County Durham Committees

County Planning Committee

Planning

Recent meetings

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29 Jul 2026

1:00 pm

County Planning Committee - Wednesday, 29 July 2026 - 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee of Durham County Council met on Wednesday 29 July 2026 to discuss several planning applications. The committee approved the erection of 93 dwellings in Great Lumley, refused the installation of a wind turbine near Bowburn, and ...

08 Jul 2026

1:00 pm

County Planning Committee - Wednesday, 8 July 2026 - 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee met on Wednesday 8 July 2026 to discuss three planning applications. The committee approved the construction of a battery energy storage system near South Hetton, but refused a solar park proposal near Seaham due to its Green B...

02 Jun 2026

1:00 pm

County Planning Committee - Tuesday, 2 June 2026 - 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee of Durham County Council met on Tuesday 2 June 2026 to discuss several planning applications. The committee resolved to defer a decision on a proposed tourism development at Greencroft Park, Lanchester, due to outstanding ecolo...

01 Apr 2026

1:00 pm

County Planning Committee - Wednesday, 1 April 2026 - 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday 1 April 2026 was set to discuss two significant planning applications. These included an outline application for a large commercial development and associated road infrastructure at Integra 61 Ph...

04 Mar 2026

1:00 pm

County Planning Committee - Wednesday 4 March 2026 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee of Durham County Council met on Wednesday 4 March 2026, where they considered two planning applications. The committee approved an outline application for 156 dwellings in Coundon, despite objections regarding landscape impact ...

04 Feb 2026

1:00 pm

County Planning Committee - Wednesday 4 February 2026 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee of Durham County Council met on Wednesday 04 February 2026 to determine several planning applications. The committee approved a full planning application for 105 new dwellings in Thornley and a hybrid planning application for d...

About

The County Planning Committee is responsible for making decisions on significant planning and development control matters across County Durham, as outlined in the 2000 Regulations. It handles large-scale residential developments (200+ homes or 4+ hectares), major non-residential projects (10,000+ sq m or 2+ hectares), and all proposals related to minerals, waste, and renewable energy, including wind turbines. The committee also considers developments deemed of strategic importance by the Head of Planning Services.

Members

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Jillian Campbell · Chair
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Dawn Bellingham · Vice-Chair
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Adrian Schulman · Member
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Alan Bell · Member
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David Freeman · Member
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James Stephenson · Member
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Kenny Hope · Member
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Liz Maddison · Member
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Mark Wilkes · Member
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Mary-Lynn Franklin · Member
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Scott Woodhouse · Member
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Steven Franklin · Member