5 Harewood Hill Darlington DL3 7HY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00834/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for the removal of a secondary staircase between the first and second floors, modifications to internal door openings and partition walls including the formation of new doorways, associated internal works and extension of an existing external soil stack branch Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Validated
28 Aug 2026
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Consultation
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 5 and 6, Harewood Hill
List entry 1121298 · 9 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
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.
West End conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: West End
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Darlington
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DL3 7HY
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Park West
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
HarrisonHIX Architecture and Surveying Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 4 days slower than Darlington's median of 49 for listed building works. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
56decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15180438
Planning Portal ref
PP-15180438
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Darlington
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#43 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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