Darlington Station Gateway East

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 25/00016/NMA Granted

  Darlington Station Gateway East

  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)

  Decided 16 Jan 2025 Amendments
• 21/00688/DC Granted

  Darlington Station Gateway East

  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)

  Decided 29 Sep 2021 Other

1. 13 Feb 2026

   Received by Darlington

2. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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.

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

  25/01349/CON Submitted 8 Dec 2025 50 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
  Small domestic

• Darlington Station Gateway East

  25/00016/NMA Submitted 7 Jan 2025 50 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 50 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
  Small domestic

• St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

  26/00033/FUL Submitted 13 Jan 2026 150 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~10 Mar

  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.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 45 docs

• St Johns Church Neasham Road Darlington

  26/00032/LBC Submitted 13 Jan 2026 150 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 150 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

• 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