2 Raby Chase Summerhouse Darlington DL2 3US Data via plota.co.uk

26/00426/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replace existing post and rail timber fence and gate with 1.8m high close boarded timber fence and gate on east boundary Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Apr 2026
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Validated
8 May 2026
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Consultation
15 May 2026
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Committee
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Darlington Planning Applications Committee on 1 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the fence was appropriate in its less prominent location, with no unacceptable heritage, amenity, ecology or highway impacts.
  • Four neighbouring properties objected over character, ecology, outlook, noise, access, parking, precedent and vegetation; one supported the proposal.
  • The committee granted permission subject to four conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed fence, site history, officers’ assessment, local views, speakers, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Darlington's committee minutes of 1 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 6

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Farmbuildings to Rear of Number 12, Grade II, about 28 m from the postcode pin · 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
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.
Summerhouse conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Public bridleway about 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Scheduled monument about 139 m away: Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £697,500 in February 2016. Semi-detached house, freehold.

19 February 2016£697,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Darlington
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DL2 3US
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Heighington And Coniscliffe
Parish
Summerhouse Parish Meeting
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Decision
GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 7 days slower than Darlington's median of 48 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
180decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14894257
Neighbours
15 May 2026
Consultation
15 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
15 May 2026
Committee
1 Jul 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.