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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

24,172Searchable applications

1,061Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,759 approved or refused records

919Refused applications

17,840 approved · 919 refused · 1,138 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 2010 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided3/2013/0430
Installation of ramp to front
36 Rydal Drive Crook County Durham DL15 8NS
Received 2 Dec 2013
Decided3/2013/0317
Erection of single storey side/rear extension
10 Harthope Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0SQ
Received 30 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0316
Erection of dwelling
Land At Park View Woodside Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0DR
Received 30 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0315
Substitution of house types and additional units within currently approved development
Land East Of High Road Stanley Crook County Durham DL15 9SN Wooley Meadows Stanley Crook DL15 9UE
Received 29 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0314
Variation of planning permission 3/2012/0152 to allow substitution of housing types at plots 1-6 and revised layout
Land At Canney Hill Coundon Gate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8QN
Received 28 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0313
Application to extend extant permission 3/2010/0350 for 3 storey, 3 bedroom detached dwelling
Land To The East Of Westholme 19 Cross Hill Stanhope
Received 28 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0312
Amendment to permission 3/2013/0126 to increase width of extension
16 The Butts Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2UQ
Received 27 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0311
Single storey extension to existing building
Witton Park Village Hall 20 Main Street Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0DX
Received 28 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0310
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of first floor/two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
18 Whitby Close Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0RU
Received 27 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0309
New bay window, replacement windows to front elevation and rear 2 storey extension
46 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AP
Received 27 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0308
Erection of dwelling and detached garage
Land Adjacent To 4 New Brook Terrace Eldon Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8TX
Received 27 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0307
Erection and display of externally illuminated fascia signage and internally illuminated projecting sign
23 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7HS
Received 23 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0306
Erection of 2 storey extension to north elevation
1C Rough Lea Colliery Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0RH
Received 20 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0305
New shop front and new first floor windows
44 Hope Street Crook County Durham DL15 9HU
Received 19 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0304
Change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential institution)
Lilac House South View Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0JW
Received 19 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0303
Erection of 2 storey side and single storey rear extension
1 Brookside Avenue Crook County Durham DL15 8LB
Received 16 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0302
Outline application for the erection of 2 no. Semi detached dormer bungalows
Land To The Rear Of 16 Etherley Moor Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0JU
Received 19 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0301
Erection of "north pole village" set and security staff accommodation
Land Located Between Wolsingham And Harperley Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham
Received 14 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0300
First floor side extension to create tourist accommodation
The Brown Horse Hotel High Stoop Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4HJ
Received 14 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0299
Retention of garden playhouse and rear canopy
Emerald Nursery Manor House 11 North Terrace Crook County Durham DL15 9AZ
Received 13 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0298
Single storey sun lounge extension and external landscaping
Bishopsgate Lodge Care Home 15 Hexham Street Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PU
Received 13 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0297
Erection and display of internally illuminated fascia sign
Unit 17 Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 13 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0296
Installation of 2 no. Satellite dishes and 2 no. Air conditioning units to rear of premises and aerial
Unit 17 Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT
Received 13 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0293
Two storey extension
12 St James Gardens Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0BG
Received 9 Aug 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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