34 High Stell Middleton St George Darlington DL2 1UW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00377/PLU - Proposed Lawful Use Approved
Change of use

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use - as a children's residential care home (up to 2 No. children) (Use Class C2) from a single residential dwelling (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 12

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report-Delegated · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX A - APPEAL DECISION Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX B - APPEAL DECISION Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX C - APPEAL DECISION Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX D - APPEAL DECISION Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX E PAST DECISION 2300123PLU Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX F PAST DECISION 2300123PLU Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX G PAST DECISION 2500535PLU Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX H PAST DECISION 2500535PLU Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX I PAST DECISION 2500858PLU Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX J PAST DECISION 2500858PLU Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF MATERIALITY POSITION STATEMENT Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning Statement · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF LOCATIONPLAN Location Plan · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF GOOD NEIGHBOUR POLICY Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 405 m away: The Whinnies; Inside the Middleton St George built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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 £88,950 in September 1999. Detached house, freehold.

30 September 1999£88,950New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area119 m² (1,281 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, 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
DL2 1UW
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Sadberge And Middleton St George
Parish
Middleton St George Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 22 days slower than Darlington's median of 23 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 88% of lawful development certificates here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
58decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14844969
Planning Portal ref
PP-14844969
Statutory expiry
9 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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. 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.