Bishopsgarth House Darlington Back Lane Stockton-on-Tees TS19 8TG Data via plota.co.uk

25/2487/COU - Change of Use Approved

Proposal

Change of use of Dwelling House (C3) to Children's Day Nursery (E), including creation of new vehicular access and car parking, erection of boundary treatments and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Nov 2025
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Validated
1 Dec 2025
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Consultation
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
23 Mar 2026

Approved on 23 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 32

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
National infrastructure project about 1725 m away: Byers Gill Solar; Inside the Stockton-on-Tees 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £860,000 in June 2025. Other property, freehold.

27 June 2025£860,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
TS19 8TG
Received
25 Nov 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Ward
Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
23 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
ELG Planning
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 56 days slower than Stockton-on-Tees's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
322decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Stockton-on-Tees in the last twelve months, from validation. Stockton-on-Tees decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14515778
Planning Portal ref
PP-14515778
Neighbours
2 Dec 2025
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
Comments by
2 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
8 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stockton-on-Tees
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#112 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Stockton-on-Tees ranks #180 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stockton-on-Tees decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #67 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #44 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #180 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #155 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
19 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
44 decided
612
Total decisions
41 refused in the year to March 2026

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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.