Development Control

Please use the following links to navigate through the development control web pages:

• General information on our role as County Planning Authority in dealing with applications for mineral and waste developments and the County Council’s own development. There is also a link to the Planning Development Control Charter.
• Links to the planning pages of District and Borough Council planning departments for applications which are not County matters, such as those for residential, business or industrial developments.
• Online register of planning applications - This allows you to monitor the progress of planning applications currently being dealt with by the County Planning Authority and to submit comments on an application online. Details of past decisions on planning applications from January 2003 are also available.
• Applying for planning permission including guidance notes on applying for planning permission and planning fees. This section also provides access to the new 1APP Application Forms as well as Minerals Application forms and certificates.
• Information on a new facility to submit a planning application online via the Planning Portal.
• Facility to pay the planning fee online.
• A list of Planning Committee dates, as well as agendas, reports and minutes.
• Information on the planning process and the timescales for determining applications. This section also contains information on how to comment on an application.
• Information on Environmental Impact Assessments and other consents.
• Information on Planning Appeals.
• Details about our Monitoring and Enforcement section, plus a facility to complete a Development Complaint Form. Access is also available to our Enforcement Register.
• A section discussing the geology and mineral resources of County Durham.

How to Contact Us

Telephone: 0191 3835698
Email: Development Control