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Durham County Council

Planning appeal decisions, 2016–2026

Householder appeals

25.0% of Householder appeals allowed

Across all years in the archive (2016–2026)

Allowed: 18Dismissed: 54Split decision: 1
Allowed 18 Dismissed 54 Split decision 1

18 allowed and 54 dismissed (72 decided), plus 1 split decision. That is 10.5 percentage points below the national average of 35.5%.

Only 7 Householder decisions in the last 12 months (we need 20 for a recent figure), so this covers all years.

Allowed ÷ (allowed + dismissed). Split decisions, withdrawn, invalid and undetermined appeals are left out. Based on completed records in the Appeal Scout archive, which runs a little behind today's date because decisions are added after publication.

Householder appeals allowed, year by year

Householder appeals allowed by year, Durham County Council2021: 10.0% allowed (10 decided). Years with fewer than 10 decisions are not charted.0%25%50%75%100%2016: only 2 decided appeals, too few to chart2016n=22017: only 8 decided appeals, too few to chart2017n=82018: only 5 decided appeals, too few to chart2018n=52019: only 5 decided appeals, too few to chart2019n=52020: only 9 decided appeals, too few to chart2020n=92021: 10.0% allowed (10 decided)2021n=102022: only 8 decided appeals, too few to chart2022n=82023: only 8 decided appeals, too few to chart2023n=82024: only 6 decided appeals, too few to chart2024n=62025: only 8 decided appeals, too few to chart2025n=82026: only 3 decided appeals, too few to chart2026n=3National Householder average by year10%10%
Durham County Council National average

Dashed outlines mark years with fewer than 10 decided appeals, too few to chart. 2016 starts in April and 2026 runs to 28 August.

Latest Householder decisions

2026-06-24 Extension to lower ground floor to form living room Dismissed 2026-05-15 Garden fence below 2 metres in height - required as constant trespassing through front garden and have major safety concerns. I had originally asked … Dismissed 2026-05-05 White rendering to all elevations Allowed 2025-12-18 Combined Appeal Dismissed 2025-11-13 Described in the application as ‘a retrospective application for timber fence to the perimeter Dismissed 2025-10-09 Adding to the current fence to make it taller for privacy Dismissed 2025-09-11 Two-storey side extension and garage conversion Dismissed 2025-03-31 Change of use to the old rear garage into sun room with new canopy roof and retaining boundary wall Dismissed 2025-03-05 Retrospective application for erection of a timber boundary fence Dismissed 2025-01-10 Side extension with portico Dismissed

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These statistics describe past appeal decisions. They are not legal advice and do not predict the outcome of any appeal.
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