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Rontec Darlington BP Petrol Filling Station High Northgate Darlington DL1 1UQ Data via plota.co.uk
26/00797/FUL - Full Application
Approved
Proposal
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13 Aug 2026
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Validated
7 Sept 2026
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Consultation
11 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 6
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.
Stockton & Darlington Railway: Northgate 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.
Heritage at risk: Northgate
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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 214 m away: Skerne Railway Bridge, 320m south east of Darlington Railway Museum; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Darlington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- DL1 1UQ
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Northgate
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 2 Nov 2026
- Decision
- GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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- Agent
- NL Jones Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 39 days from validation, 12 days slower than Darlington's median of 27 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 93% of utility and infrastructure works here are.
This one39d
Council27d
UK55d
93%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
55decided in the last year
Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15121645
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15121645
- Neighbours
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- Consultation
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- Env. assessment
- No
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Darlington
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#43 of 296 councils
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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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