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220 Northgate North Lodge Darlington

Awaiting decision Darlington 26/00483/CU Change Of Use

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of part of the cinema on the ground floor (Sui Generis) to retail (Class E)

As published by the council, reference 26/00483/CU

Application record

Reference
26/00483/CU
Type
Change Of Use
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Northgate
Parish
Darlington Urban Area

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 May 2026

    Received by Darlington

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 August 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

11 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 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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