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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

24,451Searchable applications

1,069Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 18,995 approved or refused records

934Refused applications

18,061 approved · 934 refused · 1,158 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Decided3/2013/0191
Conversion of flat into dwelling
The Old Mill Mill Street Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0DD
Received 30 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0190
Garage conversion
39 Clement Way Willington Crook Durham DL15 0GQ
Received 28 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0189
Single storey rear extesion and insertion of 2 no. Windows in first floor of existing dwelling
The Granary 5 The Closes Edmundbyers Consett County Durham DH8 9NH
Received 28 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0188
3 agricultural buildings
Rywell Grange Station Road Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0RB
Received 29 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0187
Erection of new dwelling and improvements to existing access
Softly Farm Leazes Lane St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0LL
Received 29 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0186
Erection of single storey front and side extensions
3 Redworth Grove Auckland Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8QP
Received 28 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0325
Outline application for the erection of three self build residential properties
Land To The North East Of New Road Witton Park Bishop Auckland DL14 0EA
Received 4 Sept 2013
Decided3/2013/0324
Installation of timber sliding box sash double glazed windows to front elevation (lbc)
2 - 4 High Bondgate Bishop Auckland DL14 7PJ
Received 3 Sept 2013
Decided3/2013/0323
Installation of timber sliding box sash double glazed windows to front elevation
4 High Bondgate Bishop Auckland
Received 3 Sept 2013
Decided3/2013/0322
Two storey extension
Dyke House Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1ST
Received 2 Sept 2013
Decided3/2013/0389
Stables
8 Stockley Lane Oakenshaw Crook County Durham DL15 0TQ
Received 24 Oct 2013
Decided3/2013/0388
Change of use of land from open space to domestic curtilage. Erection of summerhouse
46 Highfields Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4BA
Received 1 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0385
Extension to existing residential care home to provide 19NO. Self contained managed apartments for care of mental health clients
Langholme 14 High Bondgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PJ
Received 1 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0383
Two storey pitched roof extensions to front and rear
20 Brinkburn Close Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0SS
Received 31 Oct 2013
Decided3/2013/0382
Change of use of agricultural buildings to form 3 dwellings
69 Hood Street St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1QT
Received 28 Oct 2013
Decided3/2013/0380
Two storey extension to rear and pitched roof to replace flat roof
10 Enginemans Terrace Wear Valley Junction Crook County Durham DL15 8BD
Received 12 Nov 2013
Decided3/2013/0379
Division of existing 3 bedroom dwelling to 2 1 bedroom flats
58 South Church Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7JX
Received 25 Oct 2013
Decided3/2013/0378
Erection of single storey rear extension
37 Walton Crescent St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9GD
Received 23 Oct 2013
Decided3/2013/0377
Dwelling
Land Adjacent To West Terrace Westgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1JJ
Received 23 Oct 2013
Decided3/2013/0376
Extensions to front, side and rear and garden store to rear (resubmission)
4 Lumley Grove Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6LH
Received 16 Oct 2013
Decided3/2013/0375
Erection conservatory to rear
Rivendell 2B The Causeway Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AZ
Received 31 Oct 2013
Decided3/2013/0321
Erection and display of free standing non illuminated pole sign
Bishop Auckland Football Club Heritage Park Stadium Way St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9AE
Received 2 Sept 2013
Decided3/2013/0320
Erection of detached flat roof cabin
8 Brusselton View Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6RW
Received 2 Sept 2013
Decided3/2013/0319
Amendments to 3/2013/0097 including relocation of house and garage
Rail Head House Land Adjacent To Station House Wearhead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1EB
Received 2 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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