Brandon planning approval rate
Brandon ward in County Durham has a 95.3% approval rate based on 43 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 94.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
95.3%
ward approval rate
43
Decisions
41
Approved
2
Refused
94.0%
County Durham average
Brandon is broadly in line with the County Durham average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Brandon compares
Brandon ward
95.3%
County Durham overall
94.0%
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Recent decisions in Brandon
Single storey extension, removal of a timber porch and garage, erection of repla · Mon 07 Sep 2026
Two storey side extension · Tue 28 Jul 2026
Replacement of existing timber shop front with new slimline UPVC shopfront · Fri 24 Jul 2026
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Other wards in County Durham
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic) (93.3%)
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%)