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Projects of Durham County Council

Help shape the new Local Plan for County Durham

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• County Durham Plan scoping consultation

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Scoping consultation - take part
    • County Durham Plan - Scoping review of feedback
    • County Durham Plan - Scoping outcomes and next steps

• Supporting documents for County Durham Plan scoping consultation

  • Information

• County Durham Plan - Call for Sites

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Submit your site suggestions
    • Next steps - analysing the proposed sites
    • View the sites which have been submitted

• Help shape the future of open spaces in County Durham

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Have your say
    • Feedback and next steps

• Retail and Town Centre Study telephone survey

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Telephone survey
    • Development of Retail and Town Centre Study

Adult Social Care Involvement Forum

• More info

• A conversation about employing Personal Assistants

  • Information
  • A conversation about employing Personal Assistants

• Welcome to our Adult Social Care Involvement Forum

  • Information
  • Welcome to our Adult Social Care Involvement Forum
  • Events

Shaping Adult Social Care in County Durham

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• Strategy for adult social care

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Adult Social Care Strategy - Previous discussion and engagement
    • Adult Social Care Strategy - Have your say
    • Adult Social Care Strategy - Reviewing feedback and comments
    • Adult Social Care Strategy - further document feedback
    • Adult Social Care Strategy - final strategy update
    • Publication of Adult Social Care Strategy

• Communicating and sharing information about adult social care services

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Adult Social Care communication and information sharing survey
    • Adult Social Care communication and information sharing survey - review of feedback
    • Draft Adult Social Care Communications Stategy
    • Final Adult Social Care Communications Strategy
  • Events

Help us shape our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Local Area Reform Plan

• More info

• Survey for children and young people with SEND

  • Information
  • Give us your views

• Parents and carers of children and young people with SEND survey

  • Information
  • Give us your views

• Schools and settings survey

  • Information
  • Give us your views

• Wider workforce survey

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Review of feedback

Smoke-free and vape-free places

• Information
• Project phases
  • Give us your views
  • Outcomes and response to Government

New Selective Licensing Scheme proposal

• Information
• Project phases
  • Give your feedback
  • Analysis and review

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service Community Risk Management Plan

• Information
• County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service Community Risk Management Plan - Have Your Say

Housing Allocations Policy Review

• More info

• Housing Allocations Policy Review Phase 2: draft policy

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give your feedback
    • Analysing feedback and next steps
  • Events

• Housing Allocations Policy Review, Phase 1 - considering the key issues

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Have your say on the key issues
    • Analysis and review
  • Events

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) draft policy

• Information
• Project phases
  • Comment on the draft policy
  • Understanding your feedback and decision making
• Events

Working together for people living with dementia

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

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Reducing your risk of developing dementia survey
    • Reducing your risk of developing dementia survey - reviewing feedback
    • Reducing your risk of developing dementia survey - feedback and learning

Pride in Place Programme

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• Spennymoor Pride in Place

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Sharing the Outcomes - Local events during March 2026
    • Sharing Pride in Place in Spennymoor projects and listening to your ideas
  • Events

• Crook North/Tow Law Pride in Place

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Take our survey
    • Neighbourhood Board will consider your feedback
  • Events

• Peterlee East Pride in Place

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Take our survey
    • Neighbourhood Board will consider your feedback
  • Events

• Stanley South Pride in Place

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Take our survey
    • Neighbourhood Board will consider your feedback
  • Events

• Pride In Place Programme - Expression of Interest for Neighbourhood Boards

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Volunteer to join the Board for the Pride in Place Programme in Crook North/Tow Law, Peterlee East or Stanley South
    • Reviewing the applications

Discount Market Sale (DMS) Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

• Information
• Project phases
  • Discount Market Sale SPD - Provide your comments
  • Discount Market Sale SPD - Reviewing feedback and finalising document
  • Final Discount Market Sale SPD

Best Start Family Hubs customer survey - March 2026

• Information
• Project phases
  • Tell us what you think of our Best Start Family Hubs
  • Feedback and next steps

Protecting the fen carr at Hardwick Park

• Information
• Project phases
  • Tell us your views
  • Summary of feedback and next steps

Tackling poverty in County Durham

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• Financially Resilient Communities draft strategy

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Analysis of feedback and decision making

• Information about poverty in County Durham

  • Information

• Experience of financial hardship

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Take our survey
    • Analysing feedback and development of a new plan

• Establishing the name, vision and goals

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your feedback
    • Analysing feedback
  • Events

Stanley Bus Station refurbishment

• Information
• Project phases
  • Tell us what you think
  • Outcomes of the funding application and what next
• Events

Strategic Place Plans Programme

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• Seaham Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Your views on the draft vision for the town
    • Understanding your feedback, amend & seek approval
    • Sharing the outcome
  • Events

• Consett Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Your views on the draft vision for the town
    • Understanding your feedback, amend & seek approval
    • Sharing the outcome
  • Events

• Peterlee Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Your views on the draft vision for the town
    • Understanding your feedback, amend & seek approval
    • Sharing the outcome
  • Events

• Barnard Castle Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Your views on the draft vision for the town
    • Understanding your feedback, amend & seek approval
    • Sharing the outcome
  • Events

• Crook Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Your views on the draft vision for the town
    • Understanding your feedback, amend and seek approval
    • Sharing the Outcomes
  • Events

• Chester-le-Street Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Your views on the draft vision for the town
    • Understanding your feedback, amend and seek approval
    • Sharing the Outcomes
  • Events

• Stanley Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Your views on the draft vision for the town
    • Understanding your feedback, amend and seek approval
    • Sharing the Outcomes
  • Events

• Bishop Auckland Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Your views on the draft vision for the town
    • Understanding your feedback, amend and seek approval
    • Sharing the Outcomes
  • Events

• Shildon Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Your views on the draft vision for the town
    • Understanding your feedback, amend and seek approval
    • Revised Vision: A further chance to comment 
    • Understanding your feedback, amend and seek approval
    • Sharing the Outcomes
  • Events

• Newton Aycliffe Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Understanding your feedback
    • Your views on the draft Vision for the town
    • Understanding your feedback, amend and seek approval
    • Sharing the outcomes
  • Events

• Durham City Strategic Place Plan

  • Information
  • Give us your views.

• High Street Rental Auctions - Bishop Auckland

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Have your say
    • Feedback review and next steps

• High Street Rental Auctions - Stanley

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Have your say
    • Feedback review and next steps

Review of swimming and exercise classes programmes

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• Our exercise classes programme: non-users

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Review and analysis of feedback
    • Outcomes of the fitness class programme review

• Our swimming pools programme: Non-users

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Give us your views
    • Review and analysis of feedback
    • Outcomes of the swimming pool review

Help shape the future of Register Office services in County Durham

• Information
• Project phases
  • Help shape the future of Register Office services in County Durham - Share Your Views
  • Closure of Barnard Castle Register Office
  • Closure of Barnard Castle Register Office - Review of feedback
  • Closure of Barnard Castle Register Office - Outcomes

Let's move together for a healthier County Durham

• Information
• Project phases
  • Have your say
  • Understanding your comments
  • Feedback on what you told us and next steps

Changes to allotments policy, tenancy agreement and transition rules

• Information
• Project phases
  • Give us your views
  • Analysis and reporting
  • Consultation outcomes

North Pennines National Landscape Management Plan

• Information
• Take part in North Pennines National Landscape Management Plan consultation

Conserving County Durham's natural environment consultation

• More info

• Outcome of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy consultation

  • Information

• Feedback from previous phases

  • Information
  • Feedback from previous consultations

• Comment on the Statement of Priorities (SoP)

  • Information
  • Provide your comments

• Interactive Local Habitat Map - comment on mapped measures

  • Information
  • Comment on the map

• Comment on potential gaps in the Local Habitat Map

  • Information
  • Comment on the map

Budget proposals for 2026/27 and Medium Term Financial Plan 2026/27-2029/30

• More info

• Budget proposals for 2026/27 and Medium Term Financial Plan 2026/27-2029/30 (Phase two consultation)

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Have your say
    • Outcomes and next steps
    • Further update and decision making
  • Events

• Budget proposals for 2026/27 and Medium Term Financial Plan 2026/27-2029/30 (Phase one consultation)

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Have Your Say
    • Outcomes and next steps
  • Events

Houses of Multiple Occupation planning measures

• Information
• Project phases
  • Complete the HMO survey
  • Understanding your feedback and decision making
  • Decision

Former Easington school - housing development site

• Information
• Project phases
  • Former Easington school - housing development site - Have your say
  • Former Easington school - housing development site - Next steps
  • Former Easington school - housing development site planning application submission
• Events

Conserving our World Heritage Site

• Information
• Project phases
  • Have Your Say
  • Analysis and review
• Events

Exceptions to the Empty and Unfurnished Properties and Second Homes Council Tax Premium

• Information
• Project phases
  • Take the survey
  • Feedback and analysis
• Events

Community Action Scheme

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• Easington Colliery Community Action Scheme

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Identifying issues and planning priorities
    • Taking action
    • Feedback and review
  • Events

• Shotton Colliery Community Action Scheme

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Identifying issues and planning priorities
    • Taking action
    • Feedback and review
  • Events

• Dawdon Community Action Scheme

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Identifying issues and planning priorities
    • Taking action
    • Feedback and review
  • Events

• Blackhall Colliery Community Action Scheme

  • Information
  • Feedback on the actions in Blackhall Colliery

Enhanced Learning Provision for Yohden Primary School

• Information
• Project phases
  • Have your say
  • Analysis and review
  • Outcome

Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age people

• More info

• Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working age people

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Survey
    • Review and analysis of feedback
    • Outcomes of Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme
  • Events

Law and order, crime and punishment themed exhibition for County Durham

• Information
• Project phases
  • Take the survey
  • What happens next

Bishop Auckland Conservation Area Management Plan

• Information
• Project phases
  • Have your say
  • Final amendments and approval

The cultural heritage of Durham City

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

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Durham City CAMP Phase 3 consultation - have your say
    • Durham City CAMP Phase 3 - review of feedback
    • Durham City CAMP Phase 3 - outcomes and final documents

• Strategic Overview and Management Strategy

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Previous consultation on Conservation Area and Management Plan documents
    • Analysis and review
    • Updated Strategic Overview and Management Strategy

• Durham City Conservation Area boundary areas and character appraisals

  • Information
  • Project phases
    • Previous consultation on new boundary areas
    • Have your say - updated boundary areas and new appraisal documents
    • Analysis and review
    • Outcomes - final boundary areas and appraisal documents

Council Plan 2025-2030

• Information
• Project phases
  • Give us your views
  • Review and analysis of feedback
  • Outcomes - Council Plan 2025-2030
• Events

Lane Rental Scheme (charging for roadworks on busy roads)

• Information
• Project phases
  • Give us your views
  • Understanding your feedback and decision making

Local Nature Recovery Strategy - Phase 2 draft priorities and measures

• Information
• Project phases
  • What and where are the special habitats and species in County Durham?
  • Draft priorities and measures
  • Analysis and review

The future of Bearpark site: What’s happened and what’s next

• More info

Redevelopment of Third Street, Fourth Street, and Fifth Street, Horden

• Information
• Project phases
  • Have your say
  • Next steps
  • Planning application submission
• Events

Pharmacy services in County Durham

• Information
• Project phases
  • Engagement and mapping exercise
  • Have your say
  • Analysis and review
  • Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025-28

Household Waste Recycling Centres

• Information
• Project phases
  • Household Waste Recycling Centres - Customer feedback survey, Nov 2025
  • Household Waste Recycling Centres - Reviewing your feedback, Dec 2025
  • Household Waste Recycling Centres - Feedback and next steps, Feb 2026
  • Household Waste Recycling Centres - Customer feedback survey, May 2026
  • Household Waste Recycling Centres - Reviewing your feedback, June 2026
  • Household Waste Recycling Centres - Feedback and next steps, July 2026

Traffic Sensitive Streets (charging for roadworks on busy roads)

• Information
• Project phases
  • Give your feedback
  • Understanding your feedback and decision making

Former Elvet bowling green regeneration

• Information
• Project phases
  • Previous engagement and considerations
  • Have your say
  • Feedback
• Events

Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs)

• Information
• Project phases
  • Give us your views
  • Understanding your feedback and decision making
  • New PSPOs in place

County Durham health and wellbeing survey

• Information
• Project phases
  • Take the Survey
  • Analysis and review
  • Survey findings - interim update
  • Survey findings - further update

Proposed changes to financial support for adoptive families

• Information
• Project phases
  • Give us your views
  • Understanding your feedback
  • Outcome of consultation

Council Plan 2025-2029

• Information
• View the outcomes of this consultation.

Non-Designated Heritage Assets Supplementary Planning Document

• Information
• Consultation outcome

Biodiversity Supplementary Planning Document

• Information
• Consultation outcome

Revised Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) for Durham City

• Information
• View the outcomes of this consultation

Family Hubs

• Information
• Tell us what you think of our family hubs

Healthy Start Scheme

• Information
• Give us your views

Budget proposals for 2025/6 and Medium Term Financial Plan 2026-2029

• Information
• Consultation feedback

DLI Museum and Art Gallery - Planning amendment

• Information
• Give us your views

Toft Hill Bypass consultation

• Information
• Consultation update

Planning - Supplementary Planning Document Decisions

• Information
• Consultation outcomes

Advice Review Consultation

• Information
• Consultation outcomes

Merger of Horndale Infant and Nursery School and St. Francis CoE Junior School

• Information
• Give us your views

Rookhope Primary School building and playing fields - change of use

• Information
• Your views

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