LE
Received 19 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0416
Agricultural building
High Pastures Farm Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0BN
Received 19 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0415
Agricultural building
Land To South Of Tanner Mill 10 The Causeway Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AZ
Received 19 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0413
Erection of pig shelter, retention of storage container, erection of shed and compost toilet and erection of two polytunnels
Land North Of Railway Terrace Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0AL
Received 19 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0411
Listed building consent for demolition and rebuilding of boundary wall
54 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2UE
Received 14 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0410
Listed building consent for replacement of first floor windows and retention of chimney pots and aerial
54 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2UE
Received 14 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0409
Erection of single storey extension to western elevation and associated ramped access
Cockton Hill Infant School Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6HW
Received 15 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0408
Annual installation of temporary storage container 1 november to 31 january within rear service yard
Marks And Spencer Unit 4 Bishop Auckland Shopping Park Tindale Crescent St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9FA
Received 15 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0407
Residential development (outline, up to 28 dwellings)
Land Off (East) South Church Road Bishop Auckland Co County
Received 18 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0406
Listed building consent for construction of firewall within roof space between 52 and 54 front street
54 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2UE
Received 14 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0405
Erection of agricultural building
Bradley Cottage Howlea Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3PA
Received 8 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0404
Erection of 5 no. 3 bed detached properties
Land At Railway Street Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8BG
Received 13 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0402
Erection of greenhouse in rear garden
10 St Annes Drive Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DG
Received 13 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0401
Proposed extension to front
Tai Mo Shan Roddymoor Court Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9RW
Received 13 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0400
Erection of first floor rear extension
10 Maude Terrace St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9BB
Received 12 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0399
Conversion of former barn to dwelling
Shittlehopeburn Farm Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YL
Received 8 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0398
Erection of two storey side extension
41 Brooklands Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6PP
Received 11 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0396
Proposed conversion of existing barn to 2 no. Dwellings
Shittlehopeburn Farm Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2YL
Received 8 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0395
Agricultural building
Land Adjacent To East Terrace Roddymoor Crook County Durham DL15 9RQ
Received 11 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0393
Erection of dwelling (resubmission)
Land At Park View Woodside Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0DZ (60 Woodside)
Received 7 Nov 2013

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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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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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