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153 Neasham Road Darlington DL1 4BN

Awaiting decision Darlington 26/00653/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of use from cafe to mixed use restaurant with hot food takeaway, including installation of external extraction flue to rear elevation (Retrospective Application)

As published by the council, reference 26/00653/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00653/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Bank Top And Lascelles
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Postcode
DL1 4BN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jul 2026

    Received by Darlington

  2. 7 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 November 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.

Documents

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

10 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 67 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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