68 - 70 High Northgate Darlington DL1 1UW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use as a 6no. person HMO (Use Class C4) from a single residential dwelling (Use Class C3) with associated alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 £79,000 in April 2026. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Darlington
- Application type
- Proposed Lawful Use
- Postcode
- DL1 1UW
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Northgate
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decision
- PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
- Decision date
- 23 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 27 days slower than Darlington's median of 23 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 89% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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