Blackhalls (Historic) planning approval rate
Blackhalls (Historic) ward in County Durham has a 91.3% approval rate based on 206 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 95.0%.
Last updated: March 2026
91.3%
ward approval rate
206
Decisions
188
Approved
18
Refused
95.0%
County Durham average
Blackhalls (Historic) is 3.7 percentage points below the County Durham average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Blackhalls (Historic) compares
Blackhalls (Historic) ward
91.3%
County Durham overall
95.0%
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Recent decisions in Blackhalls (Historic)
No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 14,377 decisions.
Other wards in County Durham
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic) (93.4%)
Barnard Castle West (Historic) (97.3%)
Weardale (Historic) (95.7%)
Barnard Castle East (Historic) (96.7%)
Neville's Cross (Historic) (92.2%)
Sedgefield (Historic) (97.3%)
Lanchester (Historic) (93.1%)
Belmont (Historic) (96.7%)
Evenwood (Historic) (93.7%)
Coxhoe (Historic) (95.0%)
Leadgate And Medomsley (Historic) (93.7%)
Framwellgate And Newton Hall (Historic) (97.3%)