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Land South Of A68 Roundabout West Auckland Road Walworth Gate Darlington

Awaiting decision Darlington 25/00370/LU Lawful Use Certificate

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of land for siting of 1 No. static and 3 No. touring caravans for residential use

As published by the council, reference 25/00370/LU

Application record

Reference
25/00370/LU
Type
Lawful Use Certificate
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
4 Apr 2025
Validated
19 May 2025
Ward
Heighington And Coniscliffe
Parish
Coatham Mundeville Parish Meeting

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Apr 2025

    Received by Darlington

  2. 19 May 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 July 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Darlington took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Darlington for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Darlington decided lawful development applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

In Darlington

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    3 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00639/PLU Granted

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    29 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00776/PLU Awaiting decision

    20 Arthur Street Darlington DL3 6SX

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use - for the use of an HMO (Class C4) as a children's home (Class C2) occupied by a maximum of two children (aged under 18 years old) and up to four carers (one or two sleeping overnight) working on a rota basis

    7 Aug 2026 Lawful development