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, 165.1kb)
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Council Plan 2024 to 2028
Have your say on the Council Plan 2024 to 2028, including our equality objectives.
Consultation on our Council Plan 2024 to 2028
The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Monday 1 January 2024.
Proposal to close Rookhope Primary School (phase two)
We are proposing to close Rookhope Primary School on 31 August 2024. A public consultation ran from 18 September 2023 to 29 October 2023. We have now issued a statutory public notice and are asking for your views.
Proposal to close Rookhope Primary School
The closing date for comments is Thursday 14 December 2023.
Next phase of our housing conversation
Get involved in the final phase of our housing conversation and help to shape our strategy to meet the county's housing needs both now and in the future.
Join the next phase of our housing conversation
The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Monday 18 December 2023.
Draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy
Tell us what you think about our draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy.
Consultation on the draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy
The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Monday 18 December 2023.
Further proposals to balance the Council budget
As we continue to work towards finalising our budget proposals for next year, we continue to experience significant financial uncertainly, due to high inflation and service demand. The estimated budget deficit we face next year and across the next four years has increased, and therefore the scale of the savings we need to balance our budget has increased. With that in mind further savings are proposed for consultation.
Consultation on further proposals to balance the Council budget
The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Sunday 3 December 2023.
Design Code Supplementary Planning Document
Following on from our initial consultation in the spring of this year, we want your views on the amended County Durham Design Code Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) which sets out guidance to ensure development is well designed and fits with its surroundings.
Design Code Supplementary Planning Document consultation (stage 2)
The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Sunday 3 December 2023.
Energy Efficiency, Renewables and the Historic Environment Supplementary Planning Document
We want your views on our new document, which sets out guidance for property owners considering making energy efficiency or renewable energy improvements within the historic environment, for example buildings which are listed, non-designated heritage buildings and properties within conservation areas.
The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Sunday 3 December 2023.
Shopfront Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
We want your views on our new document, which sets out guidance to promote good shopfront design, restoration, and refurbishment.
Shopfront Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) consultation
The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Sunday 3 December 2023.
Trees, Woodlands and Hedges Supplementary Planning Document
Following on from our initial consultation in the spring of this year, we now want your views on the amended draft document which sets out guidance to ensure trees, woodlands and hedges are fully considered as part of the planning process.
Trees, Woodland and Hedges Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) consultation (stage 2)
The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Sunday 3 December 2023.
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:
