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6 Neville Road DARLINGTON DL3 8HY

Refused Darlington 23/00245/PLU Proposed Lawful Use

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

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

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development-erection of a single storey rear/side infill extension incorporating the installation of 2 no. Roof-Lights (amended description 20.03.2022)

As published by the council, reference 23/00245/PLU

Application record

Reference
23/00245/PLU
Type
Proposed Lawful Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
6 Mar 2023
Validated
6 Mar 2023
Decided
21 Mar 2023
Ward
College
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DL3 8HY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2023

    Received by Darlington

  2. 21 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a design practice registered in Middlesbrough

6 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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