8 East Mount Road Darlington DL1 1JY

1. 29 May 2026

   Received by Darlington

2. 4 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 22 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT

Darlington granted permission on 22 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 18 Haughton Road Darlington DL1 1SS

  26/00850/CON Submitted 27 Aug 2026 250 yards away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

  Approval of details reserved by condition 8 (HMMP), condition 13 (phase 2 ground investigation report), condition 14 (remedial strategy report) and details of the Biodiversity Gain Plan Condition informative attached to planning permission 26/00183/FUL dated 4 June 2026 (Installation of 2 No. padel courts with associated floodlighting, canopy and perimeter fencing, alterations to existing car parking layout including provision of additional 47 No. parking spaces together with hard and soft landscaping and associated works)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 9 docs

• Teesside University Darlington Campus Vicarage Road Darlington DL1 1JW

  26/00450/ADV Submitted 7 May 2026 300 yards away

  Display of temporary vinyl window graphics on west elevation

  Granted Advertising Windows or glazing 7 docs

• Site Of Valley House (demolished) Valley Street North Darlington DL1 1TJ

  26/00562/FUL Submitted 8 Jun 2026 300 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~28 Aug

  Change of use of land from office premises (already demolished) (Use Class E) to roofing materials storage yard (Use Class B8) including the erection of demountable warehouse and trade counter unit, construction of 2 No. new vehicle access points, installation of storage containers, boundary treatment including entry/exit gates, lighting and parking provision for 11 No. vehicles and associated works

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 34 docs

• River Skerne Darlington

  24/01144/EASO Submitted 22 Nov 2024 400 yards away

  Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the proposed removal of weirs and implementation of soft engineering along the River Skerne, Darlington

  Decided Outline 7 docs

• 43 Russell Street Darlington DL1 1PT

  26/00707/FUL Submitted 20 Jul 2026 400 yards away

  Siting of 1 no. InPost Parcel Locker to east elevation of premises (Retrospective Application)

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• Plot D Land North Of Crees Gardens Central Park Darlington DL1 1GX

  26/00855/DC Submitted 28 Aug 2026 450 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

  Erection of a STEM Centre of Excellence (Use Class F1) with associated parking and landscaping

  Awaiting decision Other 59 docs

• 26/00881/PLU Granted

  39 Woodland Road Darlington DL3 7BJ

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development - replacement of roof coverings to front and rear pitched roof slopes and associated works

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00907/PLU Awaiting decision

  16 Marazion Drive Darlington DL3 0ZR

  Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development - siting of a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling (annexe)

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00898/PLU Awaiting decision

  Bishopsgate House Feethams Darlington DL1 5QE

  Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development - replace broken terracotta cladding panels with powder coated steel cladding panels on the lowest four rows on the north, east and south elevations

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00877/PLU Awaiting decision

  7 Blackthorn Drive Hurworth DARLINGTON DL2 2FU

  Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development - erection of a single storey rear extension and installation of an additional ground floor window and door in the existing side elevation

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00871/PLU Awaiting decision

  71 Lunedale Road Darlington DL3 9AT

  Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development - conversion of loft into habitable space with dormer extensions to side and rear and 3 no. rooflights to front roof slope

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Lawful development