Pelton planning approval rate
Pelton ward in County Durham has a 96.3% approval rate based on 27 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 95.0%.
Last updated: May 2026
96.3%
ward approval rate
27
Decisions
26
Approved
1
Refused
95.0%
County Durham average
Pelton is broadly in line with the County Durham average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Pelton compares
Pelton ward
96.3%
County Durham overall
95.0%
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Recent decisions in Pelton
Single storey pitched roof extension to rear with flue. · Tue 03 Mar 2026
Proposed detached garage and main house extension including ground and first flo · Tue 03 Mar 2026
Repair and conversion of existing residential cottages into four lettable holida · Tue 10 Feb 2026
Certificate of proposed use of a dwelling house (Class C3) as a Children's Home · Fri 16 Jan 2026
Erection of 79 no. residential dwellings (Class C3) with associated access, land · Tue 13 Jan 2026
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Other wards in County Durham
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic) (93.4%)
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%)