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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17,704 approved · 915 refused · 1,133 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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

  1. Decided3/2013/0392

    Replacement chalet

    Chalet 3 Fineburn Caravan Park Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2SY

    Received 5 Nov 2013
  2. Decided3/2013/0391

    Tanker lay by and installation of crash barrier

    Sewage Disposal Works Edmundbyers Consett County Durham

    Received 6 Nov 2013
  3. Decided3/2013/0390

    Outline planning consent for erection of 3 detached dwellings (resubmission)

    Land Adjacent To Shittlehopeburn Farm Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YQ

    Received 5 Nov 2013
  4. Decided3/2013/0373

    Retention of porch

    The Stables 8 School Close St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1RW

    Received 18 Oct 2013
  5. Decided3/2013/0372

    Improvements to field access and 33 days use of the field for parking (part retrospective)

    Bondisle Playing Field Bondisle Way Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2YS

    Received 31 Oct 2013
  6. Decided3/2013/0371

    Conversation of integral garage to study

    9 Lupin Close Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0TP

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  7. Decided3/2013/0370

    Erection of detached garage to front

    9 Lupin Close Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0TP

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  8. Decided3/2013/0369

    Retention of agricultural building

    Land South Of West Lodge Nursing Home Adjacent To Low Albert Terrace Billy Row Crook County Durham DL15 9SX

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  9. Decided3/2013/0368

    First floor extension

    77 Beechburn Park Crook County Durham DL15 8SA

    Received 9 Oct 2013
  10. Decided3/2013/0367

    Wind turbine measuring 15M to the hub with a tip height of 21M

    Field House Farm Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8EE

    Received 8 Oct 2013
  11. Decided3/2013/0366

    Two storey extension to rear elevation and conversion of existing kitchen to garage (amended description)

    75 Lydgate Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3HA

    Received 7 Oct 2013
  12. Decided3/2013/0365

    Demolition of pavilion and toilet blocks, erection of new pavilion incorporating office and laundry - resubmission (3/2012/0484)

    Kendal Caravan Limited Village Farm Caravan Site Edmundbyers Durham DH8 9NN

    Received 3 Oct 2013
  13. Decided3/2013/0364

    Outline application for erection of 2 no dwellings with all matters reserved

    Land To South Of Grange View Coundon Gate

    Received 3 Oct 2013
  14. Decided3/2013/0363

    Change of use of former parish room from shop (A1) to none residential institution (D1)

    44 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2UE

    Received 2 Oct 2013
  15. Decided3/2013/0362

    Reserved matters application for 1 no. Dwelling

    Land North East Of New Road Adjacent To Rail Crossing Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 Oeq

    Received 7 Oct 2013
  16. Decided3/2013/0361

    Change of use from dental surgery to residential property

    7 South View Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0JW

    Received 3 Oct 2013
  17. Decided3/2013/0360

    Erection of a lean to extension and extension to the site to create an external storage area (amended description)

    Unit 4 Longfield Road South Church Industrial Estate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6XB

    Received 2 Oct 2013
  18. Decided3/2013/0358

    Extension above garage

    23 Milburn Way Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8FB

    Received 2 Oct 2013
  19. Decided3/2013/0357

    Single storey rear extension, porch to front

    4 Crag Villas Eastgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2HN

    Received 2 Oct 2013
  20. Decided3/2013/0355

    Change of use from dirt track/open space to garden

    Land Adjoining Londonderry House High Road Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9SN

    Received 27 Sept 2013
  21. Decided3/2013/0354

    Sunroom, porch and installation of solar panels

    Crawley Engine Cottage Crawleyside Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2EW

    Received 30 Sept 2013
  22. Decided3/2013/0349

    Erection of single storey rear/side extension

    5 West Deanery Farm Close South Church Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6ZG

    Received 24 Sept 2013
  23. Decided3/2013/0347

    Erection of a single wind turbine 34.4M to tip and associated infrastructure (revised scheme)

    Ireshope Plains Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1HG

    Received 25 Sept 2013
  24. Decided3/2013/0346

    Erection of detached garage in rear garden

    46 Dere Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9SY

    Received 20 Sept 2013

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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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