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Weardale planning approval rate

Weardale ward in County Durham has a 91.5% approval rate based on 141 planning decisions. County Durham overall: 94.0%.

Last updated: September 2026

91.5%
ward approval rate
141
Decisions
129
Approved
12
Refused
94.0%
County Durham average

Weardale is 2.5 percentage points below the County Durham average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.

How Weardale compares

Weardale ward (141 decided)
91.5%
County Durham overall (9,303 decided)
94.0%
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Recent decisions in Weardale

DM/26/01712/FPA
Window and door replacement, re-roofing inc. replacement of bargeboards and soff · Fri 28 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01698/PN56
Proposed pitched roof mounted solar PV panels to existing agricultural building · Fri 21 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01681/FPA
Erection of detached garage · Fri 21 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01579/LB
Replacement of 4no. upper floor single glazed softwood windows with hardwood fra · Tue 11 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/01187/FPA
Single storey extension to rear · Fri 07 Aug 2026
Approved

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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%)
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