2018
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2 West Auckland Road Darlington DL3 9ER
Tree Preservation Order Enquiry
Car Park Adjacent To 58 West Auckland Road Darlington DL3 9EP Data via plota.co.uk
26/00681/FUL - Full Application
Approved
Proposal
Siting of an InPost parcel locker within the existing car park (Retrospective Application) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Consultation
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026
Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 2
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
Inside the Darlington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site
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Important details
- Council
- Darlington
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- DL3 9EP
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Pierremont
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Sept 2026
- Decision
- GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- NL Jones Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, 5 days slower than Darlington's median of 49 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 91% of signs and adverts here are.
This one54d
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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15022966
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15022966
- Neighbours
- 21 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 21 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 11 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
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Display of 1 No. freestanding internally illuminated LED advertising display unit
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Installation of disabled ramp to front elevation
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23 West Auckland Road DARLINGTON DL3 9EL
Display of 1 No. non-illuminated fascia sign and window vinyl
2018
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Display of 2 No. internally illuminated logo signs, 1 No. internally illuminated projecti…
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29 West Auckland Road Darlington DL3 9EL
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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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