Planning application
Pierremont Methodist Church Vancouver Street Darlington DL3 6HN
Works: New dwelling Extension Several homes
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Proposal
Conversion of existing Methodist Church (Use Class F1) to 6 No. flats (3 No. 2 bed and 3 No. 1 bed) (Use Class C3), including erection of part second storey extension, installation of 1.4 m timber boundary fence, cycle storage provision and associated works
As published by the council, reference 26/00095/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00095/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Pierremont
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Postcode
- DL3 6HN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by Darlington
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17 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 April 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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