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Northgate House St Augustine's Way DARLINGTON

Refused Darlington 21/00925/PA Prior Approval

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Prior notification application for a change of use from offices (Use Class E(B1)) to 71 no. flats (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 21/00925/PA

Application record

Reference
21/00925/PA
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
30 Jul 2021
Validated
30 Jul 2021
Decided
14 Sep 2021
Ward
Northgate
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2021

    Received by Darlington

  2. 14 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 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.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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