Planning decisions in Durham
As of 1 Jul 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Durham approved 93% of 865 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 96% approved (252 decided, ~57 days)
- Tree work : 87% approved (147 decided, ~40 days)
- Rear extension : 94% approved (126 decided, ~57 days)
- Demolition : 91% approved (67 decided, ~57 days)
- Side extension : 97% approved (64 decided, ~69 days)
- Change of use : 90% approved (60 decided, ~66 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 93% approved (58 decided, ~56 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 96% approved (50 decided, ~57 days)
- Two-storey extension : 93% approved (41 decided, ~79 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Durham, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.