Thornley And Wheatley Hill planning approval rate
Thornley And Wheatley Hill ward in County Durham has a 95.2% approval rate based on 21 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 95.0%.
Last updated: April 2026
95.2%
ward approval rate
21
Decisions
20
Approved
1
Refused
95.0%
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
95.2%
County Durham overall
95.0%
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Recent decisions in Thornley And Wheatley Hill
Erection of 22no. dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping · Thu 12 Feb 2026
Reserved Matters Application for scale, appearance and landscape for erection of · Thu 22 Jan 2026
Reserved matters application (appearance, layout and scale) for erection of 1no · Mon 19 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
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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%)