2017
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Car Showroom Croft Road Darlington DL3 8TL Data via plota.co.uk
26/00431/ADV - Advert Application
Approved
Proposal
Display of 1 No. internally illuminated pylon, 2 No. internally illuminated fascia signs, 1 No. non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 No. non-illuminated free standing welcome sign Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
30 Apr 2026
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Validated
13 May 2026
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Consultation
18 May 2026
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Approved
1 Jul 2026
Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
- Advert Application
- Postcode
- DL3 8TL
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Hurworth
- Parish
- Hurworth Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decision
- GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Sign Specialists Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 91% of signs and adverts here are.
This one49d
Council49d
UK55d
80%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
35decided in the last year
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14901423
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14901423
- Consultation
- 18 May 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 19 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Darlington
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#43 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.
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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
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