County Durham planning applications

County Durham

PlanPulse tracks planning applications submitted to County Durham in County Durham. We read the council’s planning portal and normalise it into a single, consistent dashboard — so you can search, monitor and act on applications without checking the portal by hand.

County Durham planning at a glance

Applications tracked
30
Approved
13
Refused
0
Commonest types
Trees · Full planning · Conditions and details
Median time to decision
4 weeks

Based on the 30 County Durhamapplications PlanPulse currently holds, not the council’s full register.

Planning applications tracked in County Durham

  • 19 Alexandra Close Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5ED

    DM/26/02428/CPO

    Application for Lawful Development Certificate for conversion of existing garage into habitable space with increase in height of flat roof

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 11 Sept 2026
  • 7 Kensington Bishop Auckland DL14 6HX

    DM/26/02355/DRC

    Discharge of condition 4 (management plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02917/FPA

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 7 Sept 2026
  • 20 Woodward Road Spennymoor DL16 7US

    DM/26/02305/FPA

    Conversion of detached garage to garden room with installation of roof lights

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 2 Sept 2026
  • The Pump House Cottage Houghall Farm Lane Houghall Durham DH1 3PJ

    DM/26/02298/TCA

    Oak (T2) - crown lift to 4.5m, Ash (T5) - crown lift to 4m, Birch (T7) - crown lift to 3.5m, Larch (T8) - prune back crown by 3m, Birch x2 and Beech (T10) - felling and removal

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 1 Sept 2026
  • Howarth House Shop Low Row Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3AU

    DM/26/02280/AD

    Advertising shop name sign and 3D LED logo

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 28 Aug 2026
  • Howarth House Shop Low Row Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3AU

    DM/26/02279/FPA

    Retrospective installation of electric roller shutters

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 28 Aug 2026
  • Cell R7 Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    DM/26/02161/DRC

    Discharge of conditions 5 (engineering details), 6 (open space maintenance) and 7 (landscape phasing) pursuant to DM/22/00511/RM (as amended by DM/26/01949/NMA)

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 18 Aug 2026
  • Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    DM/26/02152/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to condition 1 (approved plans) pursuant to DM/21/00216/RM (as amended by DM/23/01775/NMA) comprising amendments to approved plans list

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 17 Aug 2026
  • 18 Hawthorne Close Langley Park Durham DH7 9FD

    DM/26/02139/TPO

    T17. Ash - crown lift to 3.5m - TPO - DER-203

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 14 Aug 2026
  • 4 Russell Close Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DJ

    DM/26/02140/TCA

    Section 211 notice for the following tree works: 4 Russell Close, Brancepeth, Co Durham, DH7 8DJ 1. Plum - crown reduce/reshape by 2-3m. 2. Plum - remove the limb closest to the adjacent garden back to the main stem and…

    DecidedSubmitted 14 Aug 2026
  • 12 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

    DM/26/02128/TCA

    Crown reduction and reshaping: T1 Walnut 3.5m, T2 Pine tree 2m

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 13 Aug 2026
  • 7 Waterside Court Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2LU

    DM/26/02127/TCA

    Felling of one Horse Chestnut tree - Section 211 notice

    DecidedSubmitted 13 Aug 2026
  • 11 Nevilledale Terrace Durham DH1 4QG

    DM/26/02081/TCA

    T1. Plum - crown reduce and reshape by 1.5m T2. Rowan - crown reduce and reshape by 0.5m

    DecidedSubmitted 7 Aug 2026
  • Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

    DM/26/02033/TCA

    T1. Cherry - crown lift to 3.5m, prune back to the edge of the boundary wall (approx. 2m) and removal of limb that overhangs adjacent Laurel

    DecidedSubmitted 4 Aug 2026
  • Blackgate Lodge Blackgate West Coxhoe Durham DH6 4AJ

    DM/26/02014/FPA

    Retention of boundary wall

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 3 Aug 2026
  • Newtown House Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2PG

    DM/26/02016/DRC

    Discharge of Condition 6 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03550/FPA

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 3 Aug 2026
  • Caselaw Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA

    DM/26/02017/TCA

    1. Copper Beech - crown lift to 3m, trimming small diameter branches only2. Ash - crown reduce/reshape by 3-4m and remove the epicormic growth from the main stem to a height of 5m(amended proposal)

    DecidedSubmitted 3 Aug 2026
  • 10 Crossgate Peth Durham DH1 4PZ

    DM/26/02015/TCA

    T1 - Rowan - Fell tree in a state of advanced decline as close to ground level as practical

    DecidedSubmitted 3 Aug 2026
  • Morningside House Morningside Court Chester-le-Street DH3 3HQ

    DM/26/02013/TCA

    3no trees - fell as close to ground level as practical and removal

    DecidedSubmitted 3 Aug 2026
  • 7 Lyndhurst Drive Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4AE

    DM/26/01986/FPA

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension connecting to the existing side extension, alterations to the existing single-storey rear extension including replacement of the existing flat roof with a pitched roof…

    Pending ConsiderationSubmitted 30 Jul 2026

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