Planning application
Petrol Station 66 - 76 Grange Road Blackwell Darlington DL1 5NP
Works: Extension
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Proposal
Application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for the variation of condition 8(viii) (operational hours) attached to planning permission 89/00554/DM dated 10 Jan 1990 (redevelopment of petrol filling station and car wash facility) to permit an extension of operation of the petrol filling station (including sales kiosk) on Sundays and Bank Holidays between 0700 and 2200
As published by the council, reference 26/00382/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00382/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Park West
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Postcode
- DL1 5NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by Darlington
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24 Apr 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 19 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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