Consultations by date

We are proposing to close Rookhope Primary School on 31 August 2024 and we are asking for your views on this proposal.

Tell us what you think about our draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy.

Get involved in the final phase of our housing conversation and help to shape our strategy to meet the county's housing needs both now and in the future.

Following on from our initial consultation in the spring of this year, we want your views on the amended County Durham Design Code Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) which sets out guidance to ensure development is well designed and fits with its surroundings.

We want your views on our new document, which sets out guidance for property owners considering making energy efficiency or renewable energy improvements within the historic environment, for example buildings which are listed, non-designated heritage buildings and properties within conservation areas.

We want your views on our new document, which sets out guidance to promote good shopfront design, restoration, and refurbishment.

Following on from our initial consultation in the spring of this year, we are now seeking your views on the amended draft document which sets out guidance to ensure trees, woodlands and hedges are fully considered as part of the planning process.

Have your say on our budget proposals for 2024/25, as well as on how we meet the financial challenges we face over the next four years.

As we continue to work towards finalising our budget proposals for next year, we continue to experience significant financial uncertainly, due to high inflation and service demand. The estimated budget deficit we face next year and across the next four years has increased, and therefore the scale of the savings we need to balance our budget has increased. With that in mind further savings are proposed for consultation.

Have your say on the Council Plan 2024 to 28.

Help us to decide how to spend the Section 106 Community Fund for Sedgefield, Fishburn, Mordon, Bradbury, Thorpe Larches and the surrounding area (the Sedgefield ward of County Durham).

We'd like to hear from you to help us write our next housing strategy. Join our housing conversation and help us shape a new plan to meet your housing needs, your community's needs and the needs of the county both now and in the future.

Have your say on our new sexual health strategy that will support the sexual health needs of the people of County Durham..

Tell us what you think about the proposals to improve County Durham's Public Rights of Way (PROW) for all users, ensuring they are fit for the 21st century.

Following conversations with people to find out what would help them be more active, we are now consulting on a new strategy called the Moving Together in County Durham.

We want your views on the final draft of the SPD following the two rounds of consultation in 2021 and 2022. The SPD provides guidance to ensure an appropriate level of parking for a variety of modes of transport on all new developments.

We want your views on the County Durham Solar Energy Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) which sets out guidance to ensure solar development takes place in suitable locations and is well designed.

The government is asking for feedback to identify how to reduce the number of under 18s accessing and using vape products, while still making sure that adults can access them to help stop smoking. Help us to develop a County Durham response.

In April and May 2023 we asked about proposals to introduce charges for using our Corporate Financial Appointee services.

Your opportunity to comment on our draft Digital Strategy 2023-2028.