Weardale planning approval rate
Weardale ward in County Durham has a 88.6% approval rate based on 79 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 95.0%.
Last updated: April 2026
88.6%
ward approval rate
79
Decisions
70
Approved
9
Refused
95.0%
County Durham average
Weardale is 6.4 percentage points below the County Durham average, placing it among the stricter wards in County Durham. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Weardale compares
Weardale ward
88.6%
County Durham overall
95.0%
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Recent decisions in Weardale
Non material amendment to planning approval DM/21/02654/RM to alter the walling · Fri 20 Feb 2026
Install 9 Solar PV panels on rear of property west facing roof · Fri 20 Feb 2026
Formation of opening in wall into Parrock; installation of timber field gate and · Mon 16 Feb 2026
Replacement of existing front and rear doors and replacement of existing rear wi · Thu 12 Feb 2026
Proposed conversion of agricultural buildings to create 7no dwellings · Wed 11 Feb 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In County Durham, 1 in 20 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in County Durham
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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✓ Common refusal reasons in County Durham
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ 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%)