Shildon And Dene Valley planning approval rate
Shildon And Dene Valley ward in County Durham has a 90.7% approval rate based on 43 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 95.0%.
Last updated: April 2026
90.7%
ward approval rate
43
Decisions
39
Approved
4
Refused
95.0%
County Durham average
Shildon And Dene Valley is 4.3 percentage points below the County Durham average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Shildon And Dene Valley compares
Shildon And Dene Valley ward
90.7%
County Durham overall
95.0%
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Recent decisions in Shildon And Dene Valley
Change of use from a single 2-bedroom C3 dwelling into two self-contained 1-bedr · Thu 12 Feb 2026
First floor rear extension · Thu 22 Jan 2026
Retention of 1.8m high timber boundary fence and gate. · Wed 14 Jan 2026
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✓ Common refusal reasons in County Durham
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✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 14,377 decisions.
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%)