Planning application
Darlington Station Gateway East
Works: Demolition Small domestic
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Proposal
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)
As published by the council, reference 26/00163/CON
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00163/CON
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Bank Top And Lascelles
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Darlington
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 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.
Who's behind it
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Napper Architects Agent, an architecture practice
Active · incorporated 2002
49 applications on PlanIndex · across 20 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 45 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
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.
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UNIT 1, DARLINGTON RAILWAY STATION, NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4D
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26/00814/CON Awaiting decision
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