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Former Coal Depot Site Melland Street DARLINGTON

Refused Darlington 21/00721/CU Change Of Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of land from former coal depot to storage of building materials (Use Class B8 Storage and Distribution)

As published by the council, reference 21/00721/CU

Application record

Reference
21/00721/CU
Type
Change Of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
16 Jun 2021
Validated
16 Jun 2021
Decided
2 Sep 2021
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jun 2021

    Received by Darlington

  2. 2 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Darlington refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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