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Delves Lane planning approval rate

Delves Lane ward in County Durham has a 91.2% approval rate based on 34 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 94.0%.

Last updated: September 2026

91.2%
ward approval rate
34
Decisions
31
Approved
3
Refused
94.0%
County Durham average

Delves Lane is 2.8 percentage points below the County Durham average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.

How Delves Lane compares

Delves Lane ward (34 decided)
91.2%
County Durham overall (9,303 decided)
94.0%
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Recent decisions in Delves Lane

DM/26/01751/FPA
Raised deck to rear of dwelling · Fri 28 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01196/FPA
Change of Use from ground floor Cafe' (Class E) and upper floor Offices (Class E · Fri 28 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01470/FPA
Sectional concrete garage within front garden · Wed 05 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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