2 Raby Chase Summerhouse Darlington DL2 3US Data via plota.co.uk
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
Application progress
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.
Source: Plota analysis of Darlington's committee minutes of 1 Jul 2026.
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Show all 8 with distances
- 28 mFarmbuildings to Rear of Number 12Grade II
- 43 mT Plan Farmbuildings 30 Metres South East of Number 12Grade II
- 73 mNumbers 11 and 12 and Flanking FarmbuildingsGrade II
- 84 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 102 mFormer Forge, Wall and Shed to Rear of South ViewGrade II
- 103 mSouth ViewGrade II
- 119 mThe Old Post Office, Front and Rear Walls, Gate Piers and GarageGrade II
- 131 mRaby Hunt InnGrade II
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.
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
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decision
- GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- AFR Design
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.
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
Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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