Parcel Mp8 (South) & Mp9 Site At Mount Pleasant Farm Newton Lane Darlington DL2 2GR Data via plota.co.uk

25/01206/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for the variation of condition 1 (approved plans) attached to planning permission dated 09 June 2023 (Application for reserved matters approval relating to access, layout, scale, appearance & landscaping attached to outline planning permission dated 31/10/2018 (Outline application for residential development comprising approximately 1200 dwellings, residential and link roads, public open space, landscaping and drainage works together with education and playing fields) for the erection of 72 no. dwellings with associated landscaping and infrastructure) to permit an update to the site boundary, for the removal of plots MP9.20/21/22/23/24/25/26/27/41/42/43. House type changes for plots MP8S.1/2/3/23, MP9.13/15/16/17/18/19/37/38/39/40 and the addition of plots MP8.28/29/30/31/32/33/34 (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Nov 2025
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Validated
20 Jan 2026
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Consultation
27 Feb 2026
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Committee
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Darlington Planning Applications Committee on 3 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers recommended approval subject to conditions for amendments to the approved 72-dwelling scheme.
  • The committee heard from the Council’s Highways Engineer, Environmental Health Officer, the applicant and an objector.
  • The committee approved the application subject to planning conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site history, officer recommendation, consultation and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Darlington's committee minutes of 3 Jun 2026.

Documents 43

Plans & drawings 26

PDF 21-001_A500-A-MP8&9 BRIDLEWAY SECTION Drawing Additional · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 21-001_A200-B-MP8&9 BRIDLEWAY DETAIL PLAN Drawing Additional · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 21-001_A025-C LANDSCAPE STRATEGY SITE PLAN. Drawing Superseded · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 21-001_A015-E .BOUNDARY TYPES Drawing Superseded · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 21-001_A007-C PROPOSED UNIT TYPES Drawing Superseded · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 21-001_A006-J MP8&9 PROPOSED SITE PLAN. Drawing Superseded · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 21-001 A006 REV H MP8&9 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing Superseded · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 21-001 A007 REV B MP8&9 PROPOSED UNIT TYPES Drawing Superseded · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 21-001 A015 REV D MP8&9 BOUNDARY TYPES Drawing Superseded · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 21-001 A025 REV B MP8&9 LANDSCAPE STRATEGY & SITE PLAN Drawing Superseded · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MP8/9 CONSTRUCTION & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 21-001_A001 REV B SITE LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P43 MP9 PLOT 43-A ELEVATIONS Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P43 MP9 PLOT 43-A PLANS 1 Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P43 MP9 PLOT 43-A PLANS 2 Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P44 MP9 PLOT 44-A ELEVATION Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P44 MP9 PLOT 44-A PLANS 1 Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P44 MP9 PLOT 44-A PLANS 2 Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P45 MP9 PLOT 45-A ELEVATION Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P45 MP9 PLOT 45-A PLANS 1 Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P45 MP9 PLOT 45-A PLANS 2 Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P46 MP9 PLOT 46-A ELEVATION Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P46 MP9 PLOT 46-A PLANS Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P4142 MP9 PLOT 41,42-A ELEVATION Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P4142 MP9 PLOT 41,42-A PLANS 1 Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 2021/MP9/P4142 MP9 PLOT 41,42-A PLANS 2 Drawing Superseded · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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    • FullApplication submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990…This application25/01206/FUL

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Leeds). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Public bridleway about 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Darlington
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DL2 2GR
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Brinkburn And Faverdale
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Apr 2026
Decision
GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cellar Door Architecture

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14454904
Neighbours
22 May 2026
Consultation
27 Feb 2026
Comments by
13 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jan 2026
Committee
3 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Darlington
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#43 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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. View full council performance
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