2018
Approved
199 Grange Road Blackwell Darlington DL1 5NT
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66 - 76 Grange Road Blackwell Darlington DL1 5NP Data via plota.co.uk
26/00427/TFC - Tree Felling/Pruning in a Con. Area
Approved
Proposal
Notification to carry out works to a tree in a designated Conservation Area - Felling of 1-no. Whitebeam Tree (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
29 Apr 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Consultation
20 May 2026
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Approved
12 Jun 2026
Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 6
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.
West End 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.
Heritage at risk: West End
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 128 m away: South Park, Darlington; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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
- Tree Felling/Pruning in a Con. Area
- Postcode
- DL1 5NP
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Park West
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decision
- NO OBJECTIONS
- Decision date
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 25 days from validation, 13 days faster than Darlington's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one25d
Council38d
UK36d
91%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
144decided in the last year
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14895558
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14895558
- Consultation
- 20 May 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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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.
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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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