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County Durham planning applications
11,080 applications. 93% approved. 58 days to decide.
As of November 2026, PlanIndex holds 11,080 planning applications from County Durham. 3,096 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 93% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
County Durham: 3,013 applications received in the last year, 3,096 decisions published.
County Durham takes a median of 58 days to decide a planning application, ranking 12 of 28 UK councils. See how that compares.
All applications
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DM/26/02923/DRC Awaiting decision
Durham County Council County Hall Framwelgate Peth Durham DH1 5UQ
Part Discharge of Condition 8 (Archaeology) pursuant to DM/24/02829/VOC, in relation to Plot A South only.
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DM/26/02903/DRC Awaiting decision
Land North And East Of Pelton House Farm Estate Station Lane Pelton DH2 2RF
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 9, 15, 19, 20, 21, and 22, pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01101/FPA (housing) relating to Habitat Phasing Plan, shed details, Landscape Management Plan ,Footpath Timetable, BT Fibre Broadband Connection Plan.
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DM/26/02905/DRC Awaiting decision
Land To The South Of Cockhouse Lane Ushaw Moor DH7 7PN
Discharge of Conditions 35 (Broadband Connection) and 37 (M4(2) Compliance) pursuant to consent DM/25/01083/FPA.
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DM/26/02911/TCA Awaiting decision
Durham Amateur Rowing Club City Boathouse Green Lane Durham DH1 3JU
Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal, Limes (G1) - crown lift to allow 6-7m from ground and further reductions back away from building to allow 3m clearance where possible, Mixed broadleaf (G2) - crown lift to allow 5.2m from ground and reduce back from road
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DM/26/02906/NMA Awaiting decision
Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission DM/25/02475/VOC to include installation of externally mounted roof plant.
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DM/26/02901/DRC Awaiting decision
7 Atherton Street Durham DH1 4DJ
Discharge of conditions 7 (EVCP and accessible spaces) and 15 (hard-surfaced areas) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02827/FPA.
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DM/26/02899/FPA Awaiting decision
8 Duncombe Bank Ferryhill DL17 8BP
Construction of gable porch to front elevation
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DM/26/02892/AD Awaiting decision
5 - 6 Burdon Drive North West Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 2JH
Replacement of existing company logo signs
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DM/26/02889/FPA Awaiting decision
36 Laburnum Avenue Blackhill Consett DH8 5TD
Proposed installation of a personnel door to the Dixon Street facade, cladding to the facade of Dixon Street (East Elevation) and installation of four new windows in the North elevation of the warehouse.
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DM/26/02890/NMA Awaiting decision
Brancepeth Manor Farm West Brandon Crook DL15 9AS
Non Material Amendment to DM/24/03371/VOC to omit narrow slit windows on front elevation and replace with 2 No. upper floor windows
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DM/26/02891/TPO Awaiting decision
11 The Sidings Bishop Auckland DL14 7AE
Fell Ash tree
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DM/26/02888/PNA Awaiting decision
Rogerley Sawmill Rogerley Quarry Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2QE
Prior Notification for a general purpose storage building for agricultural and forestry equipment.
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TPO/440/2026 Awaiting decision
40 Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6LH
Land adjacent 40 North Farm Tudhoe Tree Preservation Order 2026
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DM/26/02871/CEU Awaiting decision
38 Lambton Street Shildon DL4 1JG
Existing use of the property as a Use Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) occupied by up to four residents.
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DM/26/02873/FPA Awaiting decision
Coromandel Mountsett Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6AZ
Retrospective Change of Use of land from Paddock to Residential Garden
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DM/26/02875/FPA Awaiting decision
Hutton Vale Station Town Wingate TS28 5EA
Erection of detached dwelling and associated works.
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DM/26/02879/TPO Awaiting decision
Shotley Lodge Cottage Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0NN
Crown Reduce and Reshape by up to 5m to T1. Oak
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DM/26/02876/TPO Awaiting decision
1 Barnsley Way Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0TW
T28. Lime- crown lift to 3.5m and prune back from the property by 2m
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DM/26/02880/TPO Awaiting decision
Brook House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QB
Pine tree to be removed completely
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DM/26/02878/FPA Awaiting decision
Weardale House 13 Green Lane Spennymoor DL16 6HE
Demolition of existing extensions to form new single storey side extension with canopy area
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DM/26/02877/TCA Awaiting decision
Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU
T1 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T2 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. G2 Common ash - group (3 trees) - Remove 1 heavily leaning ash to ground level. Remove deadwood from the other 2 trees. Works updated by client instruction. G3 Mixed broadleaves - group - Monolith / fell the 3 trees marked with orange paint. Priority 1. Individual positions not shown. T3 - Wild cherry - Fell to ground level. T4 - Rowan - Fell to ground level. T5 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T6 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. T7 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood. T8 - Common ash - Remove deadwood. T9 - Dead ash (boundary) - Remove to ground level. Section 211 notice
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DM/26/02882/TCA Awaiting decision
Britton Hall Westgate DL13 1LN
Works to trees as outlined in the Arboricultural reports 1 and 2 dated 27th October 2026 - Section 211 notice
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DM/26/02862/PN56 Awaiting decision
Caterpillar Mill Hill North West Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 2HX
Prior notification for the installation of Solar PV system comprising of 7,158 x 485w panels
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DM/26/02864/TCA Awaiting decision
Garden House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ
T1 Sycamore- fell
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DM/26/02853/TCA Awaiting decision
Beamish Burn Cottage Beamishburn Road Beamish Stanley DH9 0RR
Removal of branches that overhang the roof of Coppy Lodge - Section 211 notice
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DM/26/02859/TCA Awaiting decision
11 The Green Hett Durham DH6 5LX
Ash - Removal of the branch that has been damaged by high winds and has caused a split at the trunk. It will be a single bough that is dangerous the rest of the tree is sound.
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DM/26/02842/NMA Awaiting decision
Land North Of Unit 13 Coundon Industrial Estate Coundon DL14 8NR
Non material amendment to change the wording of conditions 2 and 3 (removing the requirement for information to be submitted within 3 months of the date of decision) pursuant to DM/23/01109/FPA
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DM/26/02843/PN56 Awaiting decision
Turn Park Head Station Road Chester-le-street DH3 3DY
Ground floor commercial unit to be converted into two, one-bedroom apartments. No external changes outside of necessary repair works.
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DM/26/02845/FPA Awaiting decision
38 Grangefields Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BF
First floor rear extension and internal first floor layout alterations
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DM/26/02849/TPO Awaiting decision
25 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF
T1 - Ash Tree - Removal, T2 - Willow Tree - Removal, Group 3 - Yew Trees - Crown Lifting - TPO-DER-066
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DM/26/02846/FPA Awaiting decision
53 Frank Street Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2JF
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (C3) to a house in multiple occupation (C4) including a single storey extension, cycle parking and bin storage
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DM/26/02844/CPO Awaiting decision
15 Grasmere Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3DL
Garage conversion to habitable space with change of roof to pitch
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DM/26/02847/VOC Awaiting decision
Land To The West Of Willow Tree Cottage East Hedleyhope DL13 4PR
Proposed variation of condition 4 of Application Reference Number: DM/24/01933/VOC (wind farm time extension) to extend the operational lifetime of the wind farm to allow the continued generation of renewable energy from an established site until 31st March 2030, and additionally to allow future alignment of the decommissioning with the proposed repowering (currently under consideration).
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DM/26/02831/NMA Awaiting decision
Site Of Former Easington Maintenance Depot To The Rear Of 31 To 37 Peter Lee Cottages Wheatley Hill DH6 3RH
- Amendment of roof tile to plot 7 from Double Roman Concrete Tile in Terracotta Red to Double Roman Concrete Tile in Grey - Garages omitted - Plots 28, 36, 48, 50, 51 & 58 - Garages added - Plots 5 & 10
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DM/26/02837/LB Awaiting decision
Upper Floors 91C Claypath Durham DH1 1RG
Replacement of external door
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DM/26/02836/TPO Awaiting decision
Land At Shittlehope Burn Farm Stanhope DL13 2YL
Crown reduction and lateral branch pruning by approximately 2 metres and a crown lift to a height of 6 metres above ground level on one mature Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) - TPO TPO/290/2022
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DM/26/02835/TCA Awaiting decision
Greenacres Sunderland Bridge Durham DH6 5HD
T1 Sycamore - Reduce height by 5m and prune sides to shape, crown thin by 10%, crown lift to 4m T2 Elm - Reduce height by 3m and prune sides to shape
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DM/26/02824/TCA Awaiting decision
31 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA
Lawson Cypress (T1) - 3m crown reduction
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DM/26/02821/RM Awaiting decision
Red Barns Brandon Durham DH7 8DA
Application for Reserved Matters in relation to Appearance, Layout, Landscaping and Scale pursuant to hybrid consent DM/25/00762/FPA, for 49no. dwellings within Phase 2a of the development.
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DM/26/02825/AD Awaiting decision
McDonald's Thinford Lane Thinford Ferryhill DL17 8RU
Relocation of banner sign and all other signs retained.
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DM/26/02818/DRC Awaiting decision
Langton Farm Back Lane Headlam Darlington DL2 3HB
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Hard Surfacing), 6 (Means of Enclosure), 7 (EV Charging), 8 (Temporary Bin Collection Point) and 12 (Sustainability Statement) pursuant to DM/24/02517/FPA
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DM/26/02822/FPA Awaiting decision
44 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA
Removal of the existing rear ground and first-floor conservatories and construction of a replacement two-storey rear extension
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DM/26/02819/PN56 Awaiting decision
Maxifreeze Seaside Lane Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3JU
Prior notification under Class MA of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an unused commercial property (former Maxifreeze) to 3no. two-bedroom and 2no. one-bedroom apartments (Use Class C3).
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DM/26/02826/TCA Awaiting decision
St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham
Ash X 3 - Fell 3 X Semi Muture trees with Class 4 Ash Dieback (50% deadwood in crown)
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TPO/441/2026 Awaiting decision
The Poplars 12 East End Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2XR
The Poplars East End Stanhope Tree Preservation Order 2026
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DM/26/02820/DRC Awaiting decision
Safestyle UK Unit 12 Northfield Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6EJ
Discharge Condition 3 (sound proofing measures) pursuant to planning approval DM/26/00487/FPA.
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DM/26/02815/FPA Awaiting decision
23 Cumberland Road Moorside Consett DH8 8DW
Householder Application for Conversion of the Existing Integral Garage and Erection of a First-Floor Side Extension
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DM/26/02810/FPA Awaiting decision
Pikestone Redford Lane Redford Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3NL
Conversion of detached garage into a holiday let including vehicular access and hardstanding
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DM/26/02811/VOC Awaiting decision
8 Church Mews Winston Darlington DL2 3RL
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02991/FPA to amend the approved plans to alter and extend the rear raised platform (resubmission of DM/25/02178/VOC and DM/26/01953/VOC)
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DM/26/02806/PND Awaiting decision
Sewage Treatment Works River View Browney DH7 8HW
Prior Notification for the Demolition of Single Storey Detached Garage to the South East
Recent decisions
Data to November 2026
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DM/25/00445/FPA Decided
Meadowside South Side Shadforth Durham DH6 1LL
Construction of 2 no. residential dwellings
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DM/26/02301/PIP Refused
Barn To The North Of Langley Wood House Sleetburn Lane Langley Moor DH7 8LQ
Conversion of former agricultural storage building to 1no residential dwelling.
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DM/26/02367/FPA Granted
42 Hylton Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5LS
Conversion of garage into habitable room, construct tiled roof over garage, utility and 'bay' and build up part of lounge window
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DM/26/02229/DRC Granted
Land To The South Of Cockhouse Lane Ushaw Moor DH7 7PN
Discharge of Condition 33 (Substation) pursuant to consent DM/25/01083/FPA (Amended Description 02/11/2026.
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DM/26/02763/DRC Granted
Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Application to discharge condition 19 (extraction details) of outline planning permission DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended) for Unit 2 of Lions Gate in Cell C1
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DM/26/02665/PNA Decided
Land At The South East Of Strickland Park Moor Lane Kinninvie DL12 8SA
Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of agricultural building for storage of straw, hay and feed
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DM/26/02619/TCA Decided
Kings Head Hotel Station Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0EX
Large previous fallen limb from a willow tree to be removed - Section 211 notice
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DM/26/02584/NMA Granted
Land South East Of (Rear Of St Philips Close) William Street Auckland Park DL14 8RJ
Non Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03123/RM to amend the approved Boundary Treatment & External Hard Landscaping plan in order to amend a fence line.
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DM/24/00966/DRC Granted
University Nursery Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HN
Discharge of Condition 3 (Archaeology) pursuant to permission DM/19/01412/FPA.
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DM/26/02420/DRC Granted
Spennymoor Electricity Substation (north) Thinford Lane Thinford
Discharge of statutory BNG condition in conjunction with condition 5 pursuant to DM/26/01234/FPA.
The full record
Decisions between 1979 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 10,091 decisions from County Durham between 1979 and 2026, part of 11,080 applications on record. Over that period 95% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 8,804 granted against 509 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 2,500 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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3/1979/0669 Granted
Roseberry House Collingwood Street Coundon Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8LL
Storage cars and caravan adj
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6/1989/0037/DM Granted
Westwood Farm, Startforth
Convension of redundant dairy and milking parlour to smoke house
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6/TC/2003/0020 Granted
Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of 1 Holly & pruning of 1 Ash
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5/HIST/2003/2071 Granted
5 Moray Close Peterlee SR8 1DQ
Pitched roof
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1/2003/0422/16662 Granted
The Old Grammar School Tanfield Hall Tanfield Stanley County Durham Dh9 9px
Felling of one and pruning of two sycamore trees (section 211)
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1/2003/0576/16968 Withdrawn
6 Causey Way Kiphill Stanley County Durham
Dormer windows in roof space
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2/03/00343/FUL Granted
5 Newfield Road Newfield Chester-le-Street County Durham DH2 2SP
Single storey rear extension to provide bathroom & utility room
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7/2003/0359/DM Granted
10 Stone Cross Fishburn Stockton, Cleveland
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSIONS
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5/HIST/2003/0398 Granted
85 Chapel Hill Road Peterlee Peterlee
Two storey side extension
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2/03/00345/FUL Granted
3 Mill Court Primrose Hill Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring Tyne & Wear DH4 6DJ
Single storey rear extension to provide study and sun lounge.
Decision speed
12 months to November 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 1,409 46%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 787 25%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 900 29%
Planning agents in County Durham
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Olivers Tree Services Ltd 92% granted overall 311
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Lichfields 94% granted overall 272
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Glasper Lee Design Ltd 97% granted overall 130
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ELG Planning 89% granted overall 125
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GHBD Limited 92% granted overall 121
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DPP Ltd 96% granted overall 89
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Cummings Architects Ltd 95% granted overall 89
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DH Drawings Ltd 98% granted overall 87
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in County Durham
- Annfield Plain (Historic) 36
- Annfield Plain And Tanfield 57
- Aycliffe East (Historic) 103
- Aycliffe North and Middridge 36
- Aycliffe North And Middridge (Historic) 46
- Aycliffe South 108
- Barnard Castle 88
- Barnard Castle East (Historic) 265
- Barnard Castle West (Historic) 396
- Belmont 122
- Belmont (Historic) 185
- Benfieldside 72
- Benfieldside (Historic) 86
- Bishop Auckland 116
- Bishop Auckland Town (Historic) 139
- Bishop Middleham And Cornforth (Historic) 34
- Blackhalls (Historic) 89
- Blackhalls And Hesledens 29
- Bowburn And Coxhoe 140
- Brandon 63
- Brandon (Historic) 91
- Burnopfield And Dipton (Historic) 82
- Castle Eden And Passfield 48
- Chester-le-Street East (Historic) 41
- Chester-le-Street North 63
- Chester-le-Street North (Historic) 25
- Chester-le-Street South 73
- Chester-le-Street West Central (Historic) 53
- Chilton 30
- Chilton (Historic) 44
- Consett North 38
- Consett North (Historic) 64
- Consett South 29
- Coundon (Historic) 32
- Coxhoe (Historic) 136
- Craghead and South Moor 25
- Crook 127
- Crook (Historic) 111
- Dalton And Dawdon 46
- Dawdon (Historic) 57
- Deerness 88
- Deerness (Historic) 114
- Delves Lane 54
- Delves Lane (Historic) 45
- Derwent And Pont Valley 132
- Durham South (Historic) 76
- Easington (Historic) 119
- Easington And Shotton 135
- Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic) 359
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe 336
- Esh And Witton Gilbert (Historic) 128
- Evenwood 92
- Evenwood (Historic) 176
- Ferryhill 75
- Ferryhill (Historic) 61
- Framwellgate And Newton Hall 105
- Framwellgate And Newton Hall (Historic) 148
- Horden And Dene House 46
- Lanchester (Historic) 166
- Lanchester And Burnhope 98
- Langley And Esh 62
- Leadgate And Medomsley (Historic) 141
- Lower Teesdale 202
- Lumley (Historic) 79
- Lumley And West Rainton 102
- Murton 81
- Murton (Historic) 62
- Neville's Cross 179
- Neville's Cross (Historic) 300
- North Lodge 30
- North Lodge (Historic) 55
- Passfield (Historic) 35
- Pelton 60
- Pelton (Historic) 84
- Peterlee 26
- Peterlee East (Historic) 26
- Peterlee West (Historic) 29
- Pittington And Sherburn 27
- Sacriston (Historic) 53
- Sacriston And Witton Gilbert 83
- Seaham 46
- Seaham (Historic) 55
- Sedgefield 127
- Sedgefield (Historic) 151
- Sherburn (Historic) 98
- Shildon And Dene Valley 82
- Shildon And Dene Valley (Historic) 105
- Shotton And South Hetton (Historic) 50
- Spennymoor 68
- Spennymoor (Historic) 83
- Stanley 59
- Tanfield (Historic) 73
- Thornley And Wheatley Hill 57
- Tow Law (Historic) 46
- Trimdon And Thornley (Historic) 85
- Trimdon And Wingate 65
- Tudhoe 85
- Tudhoe (Historic) 97
- Upper Teesdale 227
- Weardale 206
- Weardale (Historic) 312
- West Auckland 89
- West Auckland (Historic) 98
- Willington And Hunwick 77
- Willington And Hunwick (Historic) 117
- Woodhouse Close (Historic) 47
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Common questions
How many planning applications does County Durham decide?
In the 12 months to November 2026, County Durham decided 3096 planning applications. 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in County Durham?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 58 days over the 12 months to November 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many County Durham decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 3096 decisions in the 12 months to November 2026 where both dates are published, 46% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 71% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has County Durham decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 10091 decisions from County Durham between 1979 and 2026, out of 11,080 applications on record. Across that whole period 95% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in County Durham?
March 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to November 2026, with 308 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on County Durham's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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County Durham: 11,080 planning applications on record as of November 2026. Trailing 12 months: 3,096 decided, 93% approved, median 58 days to a decision. 3,013 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 1979 and 2026: 10,091 in total, 95% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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