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St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

Awaiting decision Darlington 26/00033/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 26/00033/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00033/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Ward
Bank Top And Lascelles
Parish
Darlington Urban Area

Site history

Applications at this address on the Darlington register

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

  • 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, 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
  • 24/00856/LBC Granted

    St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

    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

    Decided 15 Nov 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jan 2026

    Received by Darlington

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 March 2026, 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Corstorphine & Wright Ltd Agent, registered in Warwick

Active · incorporated 1997 · Warwick

82 applications on PlanIndex · across 41 councils · 98% granted

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Documents

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

45 documents on file for this application

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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 full applications in a median of 67 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

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  • St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

    26/00032/LBC Submitted 13 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    96% 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, 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 40 docs

  • St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

    24/00856/LBC Submitted 2 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    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

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

  • Darlington Station Gateway East

    26/00163/CON Submitted 13 Feb 2026 150 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~10 Apr

    Part Approval of details reserved by condition 11 (carbon emissions), and 13 (ventilation) attached to planning permission 21/00688/DC dated 29 May 2021 (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of station building with concourse, multi-storey car park, transport interchange, public realm and highways works and alterations to boundary wall)

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • UNIT 1, DARLINGTON RAILWAY STATION, NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4D

    25/01349/CON Submitted 8 Dec 2025 150 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~2 Feb

    Approval of details reserved by condition 13 (ventilation/noise) attached to planning permission 21/00688/DC dated 29 May 2021 (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of station building with concourse, multi-storey car park, transport interchange, public realm and highways works and alterations to boundary wall)(Amended Noise Impact Assessment received 9 January 2026)

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 9 docs
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  • Darlington Station Gateway East

    25/00016/NMA Submitted 7 Jan 2025 150 yards away

    Non Material Amendment of planning permission 21/00688/DC dated 29 Sept 2021 (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of station building with concourse, multi-storey car park, transport interchange, public realm and highways works and alterations to boundary wall) to permit a guide dog 'spend' area within approved layout (additional plan received 15 January 2025)

    Granted Amendments Demolition 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • Darlington Station Gateway East

    21/00688/DC Submitted 9 Jun 2021 150 yards away

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of station building with concourse, multi-storey car park, transport interchange, public realm and highways works and alterations to boundary wall (Additional Bat Survey Report received 27 August 2021)

    Granted Other Demolition 83 docs
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