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 download our consultation and engagement strategy.
Current consultations
Statement of Licensing Policy
Have your say on the review of our Statement of Licensing Policy which we must update every five years.
The consultation closes on Friday 3 May 2019.
Allotments
Have your say on our revised allotment policy and tenancy agreement.
The consultation closes on Sunday 31 March 2019.
County Durham Plan - pre submission draft
The plan sets out a range of development proposals as well as planning policies for the county until 2035.
The consultation closes on Friday 8 March 2019.
Housing Strategy
This consultation gives you the opportunity to have your say on the updated strategy around housing in County Durham.
The consultation closes on Friday 8 March 2019.
Homelessness Strategy
This consultation gives you the opportunity to have your say on the updated strategy around homelessness in County Durham.
The consultation closes on Friday 8 March 2019.
Historic parks, gardens and landscapes of local interest
Historic parks, gardens and designed landscapes are an important part of the county's cultural heritage and are often of considerable scenic value. We want your views as we build our local list of sites.
The consultation closes on Friday 8 March 2019.
Seaham Townscape project (phase 2b)
You are invited to have your say on the next stags of plans to improve Seaham town centre.
The consultation closes on Friday 22 February 2019.
Proposal to merge Cotsford Infant and Junior Schools (phase two)
We are proposing to merge Cotsford Infant and Junior Schools into a single primary school in the existing premises of Cotsford Junior School and Horden One Point Hub from 1 September 2019. A public consultation ran from 19 November 2018 to 30 December 2018. A statutory public notice has now been issued.
The closing date for comments is Wednesday 13 February 2019.
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
When our consultations close, we analyse the information we receive and make decisions based on that information. Find out about previous consultations:
