Evenwood planning approval rate
Evenwood ward in County Durham has a 86.5% approval rate based on 52 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 94.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
86.5%
ward approval rate
52
Decisions
45
Approved
7
Refused
94.0%
County Durham average
Evenwood is 7.5 percentage points below the County Durham average, placing it among the stricter wards in County Durham. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Evenwood compares
Evenwood ward
86.5%
County Durham overall
94.0%
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Recent decisions in Evenwood
Proposed extension to existing agricultural building/barn · Tue 08 Sep 2026
Side and rear extensions · Thu 30 Jul 2026
Erection of new dwelling (replacement of Class Q permitted outbuilding and certi · Mon 27 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%)