2018
Approved
78 Abbey Road Darlington DL3 8NN
Tree Preservation Order/Conservation Area Enquiry
Abbey Junior School Federation Of Abbey Schools Abbey Road Darlington DL3 8NN Data via plota.co.uk
26/00302/PLU - Proposed Lawful Use
Approved
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development - alterations to window openings including replacement of 1 No. door with window, together with internal alterations to facilitate conversion of shower rooms to classroom and sensory room Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
24 Mar 2026
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Validated
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026
Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building 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
- Proposed Lawful Use
- Postcode
- DL3 8NN
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- College
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Jul 2026
- Decision
- PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
- Decision date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Milbank Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 13 days from validation, 34 days faster than Darlington's median of 47 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.
This one13d
Council47d
UK55d
82%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
181decided 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
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
60 Abbey Road Darlington DL3 8NN
Erection of a single storey extension to the front and side (east) elevations, conversion…
2023
OS 63 Neville Road Darlington DL3 8NQ
Notification under Electronic Communications Code (Reg 5) of intention to install 1No new…
2023
60 Abbey Road Darlington DL3 8NN
Enlargement of existing detached bungalow to create a two-storey dwelling including erect…
2023
62 Abbey Road Darlington DL3 8NN
Alteration and extensions to existing detached bungalow to create a two-storey dwelling i…
2023
51 Neville Road Darlington DL3 8HZ
Demolition of garage and conservatory, erection of single storey garden room extension to…
2022
Withdrawn
60 Abbey Road DARLINGTON DL3 8NN
Erection of single storey extension to east elevation to include new entrance and alterat…
2022
Refused
51 Neville Road DARLINGTON DL3 8HZ
Erection of 1.9 m fence to front and side, behind existing 65 cm wall
2019
Approved
60 Danesmoor Crescent DARLINGTON DL3 8NJ
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey rear extension (Retrospective…
2019
Approved
76 Abbey Road DARLINGTON DL3 8NN
Erection of a first floor extension to the front, conversion of part of integral garage i…
2019
Approved
58 Danesmoor Crescent DARLINGTON DL3 8NJ
Prior approval for erection of a single storey extension to the rear, projecting 3.6m fro…
2017
Approved
85 Abbey Road DARLINGTON DL3 8ND
Proposed loft conversion with the addition 2 No. dormer windows and 1 No. rooflight to re…
2016
Approved
59 Neville Road DARLINGTON DL3 8NL
Erection of single storey side and rear extension to create attached garage and extended…
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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