Planning application
93 Pensbury Street Darlington DL1 5LJ
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use - installation of 2 No. rooflights to west (front) roof slope
As published by the council, reference 26/00572/LU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00572/LU
- Type
- Lawful Use Certificate
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Park East
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DL1 5LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Darlington register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00283/FUL Granted
93 Pensbury Street Darlington DL1 5LJ
Erection of a single storey rear extension, cycle storage area and erection of boundary wall with external gate into back lane and associated works (Retrospective Application) (Amended Proposal)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Darlington
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Vaughan Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Huddersfield
Active · incorporated 2014 · Huddersfield
31 applications on PlanIndex · across 15 councils · 89% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Darlington granted permission on 21 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.
About lawful development applications
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.
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