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Superseded former County Durham and District Local Plans

These Local Plans were put in place for the former County and the districts of County Durham before the local authority was unitised in 2009.

The County Durham Plan and the County Durham Minerals and Waste Policies and Allocations Document replaces them.

Area	Development Plans	Saved Local Plan Policies
Chester-le-Street	Chester-le-Street Local Plan	Chester-le-Street local plan saved policies (PDF) [2MB]
Derwentside	Derwentside Local Plan	Derwentside local plan saved policies (PDF) [1MB]
Durham City	Durham City Local Plan	City of Durham local plan saved policies (PDF) [1MB] - Please note an Article 4 Direction has been confirmed for a defined area of Durham City for student accommodation (purpose built and houses in multiple occupation) from 16 September 2016. Please also note that policy H7 City Centre housing has now expired.
Easington	Easington Local Plan	Easington local plan saved policies (PDF) [2MB]
Sedgefield	Sedgefield Borough Local Plan	Sedgefield local plan saved policies (PDF) [1MB]
Teesdale	Teesdale Local Plan	Teesdale local plan saved policies (PDF) [1MB]
Wear Valley	Wear Valley District Local Plan	Wear Valley local plan saved policies (PDF) [1MB]
County Durham	County Durham Minerals Local Plan	Schedule of remaining saved Minerals Local Plan policies (PDF) [88KB]
County Durham	County Durham Waste Local Plan	Schedule of remaining saved Waste Local Plan policies (PDF) [121KB]

Contact Strategy and Delivery (planning)

Email strategyanddelivery@durham.gov.uk
Telephone 03000 263 967