St Cuthbert's Retail Park Russell Street Darlington Data via plota.co.uk

26/00799/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Siting of 1 No. InPost parcel locker to north of retail park (Retrospective Application) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Oct 2026, from Darlington's recent signs and adverts. Comments are open until 15 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Darlington built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Full Application
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Northgate
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
NL Jones Planning

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Darlington usually decides signs and adverts by day 49.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
26decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15121719
Neighbours
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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