Basement planning approval rate in County Durham
Not enough decided basement applications in County Durham to give a fair rate. Unknown, not clear.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
Unknown
Approval rate, all years: only 3 decided, fewer than 8
3
decided basement applications in County Durham: 3 approved, 0 refused
Unknown
Recent rate, decided since 2022: only 1 decided, fewer than 8
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded. The eight-record threshold is a display rule, not a guarantee that a sample is statistically reliable.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Coverage for this project type
Dated records in this archive span 2017 to 2023. 0 of 3 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
1 decided records are dated 2022 or later; too few to display a recent rate. This is an archive count, not a measure of all current council activity.
Small archive sample: only 3 decided records support this figure. A small number of different outcomes can substantially change the percentage.
These project categories can include different application routes and proposals combining several kinds of work. Read the proposal and decision type before comparing it with your project.
Check planning requirements in County Durham, or read about permitted development in County Durham. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example basement decisions in County Durham
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
Visit County Durham's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| DM/23/02613/FPA | 2023 | Approved | Demolish existing car port, raise front boundary wall, erection of parapet to garage roof, installation of new pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates, erect... Farnley Hey Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA |
| DM/17/04113/VOC | 2018 | Approved | Variation of condition 2 of planning permission DM/17/02178/FPA to allow different position of dwelling and omit basement. Alma House Helmington Row Crook DL15 0RP |
| DM/16/04059/LB | 2017 | Approved | Modification to previous basement repair works and installation of various non-original internal doors. 32 Claypath Durham DH1 1RH |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in County Durham
- Single-storey rear extension 99%, 102 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 94%, 48 decided
- Wraparound extension unknown, 7 decided
- Side extension 92%, 65 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 96%, 23 decided
- Rooflight 97%, 31 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 93%, 30 decided
- Porch 100%, 23 decided
- Garage conversion 100%, 20 decided
- Window and door 99%, 90 decided