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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
24,770Searchable applications
1,083Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 19,277 approved or refused records
946Refused applications

18,331 approved · 946 refused · 1,171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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. Decided3/2013/0028

    Conversion of existing garage to bedroom and ensuite

    7 Old Hall Farm Road St Helen Auckland West Auckland County Durham DL14 9EQ

    Received 4 Feb 2013
  2. Decided3/2013/0027

    Advertisement consent application for the erection and display of 1 no. Non illuminated hoarding on the south west (front) elevation of the existing building

    Lidl Tindale Crescent St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9AB

    Received 6 Feb 2013
  3. Decided3/2013/0024

    Advertisement consent application for the erection and display of internally illuminated flex face and projecting signs

    Poundland Unit 7 Bishop Auckland Shopping Park Tindale Crescent St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9FA

    Received 31 Jan 2013
  4. Decided3/2013/0023

    Listed building consent for repairs to damaged roof and brickwork

    47-48 Market Place Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7NP

    Received 31 Jan 2013
  5. Decided3/2013/0022

    House type substitution

    (Ascot Way Cheltenham Court Central Grange) Land East Of Woodhouse Lane St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham

    Received 29 Jan 2013
  6. Decided3/2013/0021

    Garage

    14 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EN

    Received 28 Jan 2013
  7. Decided3/2013/0020

    Installation of pitched roof over existing two storey side off-shoot and raising of existing utility room flat roof by 450MM

    2 Coniston Avenue West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9LL

    Received 29 Jan 2013
  8. Decided3/2013/0019

    Outline planning application for the erection of 2 number 4 bed dwellings

    Landon East Side Of Barrington Street Toronto

    Received 24 Jan 2013
  9. Decided3/2013/0179

    Change of use to market garden and erection of building, formation of hardstanding and access road

    Land Adjacent To Park Road And New Road Storage Yards And Land To The North Of Park Road Witton Park

    Received 20 May 2013
  10. Decided3/2013/0178

    Replace timber windows with upvc

    11 Kirk Rise Frosterley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2SF

    Received 21 May 2013
  11. Decided3/2013/0176

    Removal of existing garage and erection of two storey side extension

    15 Eastlea Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6HD

    Received 22 May 2013
  12. Decided3/2013/0175

    First floor extension to rear

    The Old Coach House Front Street Helmington Row Crook County Durham DL15 0RY

    Received 17 May 2013
  13. Decided3/2013/0174

    Erection of detached garage

    Land Adjacent 14 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EN

    Received 17 May 2013
  14. Decided3/2013/0173

    Erection of detached dwelling

    67 Staindrop Road West Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9JU

    Received 16 May 2013
  15. Decided3/2013/0159

    Change of use to motor vehicle servicing and repair centre including testing facilities for class 4, 5 and 7 and alterations to existing elevations (resubmission)

    Unit 10 Abraham Enterprise Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 9TT

    Received 3 May 2013
  16. Decided3/2013/0158

    Change of use to residential accommodation

    11 Fore Bondgate Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 7PF

    Received 1 May 2013
  17. Decided3/2013/0157

    Extension of time for change of use from public house to residential as approved by planning ref 3/2010/0285

    The Fox And Hounds Stonebank Terrace Newfield Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8DF

    Received 30 Apr 2013
  18. Decided3/2013/0156

    Listed building consent for single storey rear extension

    4 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3EN

    Received 26 Apr 2013
  19. Decided3/2013/0155

    Removal of condition 3 of permission 3/2012/0114 to allow use of site for 12 months of the year

    Holbeck House Farm Caravan Site Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3BG

    Received 26 Apr 2013
  20. Decided3/2013/0154

    Installation of external staircase and doorway

    Durham Dales Centre Castle Gardens Stanhope Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 2FJ

    Received 29 Apr 2013
  21. Decided3/2013/0153

    Variation of condition 2 of permission 3/2012/0356 to allow larger bar area

    The Queens Head Commercial Street Crook County Durham DL15 9HR

    Received 26 Apr 2013
  22. Decided3/2013/0152

    Ground floor front extension and first floor extension over garage with balcony to side

    4 Northside Court Tow Law Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 4AP

    Received 26 Apr 2013
  23. Decided3/2013/0151

    Change of use of land and property to form 1 no. Dwelling

    28 High Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4DH

    Received 24 Apr 2013
  24. Decided3/2013/0149

    Single storey front extension

    Gables Cottage 4 Tower Mews The Causeway Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3DA

    Received 23 Apr 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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