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Derwent And Pont Valley planning approval rate

Derwent And Pont Valley ward in County Durham has a 91.1% approval rate based on 90 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 94.0%.

Last updated: September 2026

91.1%
ward approval rate
90
Decisions
82
Approved
8
Refused
94.0%
County Durham average

Derwent And Pont Valley is 2.9 percentage points below the County Durham average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.

How Derwent And Pont Valley compares

Derwent And Pont Valley ward (90 decided)
91.1%
County Durham overall (9,303 decided)
94.0%
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Recent decisions in Derwent And Pont Valley

DM/26/01711/FPA
Two storey side/rear extension and single/two storey rear extension · Fri 28 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01302/FPA
Extension to front of building to provide new glazed entrance porch, replacement · Fri 28 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01274/FPA
Erection of single storey extension to north · Tue 18 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/25/03406/FPA
Demolition of three redundant agricultural buildings and erection of one detache · Tue 11 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01657/PNA
Single storey hay shed. · Mon 03 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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