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Chester-le-Street North planning approval rate

Chester-le-Street North ward in County Durham has a 93.5% approval rate based on 46 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 94.0%.

Last updated: September 2026

93.5%
ward approval rate
46
Decisions
43
Approved
3
Refused
94.0%
County Durham average

Chester-le-Street North is broadly in line with the County Durham average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Chester-le-Street North compares

Chester-le-Street North ward (46 decided)
93.5%
County Durham overall (9,303 decided)
94.0%
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Recent decisions in Chester-le-Street North

DM/26/01674/FPA
Installation of combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to external wall · Wed 26 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01540/FPA
Single storey rear extension · Thu 06 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01484/FPA
Retention of existing brickwork and re-point, replacement door, windows and roll · Thu 06 Aug 2026
Approved

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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%)
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