Planning application
16 Easson Road Darlington DL3 6BB
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development - conversion of loft into habitable space with rear box dormer and 2 no. rooflights to front roof slope, installation of rear patio doors to replace ground floor window (amended description)
As published by the council, reference 26/00654/PLU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00654/PLU
- Type
- Proposed Lawful Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Northgate
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DL3 6BB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by Darlington
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16 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Darlington granted permission on 29 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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