48 - 50 Northgate Darlington DL1 1PR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Approval Notification for the change of use from shop (Use Class E) to mixed use shop on ground floor and 2 No. apartments on first and second floors (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Darlington's recent commercial premises.
Documents 5
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Show the other 8 with distances
- 33 mCrown Street ChambersGrade II
- 54 mHead Post Office and Sorting OfficeGrade II
- 79 mNo 18 (Northernmost Bay of Woolworth's)Grade II
- 104 mEdward Pease Public Library and Darlington Art GalleryGrade II
- 116 mNos 4 to 16 (Even) and the King's Head Hotel Above ShopsGrade II
- 122 mThe Midland BankGrade II
- 144 mUnnamed
- 150 mStatue of Joseph PeaseGrade II
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £185,000 in March 2022. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Darlington
- Application type
- Prior Approval
- Postcode
- DL1 1PR
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Park East
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Base Architecture
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 51, past Darlington's usual 49 days for commercial premises. 94% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 18 Nov 2026.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 21 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 21 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 27 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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.
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