Consultations
We want to give everyone who lives in County Durham, works here or comes to visit, the chance to help improve our services and influence the decisions we make. One way that we do this is through holding consultations.
Before making significant changes to any of our services we ask the public for their views. This helps us ensure our services meet the needs of our communities. For details on how we consult with people, please see our
Consultation Statement (PDF, 156.6kb)
.
Current consultations
Transport improvements between the A1(M) and Tees Valley
Have your say on proposed improvements.
Consultation on transport improvements between the A1(M) and Tees Valley
The closing date for comments is Friday 18 December 2020.
Proposal to merge Durham Community Business College and Fyndoune Community College (phase two)
Have your say on the proposal to merge Durham Community Business College and Fyndoune Community College into a single secondary school on the site of Durham Community Business College from 12 April 2021.
Consultation on proposal to merge Durham Community Business College and Fyndoune Community College
The closing date for comments is Thursday 24 December 2020.
Proposal to make changes to Elemore Hall and Windlestone Schools (phase two)
Have your say on the proposal to make changes to Elemore Hall and Windlestone Schools with effect from 1 September 2021.
Consultation on proposal to make changes to Elemore Hall and Windlestone Schools
The closing date for comments is Thursday 24 December 2020.
North East Transport Plan
Have your say on the our region's first transport plan which includes proposed schemes in Durham.
North East Transport Plan consultation
The closing date for comments is 11.59pm on Thursday 14 January 2021.
Location of leisure centres at Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street and Seaham
We want your views on the location of Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street and Seaham leisure centres.
Consultation on leisure centres at Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street and Seaham
The closing date for comments is Sunday 6 December 2020.
Facilities and activities in our leisure centres
We are consulting on the facilities and activities in each leisure centre and we would like you to have your say.
Facilities and activities in our leisure centres
The closing date for comments is Sunday 6 December 2020.
Adoption allowances
We are reviewing how we calculate the initial and annual payments of adoption allowances.
Consultation on adoption allowances
The closing date for comments is Monday 30 November 2020.
Proposal to merge Ox Close Primary School and Oxclose Nursery School
Have your say on the proposal to merge Durham Community Business College and Fyndoune Community College into a single secondary school on the site of Durham Community Business College from 12 April 2021.
Consultation on proposal to merge Ox Close Primary School and Oxclose Nursery School
The closing date for comments is Sunday 13 December 2020.
Oversubscription criteria for secondary school admissions
We are proposing to change the oversubscription criteria for admission to community secondary schools and those academies who use the council's oversubscription criteria from 2022/2023 and want your views.
Consultation on proposed change to secondary school admission arrangements 2022/2023
The closing date for comments is Friday 18 December 2020.
Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy
We are reviewing our Taxi Policy and want your views on the proposed changes.
Review of our Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy
The closing date for comments is midnight on Sunday 29 November 2020.
Planning
We work on a variety of planning schemes across the county and some of these applications require a consultation process. Our Statement of Community Involvement explains how we consult on planning issues currently, including:
Previous consultations and feedback from them
When our consultations close, we analyse the information we receive and make decisions based on that information. Find out about previous consultations:
