Durham, North Carolina — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Durham during 2025.
Durham County indexed 613 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 705 approved and 1 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.9% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. All city-level activity in our coverage came from Chapel Hill (53 projects).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
613
Projects with decisions
705
Approved actions
1
Denied actions
99.9%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | 53 | 60 | 1 | 98.4% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.