Full approval rate in County Durham

County Durham approved 94.4% of full applications, based on 7,291 decisions analysed.

Last updated: March 2026

94.4%

full approval rate

7,291

Full decisions

6,883

Approved

408

Refused

95.0%

County Durham overall

How full compares in County Durham

Full (7,291 decided)

94.4%

County Durham all types (14,377 decided)

95.0%

What gets approved near your property?

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 14,377 decisions.

Other application types in County Durham

Full (7,291 decided)

94.4%

Discharge of Conditions (2,219 decided)

99.1%

Trees (1,971 decided)

92.4%

Other (974 decided)

95.8%

Listed Building (653 decided)

98.0%

Prior Approval (545 decided)

92.8%

Advertisement (484 decided)

97.5%

Certificate of Lawfulness (192 decided)

85.4%

Change of Use (48 decided)

81.2%

Discharge of Conditions in County Durham Other in County Durham Trees in County Durham Prior Approval in County Durham Listed Building in County Durham Advertisement in County Durham Certificate of Lawfulness in County Durham Change of Use in County Durham