The Forum Music Centre Borough Road Darlington DL1 1SG

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 24/00991/FUL Granted

  The Forum Music Centre Borough Road Darlington DL1 1SG

  Demolition of existing outbuilding, kitchen and partial demolition of boundary wall, erection of a two storey extension on the west elevation to provide a recording studio with 2 no. car parking spaces below and including installation of external stairs, glazed balustrade, decked walkway, green roofs to new extension and part of existing roof. Erection of a single storey kitchen extension to the east elevation and provision of a new timber framed glazed entrance to the north east elevation

  Decided 9 Dec 2024 Full applications

1. 9 Oct 2025

   Received by Darlington

2. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 4 December 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• 24/00991/FUL Granted

  The Forum Music Centre Borough Road Darlington DL1 1SG

  Demolition of existing outbuilding, kitchen and partial demolition of boundary wall, erection of a two storey extension on the west elevation to provide a recording studio with 2 no. car parking spaces below and including installation of external stairs, glazed balustrade, decked walkway, green roofs to new extension and part of existing roof. Erection of a single storey kitchen extension to the east elevation and provision of a new timber framed glazed entrance to the north east elevation

  Decided 9 Dec 2024 Full applications

This application is with Darlington for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Darlington decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 46 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• The Forum Music Centre Borough Road Darlington DL1 1SG

  24/00991/FUL Submitted 9 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Demolition of existing outbuilding, kitchen and partial demolition of boundary wall, erection of a two storey extension on the west elevation to provide a recording studio with 2 no. car parking spaces below and including installation of external stairs, glazed balustrade, decked walkway, green roofs to new extension and part of existing roof. Erection of a single storey kitchen extension to the east elevation and provision of a new timber framed glazed entrance to the north east elevation

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Claytons Yard DARLINGTON DL1 1SH

  21/00712/FUL Submitted 15 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Remove, repair and reinstate clay pantile roof to western roof slope including removal of damaged vent and replace void with flat roof (part re-submission)

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• 15 And 15A Borough Road DARLINGTON DL1 1SG

  23/00065/FUL Submitted 19 Jan 2023 100 yards away

  Conversion of loft into habitable space with box dormer to rear roof slope, replace blocked up door with window on rear elevation and associated internal alterations (as amended by plans received 21st and 22nd March 2023)

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 15 docs

• Brunswick Street Car Park St Cuthbert's Way Darlington

  26/00031/CON Submitted 13 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~10 Mar

  Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (external materials), 20 (cycle parking) and 23 (parking bays), attached to planning permission 24/00294/FUL dated 14 May 2025 (Erection of a new office building (Use Class E(g)(i)) (GIA 9,639 sqm) with means of access, associated parking, hard and soft landscaping and associated works)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 17 docs

• Darlington Hippodrome Parkgate Darlington DL1 1RR

  26/00387/DCLB Submitted 17 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Listed Building Consent for the replacement of window vinyls to 6 no. ground floor windows and 2 no. sets of doors on the south elevation and 3 no. ground floor windows on the west elevation

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 11 docs

• 2 And 4 Melland Street DARLINGTON DL1 1SF

  21/00852/CU Submitted 16 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  Change of Use from 2 no. offices to 2 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with new access door to rear, additional first floor window to rear elevation, sub division of yard and alterations to rear boundary

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs

• 26/00726/CON Granted

  Land To East Of Courtyard House Church Lane Darlington Sadberge DL2 1RP

  Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Post Investigation Report) attached to planning permission 25/00405/FUL dated 05 Sept 2025 (Erection of 1 no. self build three bed detached residential dwelling (Use Class C3) with parking provision and associated works)

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 26/00720/CON Granted

  Former Cleveland Bridge Cleveland House Yarm Road Darlington DL1 4DE

  Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (signed Toolbox Talk sheet) attached to planning permission 25/01400/FUL dated 07 July 2026 (Installation of external ancillary plant compound including tank farm and associated thermal equipment to facilitate the permitted use of the site for the chemical recycling of waste plastics for the production of pyrolysis oil (Class B2))

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 26/00903/CON Granted

  4 Glanton Court Darlington DL3 0NY

  Approval of details reserved by Condition 7 (path) attached to planning permission 26/00320/FUL dated 28 August 26 (Change of use of habitable room to aesthetics clinic (Use Class E))

  Received 11 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/00941/CON Awaiting decision

  36 The Front Middleton One Row Darlington DL2 1AS

  Approval of details reserved by Condition 3 (Materials) attached to planning permission 23/00820/FUL dated 21 Nov 23 (Refurbishment of property including alterations to ground floor windows and canopy on front elevation, replacement roof with increase in eaves and ridge height to provide increased first floor living accommodation with new windows to front and rear. Combining existing garage and storerooms below to form one habitable space by removing garage floor and formation of new roof with roof lights and flue, replacement roof with roof lights to existing linked flat roof extension, together with render to all external walls and associated internal and external works)

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 28 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/00906/CON Awaiting decision

  Polam Hall School Grange Road Blackwell DARLINGTON DL1 5PA

  Approval of details reserved by condition 11 (boundaries) attached to planning permission 25/00871/FUL dated 16 Jan 2026 (Partial demolition and partial retention and refurbishment of existing buildings, the erection of a single storey extension to Elm Grove and a two storey extension to the main building, the erection of temporary modular accommodation for the duration of the demolition and construction period, with associated permanent and temporary external works, including landscaping and construction of MUGA)

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Conditions