Darlington planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Darlington Borough Council, updated daily. Darlington Borough Council received 180 planning applications in the last 90 days, 7 of them major schemes. 94% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 54 days.
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Recent applications in Darlington
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land At Bishopton Lane Great Burdon Darlington
650-home Skerningham Garden Village neighbourhood, outline permission sought. Outline bid for up to 650 homes, employment space and open space across 63.6 hectares, with only access fixed. Enabling groundworks, drainage and access roads open first, with frame, brickwork and roofing packages at…
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
Field At OSGR E430363 N512838 Neasham Road Darlington
25-pitch Gypsy and Traveller site with amenity blocks, reserved matters stage. Layout, access, scale, appearance and landscaping details for Neasham Road, Darlington, following outline consent 21/00625/DC. Groundworks, drainage, hard landscaping and amenity block brickwork suit local subcontractors.
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
Land South Of A67 Piercebridge Farm Darlington Piercebridge DL2 3SE
Agricultural complex with two poultry buildings and staff/pack house, Piercebridge. New 3,235 sqm facility on 1.83 hectares with access roads, hardstanding and landscaping at full application stage. Structural frame, cladding, industrial flooring and drainage packages suit rural contractors, with…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Low Goosepool Farm Yarm Road Middleton St George DL2 1HW
Two-dwelling replacement scheme on former farmstead, Middleton St George, full application. Demolishes Low Goosepool farmhouse and agricultural buildings to build a 4-bed and 3-bed house with a shared garage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork lead, with drainage and hard landscaping for the…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
7 Glebe Road Great Stainton DARLINGTON TS21 1NB
Single four-bed dwelling new build, Great Stainton, Darlington, full application. Erects one four-bedroom house with parking and landscaping on a 0.03 hectare plot. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local trade subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Killerby Hall Killerby Darlington DL2 3UQ
Listed building consent, Killerby Hall, Darlington: internal alterations and services renewal. Reopens doorways, reinstates original loft access, enlarges a kitchen opening and renews electrical and plumbing installations. Joinery restoration, masonry work on the enlarged opening and…
BrickworkJoineryM&E
The Stables And Field Adjacent To The Stables Walworth Road Heighington DL2 2TX
Four-pitch gypsy traveller site with stable conversion, Heighington. Change of use for four caravan pitches, with the stable block converted to a day room, part retrospective. Hardstanding, drainage and day-room fit-out suit local groundworks and plumbing subcontractors.
GroundworksFit-outDrainage
55 And 57 Gate Lane Low Coniscliffe Darlington DL2 2JY
Listed building repairs at two Low Coniscliffe homes, Darlington. Damp-proofing, full window replacement, fireplace swap, stud wall reinstatement and outbuilding re-roofing at Nos 55 and 57 under listed building consent. Damp-proof membrane contractors and heritage joinery specialists for timber…
Damp proofingGlazingJoinery
Darlington Mowden Park RFC Darlington Arena Neasham Road Darlington DL2 1DL
Temporary doctors surgery modular unit, Darlington. 129 sqm Class E(e) medical facility sited in an existing car park at full application stage. M&E, utilities connection and internal fit-out dominate a short-term installation; dismantling and reinstatement costs follow closure.
GroundworksM&EFit-out
15 Clarks Yard Darlington DL3 7QH
Section 73 variation to approved office extension, Darlington. Modifies the consented two-storey rear extension design to cantilever the first floor and build over the yard. Structural steelwork and cantilever detailing drive the change, with revised foundations and drainage routes to follow.
Structural frameSteelGroundworks
Spring House Farm Sadberge Road Middleton St George Darlington
Agricultural barn change of use to dog training facility, Darlington, full application stage. Converts an existing barn and paddock at Spring House Farm and erects boundary fencing around the site. Internal fit-out of the barn, plus fencing and post-hole groundworks for the paddock, suit local…
Fit-outGroundworksHard landscaping
Darlington Hippodrome Parkgate Darlington DL1 1RR
Darlington Hippodrome listed building consent for five digital window screens. Replaces window vinyls with five digital displays on the listed theatre's south and west elevations, at consent stage. Cabling, containment and display installation suit AV and electrical subcontractors, and heritage…
M&EFit-out
36 Teesdale Avenue Darlington DL3 8AP
Single 8m telecoms pole notification, Darlington, pre-installation stage. Electronic Communications Code notice for one new 8m street pole at Teesdale Avenue, Darlington. Foundation groundworks and steel supply for the pole are the packages open to local civils and fabrication firms.
GroundworksSteel
4 The Meadows Middleton St George Darlington DL2 1UE
First-floor side extension over garage, Middleton St George, Darlington. Adds first-floor accommodation above the existing garage and utility at householder full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, joinery and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with steel likely for the new opening.
BrickworkRoofingJoinery
17 Oak Tree Close Middleton St George Darlington DL2 1HJ
Single-storey rear extension prior approval, Darlington, replacing conservatory. Projects 4.5m from the original house with a 3.2m ridge, at prior approval stage. Foundations, brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local builders, with the 4.5m projection the first trade to tender.
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Planning appeals in Darlington Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Darlington Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Darlington Borough Council, raw rate
23.5%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.6%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.1 percentage points below expected. Darlington Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
123 appeals counted, 119 judged either way (28 allowed, 91 dismissed), 4 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 18.9% | 28.8% | 75 | 74 | 14 |
| Householder (HAS) | 47.1% | 35.6% | 18 | 17 | 8 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 7.7% | 20.6% | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 40% | 33.3% | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | 20% | 27.6% | 5 | 5 | 1 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enforcement Notice | Too few judged | 13.5% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | None judged | 25% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Darlington Borough Council
Darlington Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Darlington Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent48 homes
- Affordable rent145 homes
- Shared ownership29 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Darlington Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder96% (161 decided)
- infrastructure98% (62 decided)
- other90% (62 decided)
- commercial97% (58 decided)
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