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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
24,316Searchable applications
1,062Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 18,886 approved or refused records
923Refused applications

17,963 approved · 923 refused · 1,150 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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. Decided3/2013/0244

    Engineering operations to facilitate siting of a static caravan (part retrospective)

    Fineburn Cottage And Caravan Park Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2SY

    Received 5 Jul 2013
  2. Decided3/2013/0243

    Erection of detached garage with first floor gym above

    35 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AS

    Received 10 Jul 2013
  3. Decided3/2013/0242

    Two storey side extension

    35 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AS

    Received 10 Jul 2013
  4. Decided3/2013/0241

    Replacement of existing garage with two storey side extension, erection of front porch and pitched roof over existing flat roof to front

    31 Windermere Drive West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9LF

    Received 4 Jul 2013
  5. Decided3/2013/0240

    New timber door and windows, removal of external render

    19 Melbourne Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EH

    Received 8 Jul 2013
  6. Decided3/2013/0239

    Single storey building

    Bishop Barrington School Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LA

    Received 5 Jul 2013
  7. Decided3/2013/0237

    Erection of a shed

    10 Park Terrace Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0QL

    Received 4 Jul 2013
  8. Decided3/2013/0236

    Outline planning application for the erection of new residential development (all matters reserved)

    Land West Of High Row Newfield Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8BG

    Received 1 Jul 2013
  9. Decided3/2013/0235

    Erection of new detached garage

    2 Hall Dene Bracken Hill Road Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0RG

    Received 3 Jul 2013
  10. Decided3/2013/0234

    Erection of front porch

    15 St Marys Avenue Crook County Durham DL15 9HY

    Received 2 Jul 2013
  11. Decided3/2013/0233

    Change of use from dwellinghouse to residential care home (use class C2) for up to six young persons

    Binchester Old School Binchester Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8AU

    Received 1 Jul 2013
  12. Decided3/2013/0232

    Outline application for residential development with access to be considered

    Land West Of St Pauls Gardens Witton Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0DL

    Received 28 Jun 2013
  13. Decided3/2013/0230

    Change of use to 1 no. Dwelling house (class C3)

    6 Staindrop Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JX

    Received 25 Jun 2013
  14. Decided3/2013/0229

    Replace existing windows and door to front with wooden double glazed windows and door

    2 East End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3JT

    Received 24 Jun 2013
  15. Decided3/2013/0228

    New dwelling

    Land Adjacent To 8 Co-Operative Terrace/Silver Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3ER

    Received 21 Jun 2013
  16. Decided3/2013/0227

    Change of use to play area and installation of associated equipment

    Land To North East Of 27-31 St Phillips Close Auckland Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8EP

    Received 24 Jun 2013
  17. Decided3/2013/0226

    Erection of 1 no. Dwelling

    Land At Dapple Farm High Stoop Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4HJ

    Received 24 Jun 2013
  18. Decided3/2013/0225

    Change of use of land to residential curtilage

    Land Adjacent To 32 Grange Avenue Auckland Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8RB

    Received 21 Jun 2013
  19. Decided3/2013/0224

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    4 Raby Gardens Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AQ

    Received 21 Jun 2013
  20. Decided3/2013/0222

    Erection of two storey side/rear extension

    2 Robson Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JS

    Received 21 Jun 2013
  21. Decided3/2013/0221

    Convert domestic garage to study room

    45 Beechburn Park Crook County Durham DL15 8NA

    Received 28 Jun 2013
  22. Decided3/2013/0220

    Installation of first floor window (south west elevation)

    Woodland Care Limited 28 Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP

    Received 21 Jun 2013
  23. Decided3/2013/0219

    Extension (to north) of existing building, internal remodelling & associated alterations

    Evergreen School Warwick Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LS

    Received 21 Jun 2013
  24. Decided3/2013/0217

    Advertisement consent for 2 external illuminated fascia signs and 1 externally illuminated hanging sign

    William Hill Bookmakers 5 Hope Street Crook County Durham DL15 9HS

    Received 18 Jun 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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