Work on the new base for Durham County Council, started in August, and will be a third of the size of the current County Hall.

Find out about planning applications in County Durham, including how to apply for planning permission, view planning applications online, appeal against a planning decision and get planning advice and guidance. “We very much hope that Durham County Council’s planning committee members will now allow us to produce more of the coal that British industry very much needs within our home county.” The planning application is set to be considered by Durham County Council’s planning committee on Wednesday 1 … The Area Planning Committee (South and West) consists of 16 Members of the Council comprising 8 members representing Electoral Divisions within the Committee’s area and 8 other Members from the rest of the County excluding Members of the Cabinet. The County Planning Committee consists of 16 Members of the Council excluding Members of the Cabinet. Area Planning Committees have the following functions for their areas: My Durham Follow us on Facebook or Twitter or see Changes to services throughout the coronavirus outbreak to see the latest updates and how we're working to restore our services safely. The Committee has the following functions: To exercise the Council’s functions relating to Town and Country Planning and Development Control as set out in Section A of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Regulations, in relation to the following matters: Durham County Council has been accused of wasting taxpayers’ cash on its new headquarters by an MP. Find information about planning including planning applications and decisions, development management, planning policy, planning appeals and enforcement. x Read the County Durham planning application system user guide (PDF, 791.8kb) if you need any help in using the system.. Use the system to: search for planning applications; view the current status of any application (including the decision if it's been made) and any comments or objections received The council is moving from …