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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

24,614Searchable applications

1,075Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 19,140 approved or refused records

942Refused applications

18,198 approved · 942 refused · 1,166 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided3/2013/0318
Second storey extension to rear
40 Albert Street Crook County Durham DL15 9EL
Received 30 Aug 2013
Decided3/2013/0183
Detached bungalow with integral garage
Land Adjacent To Alexandra House Witton Road Fir Tree Crook County Durham DL15 8SZ
Received 23 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0182
Erection of 1 no. Detached dwelling and associated alterations to existing dwelling
11 Carville Estate Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0HH
Received 23 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0181
Dormer window to northern elevation, two windows to east gable, new roof to rear
Woodbine House 21 & 22 South View Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0JW
Received 21 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0180
Installation of water supply pipes within metal duct
Allers Bridge Cowshill Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1DF
Received 10 May 2013
Decided3/2013/0138
Two storey extension to rear
6 Manor Road Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0QX
Received 16 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0137
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of new agricultural contracting storage buildings
Constantine Farm Constantine Road North Bitchburn Crook County Durham DL15 8AQ
Received 15 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0135
Detached dwelling
147 Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6JT
Received 15 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0134
Health centre, pharmacy and ancillary parking
Former Fire Station Watling Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6RP
Received 15 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0133
Extension of time for planning permission 3/2010/0311
Blakely Hall Farm Witton Le Wear Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0BH
Received 11 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0132
Advertisement consent for the erection and display of 2 no. Freestanding display board
One Gym Watling Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9AT
Received 11 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0103
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
4 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EN
Received 2 Apr 2013
Decided3/2013/0102
Erection of single wind turbine 27.13M hip height with associated infrastructure
Gibbet Hills Farm Douglas Lane Howden Le Wear Crook County Durham DL15 8ED
Received 20 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0101
Refurbishment and internal alterations
15 Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP
Received 20 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0100
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of two storey rear extension
4 Furness Close Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0SR
Received 22 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0099
Construction of equestrian arena measuring 40M x 25M
Fir Tree Cottage Stockley Lane Oakenshaw Crook County Durham DL15 0TH
Received 26 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0098
Outline planning application for single dwelling including new access (appearance and scale reserved)
17 Watling Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6RP
Received 22 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0097
Dwelling and relocation of existing garage (resubmission)
Land At Station House Wearhead Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1EB
Received 19 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0096
Hydro power scheme
Hydro Power Plant - Rookhope Burn Cragside Caravan Site Eastgate DL13 2HU
Received 19 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0095
Conservatory to side and rear
60 Weardale Crescent Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4EW
Received 19 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0094
Single storey side extension
19 Lupin Close Etherley Dene Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 0TP
Received 18 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0093
Erection of 2 storey rear extension
6 Orwell Court Crook County Durham DL15 9FR
Received 14 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0092
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
17 Rush Park Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6NR
Received 15 Mar 2013
Decided3/2013/0091
Removal of existing hedge to front and erection of 1M brick wall with 1.75M brick pillars
33 Watling Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6RP
Received 13 Mar 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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