2-6 Chandos Street Darlington DL3 6QU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00454/CU - Change Of Use Approved

Proposal

Internal alterations to facilitate change of use of 1 No. 4 bed dwelling and 1 No. apartment to 1 No. 2 bed dwelling and 2 No. apartments Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 May 2026
Consultation
18 May 2026
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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 336 m away: Brinkburn; Inside the Darlington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Change Of Use
Postcode
DL3 6QU
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Pierremont
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wardman Brown

How this decision compares

Decided in 126 days from validation, 77 days slower than Darlington's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
159decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14920450
Neighbours
18 May 2026
Consultation
18 May 2026
Comments by
8 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Darlington
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#43 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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