Thornley And Wheatley Hill planning approval rate
Thornley And Wheatley Hill ward in County Durham has a 92.1% approval rate based on 38 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 94.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
92.1%
ward approval rate
38
Decisions
35
Approved
3
Refused
94.0%
County Durham average
Thornley And Wheatley Hill is broadly in line with the County Durham average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Thornley And Wheatley Hill compares
Thornley And Wheatley Hill ward
92.1%
County Durham overall
94.0%
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Recent decisions in Thornley And Wheatley Hill
Reinstate shop front alterations and retention of roller shutters · Tue 04 Aug 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%)