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St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

Granted Darlington 24/00856/LBC Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for internal structural support works within the tower consisting of the installation of a steel roof beam and timber trimmers to underside of tower roof, together with the temporary repositioning of the tenor bell to allow access, installation of temporary internal scaffold and associated emergency temporary repairs

As published by the council, reference 24/00856/LBC

Application record

Reference
24/00856/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
Received
2 Sep 2024
Validated
20 Sep 2024
Decided
15 Nov 2024
Ward
Bank Top And Lascelles
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Darlington register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00033/FUL Awaiting decision

    St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

    Change of use of former place of worship (use Class F1(f)) to office and co-working space (Use Class E) with alterations to internal layout including installation of mezzanine, balustrades, staircase, platform lift and access ramp to east entrance with other associated alteration works.

    Submitted 13 Jan 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00032/LBC Awaiting decision

    St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

    Listed Building Consent for alterations to internal layout including removal of organ, bells, pews and stud partition walls and installation of mezzanine, steel balustrades, 2No. staircases, platform lift and glazed screens, together with access ramp to east entrance and other associated alteration works to facilitate change of use of place of worship (use Class F1(f) to office and co-working space (use Class E).

    Submitted 13 Jan 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2024

    Received by Darlington

  2. 20 Sep 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Darlington granted permission on 15 November 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

    26/00033/FUL Submitted 13 Jan 2026 4m away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~10 Mar

    Change of use of former place of worship (use Class F1(f)) to office and co-working space (Use Class E) with alterations to internal layout including installation of mezzanine, balustrades, staircase, platform lift and access ramp to east entrance with other associated alteration works.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 45 docs
  • St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

    26/00032/LBC Submitted 13 Jan 2026 4m away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~10 Mar

    Listed Building Consent for alterations to internal layout including removal of organ, bells, pews and stud partition walls and installation of mezzanine, steel balustrades, 2No. staircases, platform lift and glazed screens, together with access ramp to east entrance and other associated alteration works to facilitate change of use of place of worship (use Class F1(f) to office and co-working space (use Class E).

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 38 docs
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    25/01349/CON Submitted 8 Dec 2025 118m away

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