12614 Existing Base Station Senhouse Road Darlington DL1 4YG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00362/TCN - Telecommunications Notification Approved

Proposal

Notification under Electronic Communications Code (Reg 5) of intention to upgrade existing telecommunications base station installation comprising of the addition of 1 No. generator and ancillary development thereto Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Apr 2026
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Consultation
20 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Registered park or garden about 100 m away: Landscape at Cummins Engine Factory, Darlington
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Darlington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Darlington
Application type
Telecommunications Notification
Postcode
DL1 4YG
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Sadberge And Middleton St George
Parish
Morton Palms Parish Meeting
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 May 2026
Decision
PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 7 days faster than Darlington's median of 27 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 93% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
55decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Apr 2026
Comments by
4 May 2026
Statutory expiry
7 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Darlington
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#43 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Darlington ranks #137 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Darlington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #109 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #14 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #137 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #73 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
16 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
25 decided
465
Total decisions
46 refused in the year to March 2026