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Kentucky Fried Chicken Darlington Retail Park Yarm Road Darlington DL1 4PU

Awaiting decision Darlington 26/00698/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 4 (opening hours) attached to planning permission 03/00488/FUL dated 30 July 2003 (Developments of restaurant unit (Class A3 food & drink) & associated landscaping & works) to extend the opening hours to 07:00-05:00 on all days

As published by the council, reference 26/00698/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00698/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Red Hall And Lingfield
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Postcode
DL1 4PU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Received by Darlington

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 September 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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