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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 (21 decided)
95.2%
County Durham overall (14,377 decided)
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
Approved
Reserved Matters Application for scale, appearance and landscape for erection of · Thu 22 Jan 2026
Approved
Reserved matters application (appearance, layout and scale) for erection of 1no · Mon 19 Jan 2026
Approved

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

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