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Welcome to our consultation and engagement platform

Let’s Talk County Durham provides a space for you to be actively involved in local decision-making, deciding together what should happen.

On here, you will find all the different ways in which we are engaging our communities right now which can include ideas' collection, voting, discussions, surveys, polls, online mapping, and participatory budgeting. You can also find out more about us, or get help using the site.

Visit the Durham County Council website to see our consultations for 2024.

Adult Social Care Involvement Forum

To find out more about the Involvement Forum activities and how to get involved go to: Adult Social Care | Durham County Council

In the spotlight.....

Annual budget (2027/28) and Medium Term Financial Plan (2027/28-2030/31) consultation

920 participants

Have your say on budget proposals for 2027/28 as well as how we continue to meet our financial challenges over the next four years.

Pride in Place Programme

7 projects

315 participants

Keep up to date on the Pride in Place Programme for Crook North/Tow Law, Peterlee East, Stanley South and Spennymoor and how we will continue to engage communities over the next few months.

Open to participation

Changes to Oversubscription Criteria for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools (run by the council) for the 2028/29 academic year

6 participants

Give us your views on proposed changes to the Oversubscription Criteria for schools from the 2028/29 academic year

Thornley and Wheatley Hill Community Woodland

Let us know what you think about a new community woodland planned for this area.

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Proposed travel improvements in Framwellgate Moor and Pity Me

87 participants

Tell us what you think about a proposed scheme to improve travel between Pity Me Front Street and Framwellgate Front Street.

Annual budget (2027/28) and Medium Term Financial Plan (2027/28-2030/31) consultation

920 participants

Have your say on budget proposals for 2027/28 as well as how we continue to meet our financial challenges over the next four years.

Waldridge Fell fencing proposals

195 participants

Find out about proposals to install new fencing on sections of Waldridge Fell.

Wellbeing in Newton Aycliffe - We all play a part

6 projects

12 participants

Making every contact count information and training opportunities in Newton Aycliffe

Updates and outcomes

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Conserving our World Heritage Site

86 participants

We have now formally adopted the 2025-2035 Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site Management Plan (image copyright Graeme Hall).

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Communicating and sharing information about adult social care services

31 participants

Read an update regarding feedback we have received to inform a new communication plan for Adult Social Care.

Housing Allocations Policy consultation outcome

The consultation on the review of the Housing Allocations Policy is complete. Read about the consultation process and adoption of the new policy.

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) policy

173 participants

A consultation on an interim policy to support applications to convert properties into houses of multiple occupation across the rest of County Durham (outside Durham City) has been completed and the new policy adopted.

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Working together for people living with dementia - reducing your risk of developing dementia

153 participants

Find out about consultation we have carried on reducing the risk of developing dementia at any age through prevention, early intervention and improving quality of life.

Durham City Conservation Area Management Plan (CAMP) phase 3 consultation

2 participants

Read about consultation that took place on phase three of Durham City's Conservation Area Management Plan.

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