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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
93.2% of applications approved
Ranks #60 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
24.2% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #53 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 260 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£144,000 median sale price
-0.7% year on year · 6,665 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
46.3% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #152 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 242,175 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM/26/02613/LB | The Old Well Inn 15 - 21 The Bank Barnard Castle | Installation of slim-profile double glazing to 11 existing front windows at The Old Well (Nos. 19-21 The Bank) and the… | Listedbuilding | 29 Sept 2026 |
| DM/26/02621/TCA | Wolsingham School The Grammar School Building West End Wolsingham Bishop… | T505 - Pine - remove dead tree, T507 - Larch - crown lift to 3m, T508 - Larch - crown lift to 5m over road, T509 -… | Treeworks | 29 Sept 2026 |
| DM/26/02622/TCA | 10 Meadhope Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland | T1 Cherry - Reduction in height and over all crown spread by 1.5m, T2 Cherry - Reduction in height and over all crown… | Treeworks | 29 Sept 2026 |
| DM/26/02619/TCA | Kings Head Hotel Station Road Lanchester Durham | Large previous fallen limb from a willow tree to be removed - Section 211 notice | Treeworks | 29 Sept 2026 |
| DM/26/02606/FPA | 14 Western Hill Frosterley Bishop Auckland | Proposed garage annex conversion. | Fullplanning | 28 Sept 2026 |
| DM/26/02610/DRC | 4 Monks Crescent Gilesgate Durham | Discharge of condition 3 (HMO Management Plan) pursuant of planning permission DM/23/02725/FPA | Dischargeconditions | 28 Sept 2026 |
| DM/26/02605/PNA | Ivesley Lane Farm Ivesley Lane Waterhouses Durham | Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted… | Priorapproval | 28 Sept 2026 |
| DM/26/02629/PNME | Eastgate Quarry Area Billingshields Farm And Eastgate Works Site Bishop Auckland | Prior Notification under Class K of Part 17 of Schedule 2 of the GDPO 2015 for 3D seismic survey within an identified… | Priorapproval | 28 Sept 2026 |
| DM/26/02609/TCA | 14 Lee Hill Court Lanchester Durham | Remove dead Cherry tree and grind out stump to allow for re seeding - Section 211 notice | Treeworks | 28 Sept 2026 |
| DM/26/02590/DRC | Land West Of Aireville Loaning Burn Easington Village | Discharge of conditions 5 (Contaminated Land) 9 (Construction Management) and 10 (Broadband) in relation to previous… | Dischargeconditions | 25 Sept 2026 |
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We index every application published on County Durham’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://publicaccess.durham.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 29 Sept 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by County Durham, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 75,961 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of County Durham — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.
PlanNexus indexes County Durham's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 29 Sept 2026.
93.2% of County Durham's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
24.2% of appeals against County Durham decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 260 decided appeals.
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